On Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at approximately 5:30PM,  officers from the NYPD’s 43rd Precinct were traveling westbound in a marked police vehicle on East 233 Street within the confines of the 47 Precinct. The officer observed a male driving a 2010 gray Hyundai Elantra with New Jersey plates heading westbound on East 233 Street and texting on a cell phone. The officers conducted a car stop, approached the vehicle and asked the driver to provide identification. The 25 year-old driver, who was wearing a Passaic County Sheriff’s Department shield around his neck and a gun belt around his waist, identified himself as a police officer and provided a false name. Officers conferred with the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department and determined that the driver of the vehicle was not a Police Officer and that the shield was stolen from a retired police officer.

Police recovered from the vehicle a stolen Walther .380 semi-automatic firearm and a magazine containing six bullets belonging to the retired police officer. A 24 year-old male passenger riding in the front of the vehicle was also wearing a shield stolen from the same retired Police Officer.

Both suspects were taken into custody and were arrested:

Driver:
Camacho, Felix
25 year-old Hispanic, male
1800 Story Avenue
Bronx, NY

Charges:
Criminal Possession of a Weapon
Criminal Impersonation of a Police Officer
Criminal Possession of Stolen Property
Aggravated Unlicensed Operator

Passenger:
Ladson, Gregory
24 year-old male
674 Saint Anne Avenue
Bronx, NY

Charges:
Criminal Possession of a Weapon
Criminal Impersonation of a Police Officer
Criminal Possession of Stolen Property

(YWN Desk – NYC)