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GSU Unearths Major Weaponry In Ghost Town Base
posted (April 20, 2012)
It may have been scolded and slightly shamed for the recent Taylor's Alley incident, but the GSU remains in effect - and today the Unit showed its worth with a significant weapons seizure.

Between the hours of 7 this morning and 1:30 this afternoon, the GSU conducted an operation in the Mayflower street area at the base of the Ghost Town Crips gang.

During the operation a search was conducted in an overgrown property behind the Steadfast Masonic Lodge situated at the corner of Lakeview and Vernon Streets - where police found an AK 47 automatic rifle bearing serial number 4-3-4-7-6 wrapped in a cloth inside a black garbage bag.

A few feet away, a black knapsack was found near a tree in the same area. It contained fifty five -5.56 rounds of ammunition - which is used in M16 rifles - and nine - 12 gauge cartridges.

Additional weapons and ammunition found behind the Masonic Lodge in the Mayflower are as follows: a Sub Machine Gun, fully automatic rifle, one - 12 gauge Mossberg riot pump action shotgun , nineteen - 12 gauge cartridges, fourteen - .32 rounds of ammunition, three - 9 mm rounds of ammunition, and ten -.380 and four - 16 gauge cartridges.

These were all found wrapped up in cloth and garbage bags in varying areas stowed away inside the same overgrown bush. All the weapons are capable of firing.

While no one was in the area, police say it is a known hang out area for the Ghost Town Crips. And as might be expected, it wasn't all smooth going; while conducting the search in the area, missiles were being tossed at the GSU vehicles.

A search was also conducted at number 5 Mayflower Street at the residence of 31 year old Kareem Gentle and 32 year old Lucius Myers. The house is a one bedroom shack. During the search GSU officers noticed a loose floor board and when they checked more closely, they saw a wire hanging. When they pulled the end of the wire it led to a black plastic bag which contained 1 GLOCK brand 9 mm magazine containing two - .380 rounds of ammunition and another bag inside that bag which contained four - .25 rounds of ammunition. Also found inside the same bag were 6 military type expended flares.

Both Gentle and Myers were arrested and charged for one count of kept firearm without having a gun license and one count each for kept ammunition without having a gun license.

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