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Cops arrested a Brooklyn father, mother, son and family friend for keeping a huge arsenal of guns and knives inside their home across the street from an elementary school, officials said.
Officers seized 10 handguns, two assault rifles, nine regular rifles and nine shotguns yesterday from a house on West Street in Gravesend, where they arrested Thomas Siano, 57, his wife, Kathleen, 57, their son, Vincent, 30, and tenant Michael Poole, 27, on weapons charges.
Cops also grabbed a pile of pills, a large quantity of ammo, some homemade, and enough bladed weapons to make a pirate movie, including two daggers, a machete, a sword, a hunting knife, and an umbrella with a dagger hidden in the handle.
Cops raided the house Thursday after some of the family members were overheard bragging about the guns, sources said. Their home sits across the street from PS 216, which has classes from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade.
Cops don’t believe the family had dastardly plans for the guns, or were trying to sell them.
Some of the guns appeared to be collector’s items and some were simply broken, with missing triggers.
“The father was very into hunting,” said neighbor Gloria Isabella, 80.
She said the elder Siano is a plumber, his wife is a homemaker, and his son is unemployed. Poole is a family friend who was living at the house.
“They are not a threat to the neighborhood, no way,” she said.
Other neighbors felt differently, saying cops visited the family often.
“I was scared, but definitely glad the problem was solved,” said another neighbor, “because I definitely don’t want to bring up a family with those kind of people next door.”
Police sources said the guns belonged to the father and son, and that the mother and Poole were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The suspects were awaiting arraignment yesterday afternoon.
Source: https://nypost.com/2010/03/28/gun-stash-bust-near-city-school/