Dennis Farina has officially been charged with a weapons-related misdemeanor.

Dennis Farina has been charged with three misdemeanours following his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport in early May . The Saving Private Ryan star, 64, was apprehended at L.A.X. Airport on 11 May after a loaded gun was found in his briefcase as he attempted to board a plane. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon following the discovery of the .22 caliber, semi-automatic pistol. Authorities later discovered the gun was also unregistered. It was announced on Wednesday that Farina will escape felony charges and he has now been officially charged with three misdemeanours. If convicted on all three counts he could face two and a half years in prison and a $3,000 (£1,500) fine, according to Tmz.com.
Three weeks after being arrested, actor Dennis Farina has officially been charged with a weapons-related misdemeanor. Farina’s arrest stemmed from an incident at the Los Angeles Airport where he was caught illegally carrying a gun in his luggage. Farina, who played a detective on Law & Order, apologized after the incident and admitted he forgot the weapon was in his luggage.
The misdemeanor charge can carry a maximum sentence of two and a half years in jail and $3,000 in fines. So far Farina has not been charged with any felonies and the case has been referred to Los Angeles city prosecutors.

Lauren Watts is facing several charges including carrying a concealed weapon, resisting arrest, and endangering children.

20-year-old Lauren Watts of Springdale was stopped last night on South Wayne Street in Lockland just before 5:30.When the officer, described as "Sgt. Vaughn" in police paperwork, approached the car, he saw the gun. Specifically, the barrel pointing in his direction as it stuck out of the suspect's purse.After calling more officers to the scene, Watts was then told by Vaughn to get out of the 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis she was driving. After exiting the vehicle, she then allegedly refused to do what they said.They claim Watts resisted arrest by fighting with them until Mace had to be used on her. The gun proved to be a loaded 22 revolver.Watts is facing several charges including carrying a concealed weapon, resisting arrest, and endangering children. It is not yet clear whether the endangering charge indicates that a child was inside the car at the time.
We could learn more on that charge and about the entire alleged incident during a scheduled court appearance this morning.

Sten submachine gun, Bren light machine gun and a Bock bolt-action rifle — were stolen during a break-in at the historic Toronto castle

Patrick Maier-Trevizan of Toronto and Piotr Baczynski of Mississauga are each charged with breaking and entering. Baczynski is also charged with possession of stolen property.19-year-old Mississauga man is one of two people facing charges after three antique guns were stolen from Casa Loma over the weekend.The non-functioning firearms — a Sten submachine gun, Bren light machine gun and a Bock bolt-action rifle — were stolen during a break-in at the historic Toronto castle early Saturday.The weapons, which have since been recovered by police, went missing from a Queen's Own Rifles exhibit on the third floor of Casa Loma at about 2 a.m. Police say two men climbed to the second level of the castle, smashed a window and climbed into the building. Once inside, the duo smashed a glass display case of decommissioned firearms and military artifacts. Police say the men removed firearms and other property from the building and concealed the items among bushes, then fled the area. One of the men later returned to the scene and took the stolen property.
Toronto Police Det. Colin Greenaway said the thieves apparently buried the guns in Mississauga after realizing that it had been "an error in judgement" to take them.
Police located the weapons Monday and arrested two men.
Piotr Baczynski, of Mississauga, and Patrick Maier-Trevizan, 19, of Toronto, are each charged with break-and-enter to commit an indictable offence. Baczynski is also charged with possession of property obtained by crime.Three days after Casa Loma was robbed of artifacts from the Second World War, Toronto police say they have arrested two suspects. Det. Colin Greenaway from 13 Division told reporters Tuesday that police had recovered three weapons that were stolen from the popular tourist destination.Casa Loma was robbed sometime between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. Saturday morning after at least two suspects used a construction scaffolding outside the castle to access a second-storey window. The window was smashed and the suspects were able to access artifacts from the Queen's Own Rifle exhibit. A helmet as well as three weapons -- a Bock bolt-action rifle, a Sten submachine gun and a Bren light machine gun -- were stolen from the exhibit. "The weapons had been professionally decomissioned and therefore could not operate as firearms," Greenaway said.Greenaway said the stolen artifacts were hidden in some bushes before the suspects fled the scene. He said a suspect later returned to the scene and recovered the stolen property.The suspects may have been drinking before heading to Casa Loma, said the detective.Police told CTV.ca on Sunday that they followed a one-kilometre trail of blood from the castle, down the scaffolding, north along Spadina Road until St. Clair Avenue West. A significant amount of blood was found meaning a suspect, or suspects, probably suffered a serious injury, said Det. Const. Bryan Campbell. It is not believed the suspects were involved in an altercation.
Campbell said detectives were investigating whether the exhibit was targeted by the thieves.Two 19-year-old men are facing charges.

Rare Nambu machine gun used by Japanese soldiers during World War II siezed.

A woman reportedly driving five miles an hour over the speed limit in Williston led police to a World War II-era Japanese machine gun.
Agents from the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms confirmed Monday that the gun seized June 5 was a rare Nambu machine gun used by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
According to Police Chief Dan Davis, the case began when Cpl. Kevin Sheppard pulled over a red 1995 Mercury for driving about 30 mph in the 25 mph zone in the 100 block of Northeast 11th Avenue. Sheppard said he grew suspicious of the driver and passenger after seeing a crack pipe protruding from driver Traci Bower's clothing.
A subsequent search of the car turned up an assortment of prescription drugs and the machine gun.
"When he [Sheppard] opened the trunk, he saw the butt end of the gun," Davis said, "but when he started pulling it out, he realized it was very heavy - much heavier than a shotgun or a rifle and much longer. He kept pulling and the gun kept coming out. It was much longer than the guns we usually see."
The women reportedly told police the Nambu belonged to Bower's grandfather. Davis said his agency is trying to confirm ownership of the gun. Davis also said investigators suspect the women were planning to trade the Nambu for crack.
Bowers, 45, of Dunnellon, and her passenger, Abby Ross, 45, of Beverly Hills, were charged with illegal possession of prescription drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia

Edward Nassr allegedly seized the weapon and 32 rounds of ammunition from a bag he was carrying

Edward Nassr, 30, was refused bail on Wednesday when he appeared in Sydney's Central Local Court on weapons charges.
Police arrested Nassr about 1am (AEST) on Monday after noticing him loitering in a Surry Hills laneway near the nightclub.They allegedly seized the weapon and 32 rounds of ammunition from a bag he was carrying.
Surry Hills Local Area Commander Superintendent Donna Adney said the gun appeared to be home-made because it did not have any manufacturer's markings."Certainly ... this would fit into a far more dangerous category of firearms," Supt Adney told reporters.
"I would describe the machine pistol as something that has similar dimensions to a pistol that can be fired with one hand and it has an automatic capacity.
"It means if you hold your finger on the trigger the bullets keep firing."Supt Adney would not divulge any further details of the arrest.Nassr is charged with being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, possessing a firearm and other firearm-related offences.He did not apply for bail on Wednesday, and it was formally refused by Magistrate Allen Moore.He was remanded in custody to appear in the same court on July 23.Nassr was arrested by officers from Operation Rolling Thunder, a three-day blitz targeting alcohol-related crime and illegal drugs over the Queen's Birthday long weekend.Seventy people were arrested in the operation, and 48 have been charged with possession or supply of illegal drugs.

Denisa Manga,Julio Manga arrested international smuggling ring that was allegedly transporting handguns and semi-automatic weapons

A cross-border smuggling ring that was shipping firearms into Canada from Detroit has been broken, authorities said yesterday, resulting in seven arrests and the seizure of more than 30 weapons, including several fully automatic machine pistols.
All were handguns and most were believed to be destined for the Toronto area, said Inspector Steve Clegg of the Ontario Provincial Police's weapons enforcement unit, which led the Canadian end of the eight-month investigation.Smuggled in by couriers through Windsor, the guns were worth between $1,500 and $2,500 on the street, Insp. Clegg said.
"The demand for concealable firearms is out there. I can't specifically say who these guns were going to, but we're quite confident we've eliminated a smuggling ring. It was a network based in Detroit."Two Windsor siblings arrested last week are charged with multiple gun-related offences, as are five Detroit residents.
Canadian police seized 27 guns, ammunition magazines and 235 rounds of ammunition, while another 10 firearms believed to have been en route to Canada were intercepted in Detroit.Working with the Canada Border Services Agency, the Toronto Police Service, Windsor police and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the weapons unit was still trying to trace the origin of all the guns, some of which came from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, Wisconsin, Alabama, Oregon and Virginia.
international smuggling ring that was allegedly transporting handguns and semi-automatic weapons from the United States into Canada has been broken up, police said Tuesday.The scheme funnelled the weapons by courier from Detroit to Windsor, Ont. Police seized 27 firearms as well as ammunition at the border, and another 10 guns were intercepted in Detroit. Windsor police said it's the largest gun seizure in the city's history.Police have said the guns were destined for the Toronto area."We consider these tools of the trade of organized crime," said Ontario Provincial Police Insp. Steve Clegg. "These are violent weapons."Denisa Manga, 21, and Julio Manga, 18, both of Windsor, face trafficking charges."There were other people involved as well who are on the American side," said Windsor police Supt. Dave Pickford.Five other people have been charged in Detroit.

Jose Manuel Garibay Felix one of the leaders of a Mexican kidnapping and drug trafficking organization

In September 2002, a search warrant was executed at the Los Garibay Ranch, at which time, the following armaments were found: a 7.62 x 39 mm Maadi Company rifle, manufactured in Egypt; a 60 caliber rocket launder, of the type used for anti-aircraft or anti-armor purposes; a Heckler and Koch G3 semi-automatic rifle, model 91, a .308 caliber, no magazine; an Uzi Auto, model A, .9 mm machine gun with retractable gunstock and no barrel or magazine; a Cobray, model 11, 9 mm submachine gun, with magazine; a Colt AR-15 rifle, model SP1, a .223 caliber, with adapter for grenade launcher; a Remington model 700 .270 rifle; a .12 caliber Remington shotgun with modified gunstock and barrel; a Remington automatic shotgun with modified gunstock and barrel; three 30-06 caliber Remington rifles; a 7.62 x 39 caliber rifle, manufactured in China, with bayonet and retractable gunstock; a .300 caliber Savage carbine, model 99; a 7.62 x 39 caliber Norinko AK-47 rifle; a single-shot Winchester 37-A .20 caliber shotgun; and five Cobray .37 mm grenade launchers. In a report dated October 24, 2002, a ballistics expert of the Mexican Federal Attorney General's Office concluded that these weapons were for the exclusive use of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.Keith Slotter, Special Agent in Charge, of the FBI in San Diego announces the arrest of Jose Manuel Garibay Felix, age 24, one of the leaders of a Mexican kidnapping and drug trafficking organization. Felix was arrested at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Department of Motor Vehicles Office in Riverside, California. Felix was arrested by FBI Agents based in San Diego and Riverside with the assistance of Investigators from the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles Investigations Division. Felix was arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant based on a provisional arrest request from Mexico.
According to the complaint filed in this matter, Felix is alleged to be one of the leaders of a criminal organization known as "Los Garibay," a criminal organization involved in drug trafficking, kidnapping, murder, armed robbery, and theft. The "Los Garibay" organization operated mainly in the Mexican states of Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Michoacan.At least since the year 2000, Felix is alleged to have engaged in a pattern of criminal activity, including trafficking in marijuana, crystal methamphetamine, armed robbery, and kidnapping. According to the complaint in January 2001, Felix and four others kidnapped a man using high powered weapons. In September 2002, Felix directed the kidnapping and murder of a police officer from the Public Prosecutor's Office in retaliation for the officer's work against the Garibay organization.On Friday, June 6, 2008, Felix was arraigned before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Central District of California, Los Angeles, California. As a result of this hearing, Felix was ordered detained. Felix is currently housed at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles, California.The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, California, is coordinating the extradition of Felix with the Mexican government.

Police officers were called to a school yesterday after pupils spotted a man carrying a rifle.

police officers were called to a school yesterday after pupils spotted a man carrying a rifle.As pupils got off their school buses they saw a man holding the gun in an area of parkland between Gowerton Comprehensive School and Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr, in Swansea.Armed response officers went to the scene and the South Wales Police helicopter joined the search for the gunman. A firearm was recovered near the scene.
Two men – aged 37 and 38 – and a 38-year-old woman, were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences. All three were last night in custody at Swansea Central Police station.Superintendent Julian Williams who led the operation said: “This was a very frightening experience for those pupils concerned. The prompt action of the police and the swiftness of the arrests helped to defuse the situation. I would like to reassure members of the public that incidents involving firearms in Swansea are very few and far between.”Peter Johns, chairman of Gowerton Community Council and a governor of the comprehensive school said, “We have had some problems with anti-social behaviour by youngsters in Gowerton in the past but nothing as far as I am aware involving firearms.”

Police officers were called to a school yesterday after pupils spotted a man carrying a rifle.

police officers were called to a school yesterday after pupils spotted a man carrying a rifle.As pupils got off their school buses they saw a man holding the gun in an area of parkland between Gowerton Comprehensive School and Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr, in Swansea.Armed response officers went to the scene and the South Wales Police helicopter joined the search for the gunman. A firearm was recovered near the scene.
Two men – aged 37 and 38 – and a 38-year-old woman, were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences. All three were last night in custody at Swansea Central Police station.Superintendent Julian Williams who led the operation said: “This was a very frightening experience for those pupils concerned. The prompt action of the police and the swiftness of the arrests helped to defuse the situation. I would like to reassure members of the public that incidents involving firearms in Swansea are very few and far between.”Peter Johns, chairman of Gowerton Community Council and a governor of the comprehensive school said, “We have had some problems with anti-social behaviour by youngsters in Gowerton in the past but nothing as far as I am aware involving firearms.”

Drive-by gang shooting on Wednesday left one teenager wounded and police searching for whoever pulled the trigger.

Bullets flew in a south Everett neighborhood and hit a 17-year-old boy in an arm and a leg. Detectives expected him to recover from the injuries. drive-by gang shooting on Wednesday left one teenager wounded and police searching for whoever pulled the trigger.The early-morning shooting happened two blocks from a 2006 gang shooting that ended the life of 19-year-old Dennis Riojas. Sheriff's deputies focused attention on the area two years ago after noticing a surge in gang activity. Deputies saw a rise in graffiti and gangs recruiting new members at the schools. A deputy was assigned to work out of Mariner High School because of gang problems in the neighborhood
The project, Operation Clean Sweep, helped build partnerships with neighbors, school officials and businesses and went a long way to address safety issues, sheriff's officials said."But you can't prevent every crime in that area, or anywhere else for that matter," sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
Investigators believe the victim in Wednesday's shooting has ties to a gang, as do the suspects, she said.The teen told detectives he was walking to meet a girl when a car full of people pulled up near him. A passenger yelled something about a gang, and shots rang out, Hover said.The teen was treated at a local hospital and released. No one else was wounded.The shooting happened about 3 a.m. in the 700 block of 128th Street SW. The road was closed for a short time while investigators collected evidence. Nationwide, police are seeing more gangs in the suburbs and communities similar to Snohomish County. There is less pressure from police, and gangs are finding fertile markets to sell drugs, steal cars or commit other crimes. The gangs also find many receptive young people in the suburbs who want to emulate the thug lifestyle seen in pop culture.Lawmakers last year called for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to form a task force to address gangs in schools. Educators, police and prosecutors have been meeting for more than a year to gather information about trends and problems with gangs in schools
Police from around Snohomish County conducted a gang survey last year and found gang members in every part of the county. Detectives identified 250 gang members and 200 associates from about 20 different gangs. The gangs tend to be more homegrown than in the past, authorities said. In the 1980s and 1990s, the last time police saw a surge in gang activity, much of the trouble was linked to Seattle and Tacoma gang members committing crimes in Snohomish County.Last week, Everett police and a federal gang task force arrested more than a dozen people after a lengthy investigation aimed at rounding up gang members, drug dealers and their customers.
A group of deputies and police officer from around the county are expected to work together this summer to crack down on criminal gang activity.
"We are going to be aggressive about addressing gang activity in our county," Hover said. "We want them to know we're watching them and if they're going to be involved in criminal activity, they're not welcome here."