Troy Police Department

Monday evening Troy Police Patrol Officers arrested an individual who has been charged with threatening a victim with a handgun, the suspect was ultimately found to possess three illegal handguns.

Monday evening (06/08) around 4:30pm Troy Police Patrol Officers responded to 739 River Street where a victim reported having been involved in an argument with another person, and that the other person displayed a handgun during the argument. Patrols responded and identified the suspect upon their arrival, he was detained without further incident. The victim and suspect are known to each other as they live in the same general area. It was determined the suspect lived at the address, a court-ordered search warrant was conducted at the suspect’s apartment and TPD Evidence Technicians recovered three loaded, illegal handguns as well as high capacity magazines. The suspect was brought to our Central Station for processing and arraigned in Troy City Court. The suspect was remanded to the Rensselaer County Jail. Thankfully, no individuals were injured during the incident. The case will be prosecuted by our partners at the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office.

Troy Police Patrol Officers were again called to a dangerous, dynamic incident involving an illegal firearm and were able to stabilize the incident. The response provides an opportunity for the criminal justice system to hold a defendant responsible for engaging in behaviors that are a danger to our greater community, possessing illegal fi****ms and engaging in threatening behaviors involving those fi****ms. We believe the actions of the victim by reporting the incident and the responding patrol officers both directly impacted the safety of our community by preventing the suspect’s actions from further escalating. Our department members remain committed to removing illegally-possessed fi****ms from our streets, if you have any information that would aid those efforts please consider contacting our tipline at (518) 270-4777 or report online at TroyPD.org. The collective effort between the Mayor, administration and Troy Police Department remains strong, and we are all committed to creating a safer, cleaner Troy.

Arrested/Charges:

Gonzalez, Matthew M.
Age: 25, Troy
Charges:
Menacing – 2nd Degree
Criminal Possession of a Weapon – 2nd Degree
Criminal Possession of a Weapon – 3rd Degree


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