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15 boxes of fireworks, guns confiscated from LI home on July Fourth: police

By Charline Charles,

21 hours ago

SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Police confiscated several boxes of fireworks, guns and bullets from a Long Island home on July Fourth, authorities said.

Officers conducted a search warrant inside a home on Pia Boulevard at 2:40 p.m. and confiscated two assault rifles, two handguns, high-capacity feeding devices, 15 boxes of fireworks and two firework cases, police said.

The homeowner, 52-year-old Christopher Giancola, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal contempt and other charges,

Giancola is scheduled to be arraigned in Central Islip on Saturday, police said.

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here .

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