ALBANY, NY — A 24-year-old Schenectady man was arrested Monday after police found him in possession of a loaded handgun and crack cocaine.
Detectives from the Albany Police Department’s Community Response Unit stopped Russell Piper, who was riding an electric bike near Second Street and Henry Johnson Boulevard around 6 p.m. March 31.
The stop was made in reference to an ongoing investigation, according to police.
During the stop, officers discovered Piper was carrying a loaded 9mm handgun and a quantity of crack cocaine.
Piper was charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd.
He was arraigned Tuesday morning in Albany City Criminal Court and remanded to the Albany County Jail.
