Defaced handgun recovered from Poughkeepsie streets

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POUGHKEEPSIE – A defaced 9mm handgun was recovered from a Poughkeepsie neighborhood Thursday night after two city police officers on patrol chased a man riding a bicycle believed to be stolen.      
The officers were in the area of Smith and Mansion streets around 9:17 p.m. when they spotted the man on the yellow bike. The man fled on the bike and then on foot before jumping a fence leading to the rear of 29 Lent Street.
Police, with the aid of a K-9 unit, tracked the man without success but found the defaced gun with eight live rounds at the point where the man crossed the fence.
The investigation is continuing.




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