Grenade Launcher Found In Bayside Home

Two men have been arrested on weapons possession charges after a search of their homes in Bayside and West Islip, Long Island turned up a grenade launcher and more than one hundred guns, including illegal assault weapons.
Suffolk police DA squad detectives assisted by New York State police investigators confiscated more than 50 guns from Gregory Brozski’s two-story apartment, located at 63-32 223rd Place in Bayside, on Tuesday, July 25. Among the guns seized from Brozski’s arsenal were four AK-47 assault rifles, four UZI submachine guns, eight AR 15 semi-automatic rifles and the grenade launcher. 
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said the 56-year-old Brozski, and his codefendant, 46-year-old John Acompora of 59 Penney Street, West Islip, have been charged with one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.  The district attorney, joined last week at a Hauppauge press conference by state criminal justice director Chauncey G. Parker and State Police Troop L Commander Major Walter Heesch, said investigations of illegal gun trafficking will be funded by “Operation Impact,” a stat-wide crime prevention program.
DA Squad detectives recovered more than 50 assault rifles, machine pistols and ammo from Acompora’s home and 1995 minivan. According to Spota, Acompora had 16 assault rifles, including six AK-47’s, stored in his basement and in an unlocked backyard tool shed. Detectives also recovered two Smith and Wesson .44 caliber magnum revolvers with defaced serial numbers from Acompora’s residence.
&#8220Governor [George] Pataki created Operation IMPACT to help build the framework for a locally-led crime fighting partnership where local, state and federal law enforcement officers come together and develop crime reduction strategies to make the people of this state as safe as possible,” said New York State Director of Criminal Justice Chauncey G. Parker. &#8220…Here in Suffolk County, we see just how successful Operation IMPACT partnerships can be. I want to commend all of the law enforcement officers who worked so tirelessly to remove these illegal, deadly weapons from our streets.”
Acompora and Brozski pleaded not guilty at their arraignments in district court. 
Acompora is free on $5,000 cash bail. Brozski was released on his own recognizance. 
According to reports, both men were previously arrested in 1996 for shooting weapons in an abandoned lot. Both pleaded guilty in that case.
Spota thanked Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown for the assistance of his office during the investigation. 
Queens County prosecutors will handle Brozski’s case.