Seized fireworks worth $16,000

Just in time for the fourth of July, two Middle Village men have been arrested for possession of illegal fireworks with an estimated street value of approximately $16,000.
Patsy J. Colangelo, 28, and David Bonn, 28, both of 64-11 70th Street in Middle Village, are charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and unlawfully dealing with fireworks and dangerous fireworks. Bonn is additionally charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. If convicted, the defendants each face up to seven years in prison.
Detectives assigned to the New York City Police Department’s Organized Crime Investigations observed Colangelo unloading boxes marked “fireworks” from his 2007 black Nissan Murano to his residence on the morning of Wednesday, June 25. A court-authorized search warrant was executed the same day and police recovered a large amount of fireworks and other explosives in the dining room and kitchen. Among the items seized were 11 bags of assorted fireworks, ledgers, invoices indicating that the defendants had purchased nearly $15,000 in fireworks and 13 price lists - listing prices from one dollar for “Spanish Crackers,” $250 for boxes of “A Whole Lot of Firepower Assorted” and $420 for “Megaton Giant Cake —168 Shell (Special Order).” Also allegedly recovered were two ziplock bags of cocaine from the top of Bonn’s dresser and six Xanax pills from his keychain.