New Year's Eve Round-Up Brings in 11 Guns, Two Arrests

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New Year's Eve Round-Up Brings in 11 Guns, Two Arrests

Bringing in 11 guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition after a New Year's Eve roundup, the V.I. Police Department was able to make a small dent in the number of firearms on the streets but had barely "scratched the surface," according to Police Commissioner Ray Martinez.

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