A generally accurate but anonymous tip to a police initiative designed to take guns off the streets did not justify the seizure of a man who possessed a handgun, a state judge has ruled.
“As with most anonymous tips, the basis of knowledge and veracity of this informant cannot be evaluated,” Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Barry Kamins wrote in People v. Rios, 7278/08. “There is no information regarding how or when the tip was received. There is nothing that distinguishes this tip from any other anonymous tip or makes it more reliable.”
