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Article: OFFICER: UNION CHIEF SOLD MACHINE GUN.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- February 25, 2009
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ALBANY -- An Albany police officer who unlawfully traded in a federally registered machine gun at a Colonie gun store seven years ago said he purchased the weapon from the head of the department's police officers union.
Officer Michael Romano, a former detective, had to testify about the machine gun on Tuesday during an unrelated criminal trial of a Ravena woman charged with fabricating statements to internal affairs, where Romano previously worked. Lee C. Kindlon, an attorney for Lisa Shutter, peppered Romano about his handling of her case and whether he is "under investigation" for the machine gun incident.
Romano told the court he bought the weapon ...