Goshen cops find

weapons cache, heroin in house Goshen —Village of Goshen Police are looking for a 23-year-old resident after they discovered a cache of weapons in his house. The incident began Monday when a resident of Middle Street in Goshen reported that his window had been shot out the night before. An investigation by the Village of Goshen Police Department determined that the shot had come from a residence across the street, at 26 Middle St. A subsequent investigation led to the arrest on Aug. 2 of Sean M. Weissert, 22, of 83 Scotchtown Place, Middletown, for third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony; and reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, all misdemeanors. The investigation concluded that Weissert accidentally discharged one round from an AK-47 rifle while he was examining it. Police said the rifle belonged to Shane W. Miller, who lived at 26 Middle St. Weissert was arraigned before Village Justice Thomas Cione and sent to Orange County Jail on $5,000 bail, pending an Aug. 4 court appearance. With the assistance of the Orange County District Attorney's office, a search warrant was obtained for 26 Middle St. Seized from the residence was the AK-47 assault rifle and three high-capacity magazines, each containing 30 rounds; nine handguns, including a loaded 38 caliber Taurus revolver; 24 long guns, including rifles, shotguns, and assault rifles; more than 1,000 rounds of various ammunition, clips, magazines, and bandoliers; 17 knives and bayonets; one electronic stun gun; a night vision scope; numerous fireworks; 29 bags of heroin, street-valued at $600; and a quantity of marijuana. A felony arrest warrant charging third-degree criminal possession of a weapon has been issued for Miller, a white male of average height and build, with close-cropped brown hair and brown eyes. His date of birth is Sept. 21, 1981. Police said he may be operating a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am two-door sedan bearing New York registration DFD6862. Miller may be armed, police said. Anyone seeing Miller or the abovedescribed vehicle should immediately call 911 or their local police department. The Village of Goshen Police Department may be reached at 294-7988.