NEWARK -- Two city men have been charged with possession of a firearm since Friday, Acting Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.

Just before midnight Friday, Special Enforcement Bureau detectives patrolling near public housing on Dayton Place, responding to a quality of life complaint, saw a group of males at the complex. When police approached, one man walked away hastily, police said, tossing something to the ground.

Officers who were at the other side of the complex stopped the man, Lucas Sumler, 41, as the item, a gun, was recovered, police said. Sumler was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and other offenses.

Just before 11 p.m. Saturday, bureau detectives on patrol near Avon and Farley avenues got a tip about someone with a gun. When they approached a man matching a description, he appeared to be adjusting a weapon in his jacket. Farad Jones, 30, of Newark, was arrested after police said he was in possession of a gun.

"I have to commend the detectives of the Special Enforcement Bureau for the outstanding work they are doing in the field removing armed dangerous criminals off our city streets," said Ambrose. "To date the detectives have arrested over 65 people and removed as many guns. Great work."

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