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Police recovered multiple firearms and a bulletproof vest after arresting a man in Port Richmond on Wednesday. (NYPD)

Update: Police have released the identity of the suspect.

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By RYAN LAVIS and MAURA GRUNLUND

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police recovered a shotgun, two handguns, ammo and a bulletproof vest when arresting a man for an assault in Port Richmond on Wednesday, an NYPD spokesman said.

The suspect, identified by police as Marco Hernandez, 35, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and strangulation, authorities allege.

The NYPD's 121st Precinct posted a photo of the weapons on Twitter.

gr8 work again! Second time this week two guns a shotgun and a vest recovered in Port Richmond. #StatenIsland #NYPD pic.twitter.com/rBqcfp1qea — NYPD 121st Precinct (@NYPD121Pct) June 3, 2015

Cops responded to the man's home on John Street in Port Richmond at around 12:51 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving a call of an assault.

Officers arrested the man, and recovered multiple firearms from his attic and car, including: a 12-gauge Mossberg shotgun, 20 shotgun shells, a bulletproof vest and two 9 mm pistols, the police spokesman said.

It's the second time this week the precinct shared a photo on social media of firearms recovered by the 121. On Tuesday, police found a gun on a 14-year-old fare beater on an MTA bus in Mariners Harbor.