4/20 starts early, ends badly for armed robber at NYC pot dispensary

A composite photo of police inside and outside of the Indoor Dispensary in Brooklyn
The much-anticipated 420 Day -- created to celebrate all things marijuana -- started early and ended badly for one Manhattan man who marred the grand opening of a Brooklyn pot shop, police said.
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The much-anticipated 4/20 Day — created to celebrate all things marijuana — started early and ended badly for one New York City man who marred the grand opening of a Brooklyn pot shop, police said.

Officers responding to a call of a man with a gun at the Indoor Dispensary on Newkirk Avenue in Ditmas Park around 9:15 p.m. Friday (4/19), encountered an individual who refused to exit the joint, cops said.

NYPD officers gather in the back room of a pot dispensary following a standoff with a Manhattan man. Wayne Carrington
NYPD officers gather in the back room of a pot dispensary following a standoff with a Manhattan man. Wayne Carrington

Instead, the suspect high-tailed it to the back of the store and barricaded himself inside, authorities said.

Police subsequently smoked out the suspect and a search revealed he was allegedly carrying cocaine, cops said.

Miguel Stanley, 32, was charged with obstructing governmental administration and criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, the NYPD said, adding no firearm was recovered.

The suspect, Miguel Stanley, 32, was charged with obstructing governmental administration and criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, the NYPD said, adding no firearm was recovered. Wayne Carrington
The suspect, Miguel Stanley, 32, was charged with obstructing governmental administration and criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, the NYPD said, adding no firearm was recovered. Wayne Carrington

“Sometimes people call 911 and say somebody has a gun so the police will come faster,” one cop said.