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Man Nabbed With Stolen Weapon, Drugs During Traffic Stop, Stratford Police Say
A 29-year-old man was nabbed with alleged drugs and a stolen gun during a stop by Stratford Police vice and intel officers.
Mark Peeples, of Bridgeport, was stopped around 1 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 29, when officers were conducting targeted patrol in the area of Success Avenue, due to street robberies as well as narcotics sales and a recent homicide, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.
When officers approached Peeples' vehicle, who was stopped for darkly tinted windows and a canceled registration, they immediately detected an odor of marijuana, Eannotti said.
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