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Routine Traffic Stop Lands Bridgeport Man In Jail: Police

A 27-year-old Connecticut man found himself in handcuffs following a routine traffic stop in Western Massachusetts.

William Hill

William Hill

Photo Credit: Springfield Police Department

Fairfield Countyt resident William Hill, of Bridgeport, was arrested just after 10:30 p.m. on July 19 after being stopped in Springfield by officers on Dickson Street for driving an unregistered vehicle, police said. He was also driving with a suspended license, officers added. 

Springfield Police searched the car and found a loaded large-capacity pistol inside. Hill was charged with: 

  • Carrying a loaded firearm without a license
  • Carrying a firearm without a license
  • Possession of a high-capacity magazine/feeding device
  • Uninsured motor vehicle
  • Unregistered motor vehicle
  • Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license

The three men inside the car were released. 

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