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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
Springfield police said officers found this loaded pistol with an extended magazine in William Hill's car on July 19.

Springfield police said officers found this loaded pistol with an extended magazine in William Hill's car on July 19.

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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