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Paterson PD: Ex-Con, 27, Bolts Traffic Stop With Loaded Handgun
An ex-con who ran from a traffic stop was carrying a loaded handgun, said Paterson police who chased him down.
Officers James Iandoli and Joseph Rodriguez of their department’s Emergency Response Team stopped the Honda minivan, which had a brake light out, shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday in the area of Carroll and Fair streets, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
A computer check showed the van’s registration expired, he added.
Iandoli smelled burnt marijuana as he spoke with the driver, 31-year-old Stanley Avent of Paterson – who, it turned out, had two outstanding warrants out of Ha…