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Bergen Wedding Photog Busted With Gun At Lodi Bar: Police

A well-known wedding photographer from Bergen County was arrested after police said he left a gun on the bar while going out to smoke a cigarette at a Lodi tavern.

Nicholas Gagliano

Nicholas Gagliano

Photo Credit: GoogleMaps Street View / LODI PD

Patrons told police responding to a 911 call at the Hilltop Bar on Essex Street that they could clearly see the gun inside a satchel that Nicholas Gagliano, 35, had left behind while he ducked out for a smoke shortly after 2:30 a.m. Aug. 5, Lodi Police Sgt. Dominic Miller said.

The officers secured the 9mm Springfield Armory XDS – which wasn’t loaded – and took Gagliano into custody, the sergeant said.

Gagliano, of Saddle Brook, owns the gun legally but didn’t have a registered carry permit, he said.

Police charged him with possession of a handgun without a permit and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

They sent Gagliano to the Bergen County Jail, where he remained for 10 days before a judge released him, pending further court action, on Aug. 15, records show.

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