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Prosecutor: CT Pair Nabbed In NJ Turnpike Stop With Ghost Gun, Hollow-Nose Bullets
Two unemployed Connecticut men stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County were packing two handguns and hollow-nosed bullets in their vehicle, authorities said.
One of the weapons was a homemade ghost gun, they said.
The passenger, Jeffrey Torres, 23, of Bristol, CT, bailed out and tried to run after Narcotic Task Force detectives stopped them on northbound Route 95 in Ridgefield, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
A Superior Court judge in Hackensack later ordered that both Torres and the driver, Angel Ramos-Ortiz, 24, of Hartford, CT, remain held in the Bergen County Ja…
Rochelle Park PD Stop Missouri Driver With Two Loaded Guns, Illegal Ammo
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. – A Missouri driver had two loaded guns in her glove compartment, one with hollow-nosed bullets, when she was stopped by Rochelle Park police, authorities said.
Officer Brian Gallina stopped the 2013 Dodge Avenger with Missouri plates and heavily tinted windows Friday afternoon on West Passaic Street, Lt. Dean Pinto said.
The driver, 24-year-old Savanah Dee Faith Nimmo, of Poplar Bluff, MO, didn’t have any paperwork for the car, said Pinto, who was one of the backup officers who responded to the scene.
“When she was asked to retrieve the registration and insurance inf…
