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Officer Chris Kiszka pulled behind the black BMW with an expired temporary Texas license plate on Essex Street around 11 a.m. Monday, Lt. James DePreta said.
The driver -- later identified as Kamare Allen, 20, of the Bronx -- abruptly crossed the double-yellow line before stopping at a nearby gas station, he said.
Given consent to search the vehicle, Kiszka reported finding a .45-caliber Kahr Arms handgun, a magazine clip loaded with two rounds and a sock containing 16 additional rounds of ammunition, the lieutenant said.
Allen was charged with various weapons and ammo counts and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.
Police Chief Dean Pinto noted that the gun was the fifth illegal firearm seizure and arrest made in less than a calendar year by Kiszka, who was assisted Monday by Sgt. Jared Shatkin.
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