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Paterson PD: Officers Cut Open Dealer's Pants To Retrieve Stolen Handgun
PATERSON, N.J. -- A dealer selling from his car was carrying a loaded gun that Paterson police retrieved by cutting open his pants, authorities said.
Officers Rene Alicea and Christopher Polonkay were on patrol late Friday when in an area known for violent crime, open-air drug sales and gangs,when they saw a man approach a silver Honda Accord driven by Jose R. Espinal-Henriquez, 23, of Paterson, in front of a Market Street liquor store, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
The man, identified as Pedro Cruz, paid for a bag of pot, then walked away, he said.
Espinal-Henriquez was startled an…