South Hackensack PD: Bergenfield Couple Stole Semi-Automatic Handgun

SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A Bergenfield couple stole a South Hackensack man's gun, said police who arrested them after finding it in their home.

Erick Marrero Jr., Christina Dougherty
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: South Hackensack PD*

Jerry DeMarco

04/18/2018 1:27 p.m.

Erick Marrero Jr., 26, and Christina Dougherty, 31, were charged with various counts after South Hackensack Police Detective James Donatello identified them as suspects, Capt. Robert Kaiser said Wednesday.

A search of the couple's home turned up the stolen 9mm semi-automatic handgun in a basement bedroom, Kaiser said.

Dougherty was charged with burglary, theft and weapons offenses.

Marrero was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of hollow-nose bullets and receiving stolen property.

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