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Teen Passenger In Route 17 Stop Had Loaded Gun, Magazine, Drugs, Cash: Upper Saddle River PD
An 18-year-old passenger was found carrying a loaded gun, drugs for sale and $3,000 in suspected proceeds during a Route 17 traffic stop, Upper Saddle River police said.
Officer Jake Chiavelli stopped the Toyota Corolla for motor vehicle violations on the northbound highway near Franklin Turnpike around 11 p.m. Friday, June 30, Upper Saddle River Detective Capt. Edward Kane said.
Passenger Jiovanni Contreras, 18, of Paterson had the .40-caliber handgun with a 25-round extended magazine inside his pant leg, Kane said.
He and a 17-year-old city resident sitting next to him had "distribution …
Driver Living In Van Had Tactical Rifle, Shotgun, Pistol In Route 17 Stop: Rochelle Park PD
A Florida man living in his van was stopped on Route 17 with a high-powered handgun, a semi-automatic tactical rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun, Rochelle Park police said.
Jewann Smith, 39, of Fort Lauderdale, also had a high-capacity magazine and flash suppressor in the Ford van, which was stopped by Officer Chris Kiszka on the southbound highway mid-Saturday afternoon, June 24, Capt. James M. DePreta said.
Smith, who was temporarily living in the van and didn't have any New Jersey firearms permits, told police he was headed from upstate New York to Philadelphia while working for a logistics c…
Hidden Handgun, Hollow-Point Ammo Found, Out-Of-State Resident Seized In Route 17 Stop
An out-of-state resident had a gun stashed beneath the front seat of a Prius stopped by an Upper Saddle River police officer on Route 17, authorities said.
Officer Jake Chiavelli pulled the driver over late this weekend for motor vehicle violations, Detective Capt. Edward Kane said.
Backseat passenger Dominic Scott, 22, of Summerville, NC, tried to hide a 9mm Glock 19 semi-automatic handgun under the front passenger seat as the officer approached, the captain said.
Police seized the weapon, which was loaded with hollow-point bullets and had a high-capacity magazine attached, and arrested S…
