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Duo Caught With Handgun After Running Red Light In Westchester: Police

Two men face weapons charges after they were caught with an illegally possessed handgun during a traffic stop in Westchester, police said.

The traffic stop happened at 710 Main St. (Route 1) in New Rochelle. 

The traffic stop happened at 710 Main St. (Route 1) in New Rochelle. 

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The arrests resulted from an incident on Saturday, April 6 around 1:30 a.m., when authorities stopped a vehicle after it ran a red traffic light at 710 Main St. (Route 1) in New Rochelle, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. 

Police soon found that the vehicle had a fake temporary tag instead of a registered license plate and impounded it. A search of the car then resulted in authorities finding a 9mm Ruger handgun with a large capacity magazine, according to Coyne.

After further investigation, the driver and passenger, identified as Greenbelt, Maryland residents Reiving Rivera-Ramos, age 33, and Jenner Garcia, age 26, were arrested and charged with: 

  • Criminal possession of a weapon;
  • Unlawful possession of a large-capacity feeding device.

Rivera-Ramos was also charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, police said.

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