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On Sunday June 11, at 3:53 p.m., Sergeant Garry Stowe learned that there was a man in the beach block of New York Avenue in possession of a handgun, police said.
Officer Joseph Kelly Jr. responded to the area and located the man leaning into a vehicle through an open door. Officer Kelly, and responding officers, began to speak with Jose Vega and the other occupants.
During the investigation, Kelly recovered a loaded handgun in the vehicle where he first observed Vega.
Vega was arrested and admitted owning the handgun, police said. The other individuals were released with no charges.
The weapon was found to be a ghost gun that was loaded with hollow-point ammunition and a high capacity magazine, police said.
Vega was charged with multiple weapons offenses, police said.
Vega was sent to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
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