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.

Dominic Scott
Photo Credit: *BACKGROUND: USR PD / INSET: BCJ*

Jerry DeMarco

06/06/2023 9:48 a.m.

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 Scott, Kane said.

Scott remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday, June 6, charged with illegal possession of the gun, ammo and magazine.

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