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Tense Moment: Route 17 Driver Reaches For Console With Loaded Gun It It, Mahwah PD Says
A tense moment during a late-night traffic stop on Route 17 in Mahwah ended in the arrest of an out-of-state driver who had a loaded gun and two high-capacity magazines in the console of his minivan, authorities said.
Ronnie S. Edmondson, 36, of Cambridge, MD, opened the lid of his 2022 Chrysler Voyager’s console, presumably to retrieve his cellphone, after Officer Michael Silano stopped him for speeding on the southbound highway just prior to the West Ramapo Avenue exit late last week, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said.
Spotting the 9mm Taurus handgun, Silano immediately pulled out his service w…
Out-Of-State Duo Jailed After Mahwah PD Traffic Stop Produces Loaded Gun, Magazines, More
An out-of-state father and son were jailed after a Mahwah police officer found a loaded gun and a trio of illegal magazines during a traffic stop.
Anthony S. Burdette, 53, and Zachary L. Burdette, 21, of Anderson, SC, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday, Oct. 4, four days after their arrests, records show.
Officer Joseph Simeone spotted one of the magazines and ammunition in plain view during last Friday's stop, according to documents on file in Superior Court in Hackensack.
The Burdettes told him they had a loaded gun in the glove compartment, records show.
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