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Watervliet Police stopped a vehicle at around 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23. During the investigation, the officer determined that the 16-year-old girl driving did not have a valid driver’s license.
The officer then discovered a loaded, illegally-possessed 22 caliber handgun protruding from the waistband of a 16-year-old girl in the passenger’s seat, police said.
The passenger, a resident of Troy, was arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a felony. She was arraigned in Watervliet City Court and released with an appearance ticket to Family Court.
Police charged the teen driver with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree, a misdemeanor, and other traffic violations.
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