Crime & Safety

Livermore Traffic Stop Yields Gun, Meth, Coke, Cash & Bulletproof Vest

The 40-year-old driver, with prior felonies, was arrested Monday night, the Livermore Police Department said.

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Livermore police said a loaded gun, drugs and cash, along with a ballistic plate carrier vest, were found in a car stopped Monday in Livermore, CA.
Livermore police said a loaded gun, drugs and cash, along with a ballistic plate carrier vest, were found in a car stopped Monday in Livermore, CA. (Courtesy of Livermore Police Department)

LIVERMORE, CA — A 40-year-old motorist was arrested Monday night after a loaded, semi-automatic handgun, methamphetamine, cocaine, "a large amount of money" —along with a ballistic vest — reportedly were found in the vehicle during a traffic stop in Livermore, according to authorities.

The individual, a Tracy resident with prior felony convictions, was driving a white Toyota Camry when stopped shortly after 10 p.m. on First Street, the Livermore Police Department said.

The suspect was arrested on various drug and gun charges, including alleged possession of a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. He was booked into Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.

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