Crime & Safety
San Mateo Traffic Stop Leads To Firearm Arrest
A 20-year-old San Mateo man was arrested on several charges, including carrying a loaded firearm and driving on a suspended license.
SAN MATEO, CA — Police in San Mateo arrested a man Thursday in connection with several crimes following a traffic stop.
Kevin Aguilar, 20, of San Mateo, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, carrying a loaded firearm and not being the registered owner and driving on a suspended license, according to the San Mateo Police Department.
On Thursday at 5:22 p.m., an officer was on North Ellsworth Avenue when he observed a another driver using a cellphone in a handheld manner.
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The officer initiated a traffic stop and learned the driver, identified as Aguilar, was driving with a suspended license.
The police department ultimately towed Aguilar's vehicle and located an unregistered loaded 9mm Glock handgun under the front passenger seat of the vehicle.
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Aguilar was taken into custody without incident and was arrested.
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