Crime & Safety
Man Arrested On Gun Charges After Traffic Stop: Middletown Police
Police said the passenger of a vehicle driving the wrong way ran away during the traffic stop and was found with a loaded gun.
MIDDLETOWN, CT — A man was arrested on gun charges after running from police during a traffic stop Wednesday in Middletown, according to officials.
Patrol officers stopped a vehicle that was driving the wrong way on Ferry Street, according to police.
Police said a passenger, later identified as 20-year-old Shavar Bennett, ran from the vehicle. Officers ran after Bennett and ultimately apprehended him in the hallway area of the 50 Ferry Street apartment complex building, according to police.
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Bennett was found to be in the possession of a loaded .25 Auto Raven pistol with five rounds of ammunition, according to police.
Police said the gun’s serial number was intentionally mutilated.
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Bennett, of Middletown, was arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal alteration of a firearm, possession of weapon in a motor vehicle, carrying a dangerous weapon, interfering with police, and criminal possession of a firearm. He was held in lieu of a $250,000 bond and appeared in court on Thursday.
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