Crime & Safety
Loaded Gun, Drugs Found In Pasadena Traffic Stop Prompting Arrest: Police
Police said they caught a Pasadena man with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop. Officers noted that they arrested the driver.
PASADENA, MD — Police said they caught a Pasadena man with a loaded gun and drugs during a Thursday traffic stop. Officers noted that they arrested the driver, identified as 22-year-old Patrick Vernon Middleton Jr.
Officials explained that they stopped a white Mazda on Mountain Road at Magothy Beach Road around 10 p.m. Officers reported smelling marijuana as they approached the car, prompting a vehicle search. The Anne Arundel County Police Department added that it found:
- A partially smoked suspected marijuana cigarette
- A baggy containing a small amount of marijuana
- A digital scale
- A Polymer 80 Glock style 9mm handgun loaded with 10 rounds
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