Crime & Safety
Hiding Gun In Snow: Rockville Man Arrested After Hanover Crash, Police Say
A man hid his loaded gun in the snow after a Hanover crash, police said. Officers arrested the Rockville suspect.
HANOVER, MD — A Montgomery County man hid his handgun in the snow last Thursday after an Anne Arundel County crash, police announced. Officers said they arrested the accused Rockville man, identified as 34-year-old Riad Salaouatchi.
The wreck happened in Hanover around 2:50 p.m. Responding authorities said they saw one of the drivers burying his weapon near Arundel Mills Boulevard.
Police said they uncovered the loaded 9-mm polymer 80 with an extended magazine. Officers discovered that the weapon is a ghost gun, meaning it has no serial number and is untrackable.
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The Anne Arundel County Police Department said it arrested the suspect after learning he was legally prohibited from having firearms.
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