Fair Lawn Police Find A Sword, Rifles, During Traffic Stop

FAIR LAWN, NJ — A Rockaway man was arrested after police found two rifles and a sword during a traffic stop Thursday morning, authorities said.

Officer Stephen Buskiewicz stopped a vehicle on Broadway at Rosedale Avenue in Elmwood Park at 1:55 a.m., said Sgt. Brian Metzler.

Buskiewicz found the rifles, sword, and a machete behind the driver's seat; drugs were also found in his pocket, police said.

The driver, Stephen Gruber, 20, was charged with transporting weapons without a license, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, careless driving, and failure to produce a driver’s license upon request, police said.

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