Essex County Man Arrested With Fireworks In Holland Tunnel

Port Authority police arrested an Essex County man who allegedly attempted to bring a “large amount of fireworks” through the Holland Tunnel into New York on Thursday.

According to police, the incident took place around 10:30 a.m., as the 30-year-old Newark resident was driving his 2006 Chevrolet sedan inside the Holland Tunnel Toll Plaza on the New Jersey side.

After conducting a traffic stop because of the car’s tinted windows, an officer noticed a “large amount of fireworks spread across the vehicle’s back seat” when the man rolled down his window to speak.

The man allegedly told the officer that he planned to use the fireworks at a party.

He was arrested and charged with possession of fireworks.

Photo courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey