Crime & Safety

Man Caught With Glock Gun, Loaded Magazine A Block From Hoboken Police Station

Hoboken police found a loaded magazine and a Glock 45 in a Union County man's car, they said.

HOBOKEN, NJ — Police making a traffic stop in Hoboken on Saturday found a Glock gun and ammunition in the driver's car, they said.

Thery Camilus, 25, of Linden was arrested, said a Hoboken police spokeswoman.

Police said that just after 3 a.m. on Saturday, Officer Shawn Sodora saw a car blocking the road near the intersection of Third and Hudson streets.

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Sodora made a traffic stop. When Camilus tried to walk, he stumbled, police say. Then, police noticed "multiple" open containers of alcohol in the car.

After a field sobriety test, Camilus was arrested for driving while intoxicated and taken to police headquarters, a block away.

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While investigating, police found a loaded magazine inside the car and a 9mm Glock 45 handgun in the trunk, they said.

They determined that the gun was not registered to Camilus, and added a charge of illegal possession of a firearm, they said.

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