Jersey City Teen Charged With Gun Possession After Glock Found In Car In Hoboken

HOBOKEN, NJ — A 19-year-old man and a juvenile were charged by with weapons possession this week after a 2-month investigation started with a Glock handgun being found in a car in Hoboken in July, police said.

Davante Gregory, 19, of Jersey City, and a juvenile who lives in Hoboken were charged this week as part of an ongoing investigation by the Street Crimes Unit of the Hoboken Police Department, police said on Friday.

Gregory and the Hoboken juvenile were both charged with:

• Possession of a handgun for unlawful purpose
• Unlawful possession of a weapon
• Possession of hollow point bullets

Police said that around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, they were called to investigate a vehicle with a potential handgun in it, in the area of 655 Sixth St., the west side of Hoboken.

During the on-scene investigation, the vehicle in question was towed and a search warrant was secured.

A Glock .45 caliber handgun was recovered inside the vehicle, police said.

"Over the last 2 months," police said Friday, "the Hoboken Police Department’s Investigation Bureau followed up on this case and developed probable cause to arrest/charge two individuals. Over the last week the Hoboken Police Department streets crimes unit was able to arrest Davante Gregory 19 of Jersey City and process one juvenile on a delinquency compliant. Both individuals were charged."