Crime & Safety
Secaucus Tinted Windows Car Stop Leads To Loaded Gun, Police Say
At 12:56 p.m. Saturday, Secaucus Police Officer Michael Borrelli stopped the car on Paterson Plank Road and First Street for tinted windows.
SECAUCUS, NJ — A car stop this past Saturday afternoon for tinted windows in Secaucus led to police recovering a loaded illegal handgun, said Secaucus police.
The man arrested was not licensed to have the gun, said police.
At 12:56 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 Secaucus Police Officer Michael Borrelli stopped the car on Paterson Plank Road and First Street for having tinted windows. Having front tinted windows is illegal in New Jersey.
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During the stop, the officer became aware that the driver possessed a loaded semi-automatic handgun, directly next to the driver’s seat. The gun had a 30-magazine inserted within, loaded twenty-three .45 caliber bullets.
The driver, Christopher Ray, 29 of District Heights, Maryland was arrested.
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Ray was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun and unlawful possession of high-capacity magazine. He was taken to the Hudson County jail.
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