Crime & Safety
Man Admits To Carrying Loaded Gun During Inwood Stop: Police
Joshua Figueroa also admitted to police that he had an invalid driver's license, detectives say.
INWOOD, NY — A man was arrested on Tuesday night in Inwood after a traffic stop by police while carrying a gun.
Officers observed the driver of a black 2009 Nissan Maxima with "excessive window tints." He was traveling east on Burnside Avenue near Wahl Avenue.
Once stopped by police, Joshua Figueroa, 25, from New Jersey, admitted to not having a valid driver's license, detectives said.
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He was brought to the rear of the vehicle and Figueroa admitted to having a loaded firearm that police found in his pants pocket, detectives said.
No one was injured.
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Figueroa was charged with criminal possession of a firearm and multiple vehicle and traffic infractions. He was arraigned on Wednesday, according to police.
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