Speeding Driver Had Loaded Handgun in Car: Police

The Garden City Police Department arrested a man during a traffic stop Monday, and then say they found a loaded handgun in his car.

According to detectives, Garden City officers saw Edwin Armando Gomez, 23, of Wellington Street, Hempstead, driving a 2008 Nissan Maxima northbound on Clinton Road at a high rate of speed at 11:30 p.m. Officers conducted a vehicle stop on Stewart Avenue and, during the investigation, they say they discovered Gomez's license was suspended. Gomez was placed under arrest without incident.

After the arrest, officers say they recovered a loaded 9 mm handgun from the glove box.

Gomez is being charged with second degree criminal possession of a weapon and multiple vehicle and traffic law violations. He was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.

Photo: Nassau County Police Department