Illegal Parking Leads To Teaneck Man's Arrest For Gun Possession: Police

TEANECK, NJ — Police checking out an improperly parked car in Teaneck earlier this month wound up arresting a wanted man who had weapons in the vehicle, police said.

Gene M. Wigfall, 48, of Teaneck, was arrested on Nov. 6 and charged with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of an imitation firearm, and other charges, said Teaneck police on Friday.

Police said that on that date, around 5 p.m., detectives assigned to the department’s Anti-Crime Unit saw a suspicious vehicle parked on Sussex Road.

"The vehicle displayed a fictitious registration and was illegally parked on the roadway," police said in a release. "The detectives approached the vehicle in order to investigate the fictitious registration."

They saw Wigfall in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, police said. They found that he had outstanding arrest warrants in Hackensack and Lincoln Park Municipal Courts, police said.

A search of the vehicle "conducted pursuant to consent" led police to find a black Umarex XBG 4.5 mm BB gun, police said.

Police found a switchblade, ski mask, prescription pills, and drug paraphernalia that's commonly associated with crack cocaine, police said.

As a result of the investigation, Wigfall was charged with certain persons prohibited from possessing a firearm, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of an imitation firearm, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession of drug paraphernalia, and more.

He was taken to the Bergen County Correctional and Rehabilitation Center.

Police said that Wigfall is being investigated to see if he's linked to other crimes in the area, based on the items recovered in the car.

Anyone with information about this or other investigations is urged to contact the Teaneck Police Department at 201-837-2600. Crime Stoppers. Tips also can be made anonymously on the group’s website at www.bergencrimestoppers.org or by calling 844-466-6789, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.