Crime & Safety
North Carolina Duo Had Loaded Handguns In Their Car: Nassau Police
Police say the weapons were discovered during a routine traffic stop.
GARDEN CITY, NY — Two North Carolina men were arrested Sunday after police say they found two loaded handguns in their car after a traffic stop.
According to police, officers saw a gray Nissan Altima drive through a stop sign at the exit ramp of the Meadowbrook State Parkway at Zeckendorf Boulevard in Garden City just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The officers pulled the car over, and police say they saw the driver and a rear passenger making furtive movements as the officers approached. Officers ordered both men to get out of the car.
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Police say the officers found a loaded Glock 43 9 mm handgun in the driver's door panel. They also recovered a loaded Glock 30 .45 caliber on a back seat, police said.
Nicholas Caple, 24, and Maurice Tucker, 23, both of Statesville, North Carolina, were arrested without incident.
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Both men are charged with criminal possession of a firearm, and second- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. They are scheduled to be arraigned later today in First District Court in Hempstead.
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