Crime & Safety
NJ Pair Arrested For 'Ghost Gun' After Thruway Traffic Stop: NYSP
After pulling the 2009 Volkswagen over on I-87, police report finding a loaded Polymer80 9mm "ghost gun" inside.
TOWN OF PLATTEKILL, NY — A Hudson Valley traffic stop led to the seizure of an untraceable handgun, according to troopers.
New York State Police say that on Thursday, at 9:53 p.m., troopers from SP Tarrytown spotted a black 2009 Volkswagen traveling on NYS Thruway/I-87 north, in the town of Plattekill, violating traffic laws.
After pulling the vehicle over, police report finding a loaded Polymer80 9mm "ghost gun" inside.
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The driver, 26-year-old Ashley R. Clair, and 26-year-old Adreon S. Clair, both of Paterson, NJ were arrested and processed for felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and felony criminal possession of a firearm.
Both suspects were held pending arraignment at Ulster County Centralized Arraignment Court.
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