Traffic & Transit
Thruway Stop For Unsafe Lane Changes, Tinted Windows Leads To Loaded Illegal Handgun: NYSP
The 24-year-old had a loaded Palmetto State Armory Dagger Compact 9mm handgun in his vehicle, according to state police.
GREENBURGH, NY — A traffic stop on the New York State Thruway led to the seizure of a loaded gun, according to authorities.
New York State Police say that on Thursday, troopers arrested a Pennsylvania man for weapons charges and traffic violations.
At around 8:40 p.m., troopers stopped a car with Pennsylvania plates that was traveling east on I-287, in the Town of Greenburgh, because of unsafe lane changes and a tinted windshield.
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The driver and only occupant of the vehicle was identified as 24-year-old Branden J. Muniz, of Walnutport, Pennsylvania.
Troopers found that Muniz illegally possessed a loaded gun. The Palmetto State Armory Dagger Compact 9mm handgun in the vehicle was seized.
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Muniz was arrested and taken to the SP Tarrytown barracks for processing and was later arraigned in Greenburgh Town Court. He was charged with second-degree possession of a weapon: loaded firearm, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon: ammunition feeding device, moving from lane unsafely, and an equipment violation of nontransparent windows.
The vehicle was impounded, according to police.
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