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NJ: Unlawful weapons charges dropped against N.J. man stopped with antique pistol
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Weapons charges against a Maurice River Township man found to be in possession of an antique handgun have been dropped, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office announced Wednesday.
Gordon Van Gilder, 72, of Port Elizabeth, had been returning home Nov. 19 after retrieving a nearly-300-year-old flintlock pistol from a Vineland pawn shop when his vehicle was pulled over by Cumberland County sheriff's officers in Millville. ...
Sheriff's officers cited seeing Van Gilder's vehicle "acting suspiciously in a known drug area" ahead of the traffic stop. |
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I wonder how many NJ residents visit/travel thru "known drug areas" completely unaware. Its not like there's signs posted ! If this is valid reason for a hostile traffic stop I - and fellow employees - should have been stopped multiple times a day when driving our trucks thru Princeton, Somerville, Raritan, Trenton, etc.
I'm delighted Mr. Nappen manage to rescue Mr. Van Guilder. I suspect the publicity his case received - and resultant pressure exerted upon the prosecutor - contributed to the change of heart. But it remains to be seen if Mr. Van Guilder gets his property back. |
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