Last week, the Berkeley Police Department intercepted a vehicle flashing a fake license plate, which led to the discovery of a stolen loaded handgun and illegal drugs inside the car. The traffic stop, occurring on Ashby Avenue and Adeline Street, ended with both occupants of a Dodge Charger under arrest for multiple charges related to firearm and drug possession, as detailed in a social media post from the Berkeley Police Department.
The episode unfolded on Sunday, just before 8:00 PM, when officers pulled over the vehicle due to its fraudulent license plates. During the stop, they discovered that the passenger was wanted for a previous robbery. On top of this distressing find, officers found a loaded handgun beneath a seat, which had been reported stolen by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, and an assortment of illegal MDMA pills. Both men, the 38-year-old San Francisco driver and the 31-year-old Oakland passenger, faced arrest on charges that encompass carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of stolen property, as per the post by the Berkeley Police Department.
The driver, with a prior felony record, is suspected of having a firearm and a controlled substance; the passenger, alongside the firearm and drug charges, was processed for his outstanding warrant.
