Shotgun, nearly 200 rounds of ammunition recovered at Holland Tunnel: police

The Jersey Journal ^ | 4/10/2016 | Caitlin Mota

[arl295]

JERSEY CITY -- A traffic stop near the Holland Tunnel yesterday evening lead to the recovery of a shotgun and nearly 200 rounds of ammunition, a police spokesman said.

At about 6:30 p.m., a police officer saw a blue plastic drum in the back up a pickup truck that had just passed through the Holland Tunnel toll plaza. The officer stopped the vehicle driven by a Pennsylvanian man to make sure there were no hazardous materials in the drum, Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.

Police asked the driver Marlon Murphy, 45, of Easton, if there were any weapons in the back of his truck. Murphy told the officer there was a shotgun in the barrel, Pentangelo said.

[JudgemAll]

Recovered? As if he was some nasty thief or drug dealer. These people are making enemies with good people and seeking solace in scum terrorists. Mark my words, New Jersey will be the first caliphate fascist state

[Lurker]

“Murphy told the officer there was a shotgun in the barrel, Pentangelo said.”

Idiot.

L

[TigersEye]

Note to self: Blue plastic barrels are probably cause for police stops.

[JudgemAll]

Itnis DHS Mo, just like the drug operations in Central America with the DEA. They were training for it all these years: any and all excuse to victimize people and grab their cash and weapons

[null and void]

“Recovery” of a shotgun? What, had it been stolen?

It has now...

[zek157]

It’s NJ.

[jttpwalsh]

Police asked the driver Marlon Murphy, 45, of Easton, if there were any weapons in the back of his truck. Murphy told the officer . . .

“Respectfully, sir, thank you for asking” might have been the reply that would have saved Murphy from a heap of mess.

[LegendHasIt]

Not that I ever had any intentions of going there, or even passing through, but every article I have read about New Jersey reinforces the thought that no sane person should ever even go near the place.

[Campion]

The officer opened the drum and found a Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun hiding in a pair of pants along with 175 rounds of ammunition.

Wascally, nasty, gun, hiding in a pair of pants!

[Fresh Wind]

Welcome to New Jersey

More correctly, the "People's Republic of New Jersey".

[papertyger]

After readying the story, I just can’t figure out what law the guy broke?

Are you kidding me: in New Jersey?

Possession of a firearm with intent to shoot.

Burning powder without a permit.

Conspiracy to commit a loud noise.

Possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (pellets).

Terrorizing "special needs" voters.

Discharging a firearm with intent to hit something.

Need I go on?

[SamAdams76]

Funny hunting story from years ago. I went deer hunting with some co-workers during shotgun season and one of them only brought a single shell with him. After we stopped laughing and asked why, he matter-of-factly replied "I'm only shooting one deer this trip."

Sure enough, he was one of only two or three of us who bagged a deer that weekend. Now that's confidence!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

In my neck of the woods they call that “dove hunting.”

[healy61]

Big deal. This is not news. This is propaganda.

[Purdue77]

I wonder if the officer got a promotion for the illegal stop. Isn’t it illegal to profile blue barrels?

[Mac n Jac]

New York values at work.

[COBOL2Java]

Was he this guy?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I can pick up dozens at then local Little Debbie outlet store! A mess to clean!

[lrdg]

Out here in Arizona, if I am hiding a gun in my pants I am generally wearing them.

175 rounds? What was he going to do for the rest of the afternoon?

[wally_bert]

His name wasn't Scaramanga by chance?