Crime

Illegally Possessed Handgun Seized During Traffic Stop

District 3 Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Commander Jason Cokinos announced that officers seized an illegally possessed handgun during a traffic stop in Silver Spring.

Cokinos tweeted, “🏈Yesterday was football Sunday…🏈 While many of you were watching wide receivers catch passes, your @mcpnews 3rd District officers were busy catching criminals 🚔

Downtown Silver Spring officers engaged in proactive policing seized an illegally possessed handgun during a traffic stop while officers working the Piney Branch corridor caught two subjects trying to break into vehicles.

Officers threw a flag on the play, arrested the subjects, and they were booked on charges.”