NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ—A New Brunswick man and a Princeton woman were arrested on outstanding warrants before police say they found two guns, inclduing a sawed-off shotgun in their vehicle.
“During the early morning hours of November 8th, a Patrol Sergeant rolled up upon a suspicious vehicle on Livingston Avenue near Route One,” reads a Facebook post by the North Brunswick Police Department.
The Facebook post identified the suspects as 26-year-old Wendell Pittman, of New Brunswick, and 38-year-old Menga Ramos, of Princeton.
“The Sergeant approached the vehicle and engaged in some conversation with the two occupants. When the conversation didn’t make sense, the Sergeant looked a bit deeper, finding that both occupants were wanted persons.”
Police said they found a .22 caliber handgun and “a loaded sawed-off shotgun.”
Both occupants were sent to the Middlesex County jail “in lieu of bail,” according to the Facebook post.
Charlie is the founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, and the winner of the Awbrey Award for Community-Oriented Local Journalism. He is a proud Rutgers University journalism graduate, a community organizer, and a former independent candidate for mayor of New Brunswick.