Essex County sheriff’s officers recovered an illegal handgun during a traffic stop in Newark earlier this week, authorities said.
Sheriff Amir D. Jones said officers made the arrest Tuesday during a proactive patrol near Oraton Parkway and 14th Avenue, in the area of Vailsburg Park.
Officers stopped a vehicle after observing traffic violations, including following another vehicle too closely, the sheriff’s office said. They found a .40-caliber Glock handgun and 13 rounds of .40-caliber ammunition in a factory-installed storage compartment…