Berkeley, California (Thursday, November 12, 2020) - On November 11th at 3:11 am, officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a car in the area of University Avenue and San Pablo Avenue. When officers contacted the driver, they discovered that the driver had a suspended Driver’s License and had an outstanding arrest warrant. When officers searched the vehicle, they found a loaded non-serialized handgun with a high-capacity magazine hidden between the seat and center console.
The driver (a 24-year-old Oakland man) and passenger (a 21-year-old Berkeley woman) were arrested on suspicion of several weapon-related offenses.