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Mattapoisett Police Arrest New Bedford Fugitive With Illegal Gun
MATTAPOISETT (WBSM) — Mattapoisett Police recently arrested a New Bedford man with an illegal firearm who was also a fugitive from justice in New York.
According to a police Facebook post, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 6 on Friday, December 22 at about 9:32 p.m.
A registration check of the vehicle, a 2009 Acura MDX, indicated the vehicle had an expired inspection sticker, and police said the registered owner, Derrick Costa, 36, of New Bedford, had an active arrest warrant.
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Police searched the vehicle and discovered a .38-caliber revolver pistol. Police said it was later learned that Costa also had an active warrant for his arrest out of New York for criminal possession of a firearm.
Costa was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm without a license to carry and being a fugitive from justice.
He was arraigned in Wareham Fourth District Court on Tuesday, December 26.
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