WATERBURY — A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a convicted felon on gun and ammunition charges, Waterbury police said.
At around 4:37 p.m. on Dec. 27, officers conducting proactive patrols in the area of Washington Street and S Leonard Street pulled over a vehicle for traffic violations.
The search that followed resulted in the seizure of .38 caliber ammunition, $1,000 in cash, and a Smith & Wesson Bodyguard revolver.
Vincys Baez-Macea, 46, of Waterbury, was arrested and charged with tinted window violation, criminal possession of a pistol/revolver, and operating a motor vehicle without a license.
As a convicted felon, Baez-Macea is legally barred from owning firearms or ammunition.
Baez-Macea is being held on a $750,000 bond and is scheduled for court arraignment on Jan. 30.
