Crime & Safety
Fords Man Arrested for Gun Possession in Bridgewater Parking Lot
A township man allegedly was in possession of a shotgun without a permit, and driving with a revoked license on Saturday.
A Fords man was arrested Saturday after police found him with a shotgun in a Bridgewater shopping center parking lot.
According to a report on mycentraljersey.com, Todd Rebeck, 41, of Fords, was charged with with possession of a shotgun without a permit, driving on the revoked list following a drunken-driving conviction, violating a final restraining order and possession of a firearm following an aggravated assault conviction.
He was arrested at 2:40 a.m. Saturday while his car sat in the parking lot of the Somerset Shopping Center in Bridgewater, according to the report.
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According to the report, Rebeck had a revoked driver's license due to drunk driving convictions, nor was he permitted to possess a firearm. He also had "numerous" warrants out for his arrest, the report said.
Rebeck told authorities that the shotgun belonged to his father, according to the report.
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