KENILWORTH, NJ — A 21-year-old man was arrested after police found a loaded stolen handgun in his vehicle near a school during dismissal.
Officers Dominick Riccelli and Michael Cascarano observed a gray Jeep Commander being operated erratically on Boulevard on May 4, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m.
The vehicle entered the school drop-off area at Harding School at a high rate of speed in an attempt to pass slower-moving traffic directly in front of the school during dismissal, when a large number of parents and children were present.
Both officers initiated a motor vehicle stop and the vehicle was stopped in the area of Boulevard and Wilshire Drive.
A K-9 unit from the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and conducted a search of the vehicle.
Officers recovered a loaded Glock 34, 9mm handgun from the center console.
The driver, identified as Jahmir Howard, of Irvington, did not possess a permit to carry the firearm.
The firearm had been reported stolen out of North Carolina in 2018.
The weapon was loaded with hollow-point ammunition.
Howard was charged with multiple weapons offenses and remanded to the Union County Jail pending a detention hearing.
