Jersey-City cops say driver had stolen gun and PCP in his car

Saturday, February 06, 2010
By GEM JEFFERSON
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

Jersey City police arrested an East Orange man at 3:42 a.m. yesterday after pulling him over for swerving, then finding suspected drugs and a handgun inside of his car, officials said.

Officers were doing regular surveillance when they observed a beige 1993 Buick driving north on Bergen Avenue toward Morton Place.

Police pulled the car over and asked Rahamin Clyburn, 24, of East Orange, for his license and registration. When he opened the glove compartment, officers spotted a black Smith & Wesson handgun, reports said.

Officers asked Clyburn to step of the car, and when he did police saw a clear bottle containing Dip, a liquid form of PCP, officials said.

The handgun, which police learned was stolen from Rahway, contained four different rounds, reports said. Clyburn was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possessing prohibited weapons, police said.

The two passengers in the car were taken in for investigation and later released, reports said.