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Police Find Crack and a Gun in Man's Car During Traffic Stop, DA Says

By Nicholas Rizzi | September 9, 2016 1:11pm | Updated on September 12, 2016 8:42am
 Police found crack and a loaded gun inside Joseph Deleo's car after they pulled him over for not using a blinker, prosecutors said.
Police found crack and a loaded gun inside Joseph Deleo's car after they pulled him over for not using a blinker, prosecutors said.
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MARINERS HARBOR — Police found crack and a loaded gun inside a man's car after they pulled him over for turning without signaling, prosecutors said.

Joseph Deleo, 18, was driving his 2016 Ford Mustang at 10:50 p.m. Thursday when officers saw him make a left turn at Lockman Avenue and Continental Place without using his blinker, authorities said.

When they pulled him over, Deleo allegedly had a lit marijuana cigarette in the center console and they found 21 grams of crack, two large bags of pot, a scale and $9,390 in cash in the car, prosecutors said.

Deleo was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminally using drug paraphernalia, criminal possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of marijuana, the Staten Island District Attorney's office said.

His bail was set at $150,000 and he's due back in court on Friday, according to online court records.

His lawyer could not be reached for comment.