A Waterbury man was arrested Thursday evening in a stolen vehicle while illegally carrying a handgun as police across the state crack down on auto thefts and illegal guns to combat violence in Connecticut’s urban centers.
Engel Guerrero, 21, was charged with 11 offenses, including illegal sale of a firearm, altering a serial number on a firearm and second-degree larceny, police announced Friday.
Waterbury police traffic patrol units spotted a stolen brown Nissan Altima driving on Willow Street at about 6 p.m. Thursday and radioed the information to their colleagues, Sgt Robert Davis said.
He was found with a loaded 9mm SCCY CPX-1 handgun for which he did not have a permit and whose serial number appeared to have been altered, police said.