A man is facing gun and drug charges after officers pulled him over for texting and driving and found cocaine and a loaded handgun in his car Sunday, Cambridge police said.
Officers patrolling in Harvard Square at 11 a.m. pulled over a car because the driver was texting and driving, police said. They allegedly found a loaded handgun, ammunition, crack cocaine and a scale in the car.
Alexander Gonzales, 26, of Cambridge, was charged with possession of a large-capacity firearm, possession of a large capacity feeding device, possessing a gun without a license, possessing ammunition without a license, driving without a license and texting while driving.
After a texting and driving stop in #HarvardSquare, Officers yesterday arrested a 26-yr-old #CambMA man, who had a suspended license. Inside his vehicle, they found a loaded gun, a gun loading device, ammunition, crack cocaine & a scale. Weekend Log: https://t.co/XsHTaKASwx pic.twitter.com/ZFSLHCbgXb
— Cambridge Police Department (@CambridgePolice) October 21, 2019
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