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Burlington Township Police Department
Monday September 30th, 2019 :: 09:39 a.m. EDT

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***NEWS RELEASE - ARREST REPORT*** Motor Vehicle Stop Leads to Recovery of Assault Rifle and Handgun

***NEWS RELEASE - ARREST REPORT***

On Sunday, September 29, 2019, officers from the Burlington Township Police Department arrested Daniel Walker (21 year old male from Amherst, VA) for unlawful possession of an assault firearm as well as unlawful possession of a handgun.

Walker’s arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop that began at 3:54 AM on a silver 2004 Nissan Frontier pickup truck, on Route 541 in the area of Weichert Realty. Walker was the driver of that vehicle, and, during the stop, officers observed a Bushmaster 5.56 caliber BACR assault rifle loaded with a 30 round large capacity magazine on the rear floor of the vehicle. Once Walker was removed from the vehicle, a subsequent search revealed a black Sig Sauer .380 handgun loaded with hollow point ammunition in the center console of the vehicle.

Walker was arrested and subsequently charged with one count each of the following:

• Unlawful possession of an assault rifle
• Unlawful possession of a handgun
• Unlawful possession of a rifle/shotgun
• Unlawful possession of large capacity ammunition magazine
• Unlawful possession of hollow point ammunition

Walker was remanded to Burlington County Jail pending his initial court appearance.

***END REPORT***

Address/Location
Burlington Township Police Department
851 Old York Rd
Burlington Township, NJ 08016

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Non-emergencies: 609-386-2019

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