Crime & Safety
Police: Woman Found With Butterfly Knife on Route 23
Police said woman had warrant for her arrest out of Little Falls.
A Fairfield woman was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon after found a butterfly knife in her vehicle Monday.
Brielle L. Briggs, 21, was driving a 2000 Jeep on Route 23 when she was stopped by Ptl. Christopher Mucci at 4:10 p.m. Police stopped the vehicle because a registration check showed Briggs’ license to be suspended, police said.
During further investigation, police said they found Briggs to have a warrant out for her arrest our of Little Falls and also found her to be in possession of the butterfly knife.
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Briggs was arrested and transported to the Kinnelon police station. In addition to the weapon possession charges, she was charged with driving with a suspended license and failure to change her address on her driver’s license. Briggs was released after posting $350 bail on the Little Falls warrant, police said.
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