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Traffic Stop Burglary Suspects Turns Up Weapons

Two men have been arrested in the North San Juan area on a number of charges, with a variety of weapons found inside their vehicle. Nevada County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Andrew Trygg says it started as a call from a homeowner, around 2am Thursday, on Casey Ranch Road, of an attempted burglary. The suspects took off in a pickup truck towing a trailer and were soon after pulled over on Highway 49 near Tyler Foote Road…

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But inside the truck and trailer, Trygg says deputies found items that included an assault gun and a stun gun, an expandable baton, and several methamphetamine pipes. 53-year-old Michael Walker, from Carlin, Nevada, and 51-year-old Neil Rudd of Nevada City were taken into custody…

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Both men were also on probation, with Walker being an ex-felon.

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