Police: Teaneck Detectives Foil Craigslist Gun Deal
Guns and a 12-inch knife were seized in the undercover operation, police say.
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A 29-year-old Manalapan man was arrested on weapons charges Friday night after he allegedly offered to trade two handguns for a camera being sold on Craigslist.
Police were contacted by a concerned township resident who reported they posted a camera for sale on the classifieds website, Chief Robert A. Wilson said in a statement. A would-be buyer, Charles Benincasa, allegedly proposed exchanging the camera for two guns.
Undercover investigators with Teaneck’s Anti-Crime Squad, led by Detective Sgt. Kenneth Egbert, met Benincasa at the Teaneck Road 7-Eleven where he offered up the weapons and was arrested, police said. A search of the car he arrived in also turned up a 12-inch knife in the driver’s side door.
Benincasa brought the two handguns from North Carolina to New Jersey, according to police. He faces charges of transporting firearms into the state for unlawful sale, unlawful weapons possession and transferring a weapon without a license.
Bail was set at $15,000 with no 10-percent option.
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phillip
6:27 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
Nice job by the resident as well by the teaneck detectives. Hear job,continue to be safe
Jefferey Hart
8:44 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
I don't think it should be a crime to sell a gun second-hand.
Diane Schwarz
10:01 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
It should be a crime to sell a gun FIRST-HAND!
shimon baum
10:11 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Hope they at least let him get a Slurpee first.
Dave's opinion
10:45 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Why is it a crime to sell your lawfully owned gun there?
Bruce Jones
4:30 pm on Sunday, October 21, 2012
It is not a crime to sell your lawfully owned gun, but you must sell it according to the law. Apparently, Mr. Benincasa was attempting to sell the gun illegally. The New Jersey Statutes - 2C:58-2 Retailing of firearms; licensing of dealers and their employees; and 2C:58-3 Purchase of firearms - provide some guidance. Mr. Benincasa would first be required to have a New Jersey retail or wholesale license to sell, verify that the purchaser has a gun possession permit, and have the North Carolina guns registered in New Jersey.