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Because of COVID-19 some towns and cities considered high-risk have effected a curfew as a way to limit the spread of the virus. One of those cities is Brockton who has implemented the curfew from 11:00pm to 5:00am and outside of police, the exception to the curfew is for any essential workers.
Massachusetts State Police are assisting local police to enforce the curfew and on Sunday, just past midnight, a state trooper on patrol noticed what appeared to be a suspicious man without a mask near a parked vehicle at 535 Westgate Drive.
The trooper asked the man if he was responding to an emergency or if he was one of the essential workers exempt from the curfew. The man was noticeably nervous and began to act suspiciously.
The trooper conducted a search and found a loaded .40 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol with a high-capacity magazine and ammunition in the vehicle’s center console.
34-year old Jair Barros, of Brockton, was placed under arrest and charged with a number of gun-related offenses in addition to violation of the city’s coronavirus restrictions.
