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<p>NANTICOKE &#8212; City police arrested a Harrisburg man when they allegedly found marijuana and a stolen handgun inside his vehicle Thursday.</p><p>Patrick L. Knight, 31, was arrested when officers investigated a suspicious male and a vehicle driving erratically in the area of West Field Street and Lincoln Avenue at about 2:20 p.m., a report states.</p><p>According to a criminal complaint:</p><p>Police spotted Knight leaning into a Buick LeSabre that was parked partially on the road and a yard. Police detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from Knight and the vehicle.</p><p>Knight told police he was from Hazleton and was reliving his childhood but did not know he was in Nanticoke.</p><p>Police spotted marijuana residue and the barrel of a handgun sticking out of a nylon bag. The gun&#8217;s serial number was altered, but police were able to get the correct number from the gun&#8217;s manufacturing box inside the vehicle. The serial number showed the handgun was reported stolen in Harrisburg.</p><p>A plastic bag of marijuana and a digital scale were also found in the vehicle.</p><p>Knight was arraigned on charges of receiving stolen property, possessing a firearm with an altered serial number, firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and public drunkenness. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $30,000 bail.</p><style>
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Nanticoke police charge Harrisburg man with drug, firearm possession