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Police Say Driver Stopped For Expired Registration In Simi Valley Tells Officer He Has Drugs, Gun

He was pulled over for having an expired vehicle registration. But, Simi Valley Police say the man couldn’t wait to tell the officer he had drugs, and a gun in the car.

It happened just after 12 this morning, on Madera Road and National Way in Simi Valley. The officer says after he stopped Ryan Dale Newbert for an expired registration, the 34 year old man asked him if he wanted to know a secret.

Police say Newbert then told the officer he had drugs and a gun.

Newbert was arrested after a search turned up methamphetamine, other drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a pistol with nearly 100 rounds of ammunition. He was also wanted for violation of his probation.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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