Two men, including a Portland firefighter, were arrested after police said drugs and guns were found in their car when they were pulled over in Southeast Portland on Thursday.
At about 2:08 p.m., officers pulled over a vehicle after seeing the men acting suspiciously in the area of Southeast 81st Avenue and Stark Street.
During the search of the vehicle, officers found methamphetamine, heroin, a short-barreled rifle, a loaded gun and bullets.
David Nick Lloyd, 44, a firefighter with Portland Fire and Rescue, was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on possession of an illegal weapon, methamphetamine and heroin.
Lloyd, is an 18 veteran with the department has been placed on administrative leave while an investigation is completed, according to Portland Fire & Rescue.
“As firefighters, we are tasked with the health and safety of this city. As Fire Chief, I must maintain this objective with expectations of what it means to be a Portland Firefighter above all. I am gravely concerned with details of this arrest and I will be following this process closely,” Fire Chief Mike Myers said.
Jacob Allen Lieberman, 35, was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on a county hold.
No other information is available at this time.