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K-9 helps Belvidere police arrest convicted felon with drugs and guns

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Belvidere Police, with the help of a K9, arrested a convicted felon on drug and gun charges on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the police department, officers responded to calls of a reckless driver in the 1800 block of Crystal Parkway and performed a traffic stop on a white Ford pickup.

A K9 alerted officers to the presence of drugs in the truck, police said.

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Inside, they reportedly found 6.7 grams of crack cocaine, 2 handguns, and drug paraphernalia.

The driver, Michael Stiehler, 56, of New Lenox, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Stiehler faces up to 10 years in prison, if convicted on the new charges.

He was booked into the Boone County Jail pending the outcome of a pretrial detention hearing.

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