At about 5:25 PM, on Saturday, July 15, 2023, officers assigned to District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) arrested a 17-year-old juvenile male on firearm related charges.
Officers were informed that a legally owned firearm was stolen from a victim’s motor vehicle. The victim reported to officers that she had stored the firearm in the truck of her vehicle.
Officers responded to the area of Minden Street in attempts to further investigate this incident. In that area, officers located a 17-year-old male and a firearm and placed him under arrest. The firearm is described as a Smith and Wesson M&P with one round in the chamber and eight rounds in the magazine.
The 17-year-old male will be arraigned in the Roxbury Juvenile Court and charged with; Delinquent to wit; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Delinquent to with; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.
The owner of the firearm will be summonsed to Roxbury District Court for Improper Storage of a Firearm.