At about 10:32 PM, on Thursday, December 14, 2023, officers assigned to District A-7 (East Boston) arrested a 15-year-old juvenile male on firearm related charges.
Officers responded to the area of 149 Brooks Street for report of a person with a gun. Officers were advised by Boston Police Operations that a juvenile male had a firearm. Upon arrival, officers observed a firearm on the kitchen table, and were told that the juvenile was upstairs. Officers located the juvenile male and placed him into handcuffs. The firearm was later determined to have 17 rounds in the magazine.
The 15-year-old juvenile male was placed under arrest and charged with: Delinquent to wit unlawful possession of a firearm, delinquent to wit unlawful possession of ammunition, delinquent to wit unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, and delinquent to wit unlawful possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number. He is expected to be arraigned in East Boston District Court.