Pittsfield Juvenile Held on Firearms Charges
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A noise complaint at the McKay Street Parking Garage early Tuesday morning ended with one boy arrested on firearms charges and two others returned to the parents when drug charges couldn't be pressed against them.
According to police, the complaint was reported at 5:25 a.m. on Tuesday. Offices encountered three boys "loitering on the top level of the parking deck." One appeared to have been the operator of a vehicle he was occupying. The patrol officer who initially spoke with this individual obtained limited cooperation, and made observations that indicated the individual may be in possession of a weapon.
A second patrol officer arrived to assist, at which time a firearm was discovered in the juvenile's waistband, according to the report. At that point, the other two boys yelled at the officers and ran from the area. They were located and detained in a lower level of the parking deck a short time later.
Officers immediately retraced the path by which they fled and located several heroin baggies, believed to have been discarded as they ran. Because the drugs were not found in the juveniles' possession, and their disposal of the drugs was not witnessed, no charges were filed and they were returned to the custody of their parents.
The juvenile found with the firearm was arrested and charged with:
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Carrying a loaded firearm without a license
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Possession of ammunition without a firearms identification card, two counts
He was arraigned and held without bail. A dangerousness hearing is scheduled for July 1, 2021. The names of the suspects are being held because of their juvenile status.
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