Pittsfield Police Arrest Juvenile With Gun
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, May 5 at approximately 7:03 pm members of the Pittsfield Police Department (PPD) Anti-Crime Unit (ACU) arrested a 16-year-old boy reportedly carrying a .40 caliber handgun on Francis Avenue.
Police said the boy was wearing a black ski-mask and was seen entering a convenience store. Officers observed that he was carrying a handgun in the front of his pants.
PPD reported that ACU members and patrol officers detained the individual and removed a loaded .40 caliber handgun from the front of his waistband where they had previously observed the weapon. The weapon was loaded with fifteen rounds of hollow-point ammunition.
The suspect, a resident of Pittsfield, was arrested and charged with Carrying a Loaded Firearm, Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device (magazine), and other firearm-related charges.
He is expected to be arraigned in the Berkshire Juvenile Court.
The boy was also in possession of over $3500.00 in cash at the time of his arrest.
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