WORCESTER – Police officers with the Crime Gun Intelligence Unit arrested a teen in Worcester on Friday, May 31, for posssession of a ghost gun.
Officers saw a vehicle with an expired registration sticker travelling in Green Hill Park at around 11:15 PM on Friday, after the park was closed.
According to the Worcester Police Department, after engaging a traffic stop, officers saw the passenger breathing heavily and positioning his body to shield his fanny pack. Both the driver and passenger were ordered out of the vehicle.
Officers discovered a ghost gun inside the fanny pack with no serial number or identifiable markings. Ghost guns are made with a 3D printer or assembled from a kit. Without a serial number, the weapons are untracable.
The magazine for the weapon was loaded and inserted nto the firearm.
The driver was released from the scene. The 16-year-old juvenile was arrested and faces charges of:
- Possession of a Firearm without a License;
- Possession of a Large Capacity Magazine;
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card; and
- Removal or Mutilation of Serial or Identification Number of a Firearm.
The identification of the arrested individual was not released, as he is a juvenile.
Editor’s note: The information provided in this report is based on recent events as described by police. The claims within are allegations by police which may be challenged by the accused in court.
