BOSTON — A 13-year-old boy is accused of carrying a loaded gun while driving in the city Monday night, according to Boston Police.
The juvenile was arrested after he allegedly refused to pull over for police in Dorchester late on the Fourth of July. It’s the latest in a string of juvenile arrests across the city.
Officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force Officers arrested the boy on firearm charges along Columbia Road at around 11:34 p.m.
While on directed patrol, officers looked up the plate of a vehicle, and they determined that the registration information did not match the vehicle. Officers activated their emergency lights and sirens to conduct a traffic stop, but the boy refused to stop — and continued to drive slowly.
Officers were eventually able to get him to stop, and removed the boy from the vehicle. As they conducted a pat frisk, they saw a gun fall from his leg to the ground.
The firearm was a .380 Ruger loaded with one round in the chamber and five rounds in the magazine.
The boy is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester Juvenile Court on charges of delinquent to wit: unlawful possession of a firearm; unlawful possession of ammunition; operation of a motor vehicle without a license; attached registration plates; operating unregistered motor vehicle; and refusal to stop for a police officer.
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