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Police responded to a call about a stolen car around 1:50 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 in the Stratton Street area in Dorchester, the Boston Police Department said. After police arrived, the 12-year-old passenger ditched the car and ran away from police, and was seen tossing aside a gun as he ran.
Police caught up to the boy, arrested him, and found the discarded gun, a 9 mm loaded with one round in the chamber and six rounds in the magazine. Police also arrested the 16-year-old driver of the car.
The passenger who dashed away from police is charged with:
- Unlawful possession of a firearm,
- Unlawful possession of ammunition
- Unlawful possession of a loaded firearm
The driver of the stolen car is charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Both juveniles will be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.
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