Crime & Safety
3 Teens — 1 With Loaded Handgun — Arrested In Beacon
Police said they were called Wednesday to Tompkins Terrace for a possible burglary in progress.
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BEACON, NY — A 15-year-old was accused of having a loaded handgun and two other teens were accused of trespassing in Beacon.
The City of Beacon Police Department said officers were called Wednesday to Tompkins Terrace for a possible burglary in progress.
Police said the suspects had fled before they arrived but they obtained descriptions.
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Officers began searching the area and located the three teens.
One of them — a 15-year-old boy — had a loaded, illegal handgun, according to law enforcement.
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A 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy were each charged with second-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor.
The 15-year-old boy was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm, felonies, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a person under 16, a juvenile offense.
All three were processed and released with appearance tickets.
Police said that, because of their ages, no names or further information can be released.
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