Crime & Safety
Ghost Gun Found In Possession Of Underage Suspect: Arlington Police
Arlington County Police discovered a ghost gun in the possession of an underage suspect involved in taking items from a Rosslyn store.
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ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington County Police discovered a ghost gun early Saturday will searching an underage suspect involved in a larceny at a Rosslyn store.
Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to the a business in the 1600 block of Wilson Boulevard for the report of a larceny. Police determined that one of the four underaged individuals who had entered the business and stolen merchandise appeared to have a firearm in their waistband.
The officers found the group near Wilson Boulevard and N. Rhodes Street. After searching each member of the group, the officers recovered a ghost gun.
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Police secured petitions for underage possession of a firearm and concealed weapons violation charges against the suspect with the ghost gun. All four members of the group were banned from the store.
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