A 15-year-old boy was arrested after he was allegedly found with a stolen handgun. Detective Eric Evans received information that a juvenile had a handgun in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue. Evans was off-duty and gave the information to Officer John Bell., who went to the area and found a group of males loitering, according to the report. One matched the description of the suspect. The teen had a loaded handgun in his waistband that was reported stolen from Egg Harbor City, the charges claim. He was arrested without incident.
The teen is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a defaced firearm and receiving stolen property.