MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – A juvenile male was arrested and charged with theft and illegal firearm possession by the 4th District officers of the Montgomery County Department of Police.
The juvenile, charged as an adult, was apprehended on Tuesday, at 12:57 p.m.
The Department of Police responded to a theft at the Dick’s Sporting Goods store in the 11100 block of Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton. Officers spotted the suspects fleeing the store with the stolen items.
Pursuing the suspects to a Safeway store in the 11200 block of Georgia Ave, the officers noticed the suspects still in possession of the stolen merchandise. The juvenile was detained, and upon inspection, the officers discovered a loaded Polymer 80 9mm handgun without a serial number, termed a “ghost gun.”
Recovering some of the stolen goods from Dick’s Sporting Goods, the juvenile was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit. He was charged as an adult for theft and illegal firearm possession.