Charlestown man arrested on firearm charges after police observe suspicious behavior

BOSTON — An 18-year-old Charlestown man was arrested on firearm-related charges Friday evening after police observed him making what they described as a “security check” of his waistband while patrolling a housing development.

Alphy Vazquez was taken into custody at 89 Polk Street in Charlestown at approximately 8:32 p.m., according to the Boston Police Department.

Officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force were patrolling the Bunker Hill Housing Development when they observed a group smoking marijuana outside an apartment building…

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