Hull Police are looking for the owner of a gun that a 15-year-old boy was carrying when he was arrested on Tuesday, July 1 after allegedly stealing a moped on Bay Street.
Just after 11 a.m., Hull Police responded to a 911 call reporting that the moped was stolen from the owner’s driveway. Officer John Mercer saw someone matching the description given by the caller pushing a blue moped down the sidewalk behind the laundromat.
According to Mercer’s report, the boy struggled while being detained, and Mercer discovered a loaded gun inside the fanny pack he was wearing. Mercer and Officer Christopher Agostino took a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun with a fully loaded 15-round magazine from the boy.
Chief John Dunn said the boy was arraigned in Hingham Juvenile Court on charges that included carrying a loaded firearm without a license (a felony), interfering with a police officer, possession of a large-capacity feeding device (also a felony), possession of ammunition without a Firearms Identification Card, and using a motor vehicle without authority…