An effort to disperse loiterers in Newark Shopping Center led to police confiscating a handgun and arresting the teenager who had it hidden in his waistband, authorities said.
The incident happened at 12:40 a.m. Nov. 2, according to Lt. Greg D’Elia, a spokesman for the Newark Police Department.
Officers responded to the scene to address large groups of people loitering along the sidewalk. They were assisted by agents from the Delaware Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement, who were already in the area doing compliance checks at local bars…