Juvenile Male Arrested for Shoplifting and Possession of “Ghost Gun”

For Immediate Release: Friday, July 28, 2023

Gaithersburg, MD – 4th District officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police have arrested and charged a juvenile male as an adult with theft related charges and illegal possession of a privately manufactured firearm, also known as a “ghost gun.”

On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at approximately 12:57 p.m., officers responded to the Dick’s Sporting Goods store in the 11100 block of Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton for the report of a shoplifting.

When officers arrived at the location, they observed the suspects leaving the store with the stolen merchandise. Officers followed the suspects who ran to the Safeway store in the 11200 block of Georgia Ave. Officers entered the Safeway and observed the suspects in possession of the stolen items from the previous store.

Officers arrested one of the suspects. A search of his person revealed a loaded Polymer 80 9mm handgun with no serial number. Officers also recovered some of the merchandise that was stolen from the Dick’s Sporting Goods store.

The juvenile was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he was charged as an adult with theft and illegal possession of firearm related charges.

Release ID: 23-452
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Categories: firearm , theft

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