Police: Charlestown teen packed some beer and a loaded gun for the Puerto Rican Festival
Boston Police report arresting a 16-year-old yesterday after they say officers found his backpack was full of beer and a gun loaded with five rounds.
Police say officers' attention was drawn to three teens drinking what appeared to be beer in Big Gulp cups around 3:40 p.m. at City Hall Plaza:
When officers called the individuals over to check for proper identification, one of the individuals stated that he was 16 years old and that he had been drinking beer mixed with Red Bull. The suspect was also carrying a back pack which contained more beer. When officers removed the back pack to confiscate the alcohol, they discovered a silver firearm loaded with five rounds of ammunition.
The teen was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm with an altered serial number and drinking in public.
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Don't forget the most important crime committed
Criminal drink mixing.
Because mixing Red Bull and beer is a high crime, folks.
Damn kids these days. Back in
Damn kids these days. Back in my day we didn't need to mix Natty Light with anything
Hmmm
not if we're talking Natty Ice or Corona.
It was probably Bud Light...
...so there was really no harm done.
might as well
We all know gun charge will get judgedouganed.
Red bull and beer?
Kids are crazy these days.
Red bull mixed w/ beer......
Red bull mixed w/ beer.......Nasty.
Maybe the thinking is two
Maybe the thinking is two wrongs might make a right?
Police presence
I saw 5 or 6 cops in the main part of the plaza, but none on the other side of City Hall. It was a little scary walking to the State Street T at the end of the festival -- groups of rowdy kids were throwing things at each other.
Oh my god!
How did you survive??!?!?!?
I survived just fine. But if
I survived just fine. But if things had turned nasty, as it looked like they might, it would have been nice to have a police presence.
big gulps, huh?
big gulps, huh?