Police: Teen in a ski mask was packing a loaded gun

Boston Police report a 17-year-old suspect in an armed robbery tried ditching his gun by tossing it as police closed in - which only meant an additional charge for the windshield cracked when the gun landed on it.

According to police, officers responding to a report of an armed robbery at Glenway and Bradshaw streets around 5:40 p.m. on Thursday were told the suspect was wearing a red hat and ski mask. They promptly laid eyes on a group of four teens, including one wearing a ski mask.

As the officers pulled their vehicle beside the group, the male with the ski mask slowed his pace and reversed direction. When the officers exited the vehicle, the masked male broke into a sprint. Officers followed the suspect, who appeared to be holding something in his left coat pocket. As officers gained ground on the suspect, they observed him throw a silver-colored firearm over a fence with his left hand.

Police say officers found the gun in a Wolcott Street driveway - where they also found a car with a newly cracked windshield.

Although the teen was not charged with the armed robbery, he was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm and wanton destruction of property over $250.