Police: Lynn teen on a stolen bike used loaded gun to threaten people in Uphams Corner

Boston Police report arresting a 15-year-old from Lynn they say threatened at least two people with a loaded gun on Dudley Street before pedaling away on a bike he'd stolen not long before.

According to police:

While on patrol, officers were approached by a concerned citizen who reported a teenaged male on a bike had threatened two females by displaying and racking a round in a firearm. The male then fled on the bike on Dudley Street toward Uphams Corner. Officers soon located the male who continued to flee on the bicycle, leading the officers on a lengthy pursuit, clutching his right waistband as though he were securing a firearm. Officers were finally able to apprehend the male while attempting to scale a fence. Officers recovered a loaded silver Raven .25 caliber firearm with clear plastic tape around the handle from the suspect’s right pants pocket. As officers recovered the suspect’s bicycle they were approached by a victim who reported the bike had been stolen from the victim about a half an hour earlier.

The teen, not named because of his age, was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest. He also had three outstanding warrants, police say.