Police: Stamford teen facing charges for having drugs, loaded handgun & riding stolen e-bike
While the teen was being taken into custody, officers found he had a stolen 9 mmm semi-automatic hand gun loaded with 10 rounds with him. His backpack also contained THC edibles and 32 grams of marijuana that police believed he was intending to sell.
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A 16-year-old Stamford resident is facing a slew of charges after he was found with drugs, a handgun and was driving a stolen e-bike, police say.
Around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, officers received reports of people driving erratically on scooters and e-bikes around the city and harassing people.
The group got off their vehicles near 35 Bedford St. and fled the area. The e-bikes were found under scaffolding.
Officers ran the VIN numbers for the e-bikes and learned one was stolen from New York.
During that process, five to six drivers returned.
Police arrested the 16-year-old who was the driver of the stolen e-bike.
While he was being taken into custody, officers found he had a stolen 9 mmm semi-automatic hand gun loaded with 10 rounds with him. His backpack also contained THC edibles and 32 grams of marijuana that police believed he was intending to sell.
The teen's charges include possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a pistol without a permit and possession of a high capacity magazine.
He was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center in Bridgeport because he was already on juvenile probation for previous and unrelated offenses.
