DORCHESTER, MA — A 17-year-old male was arrested on firearm charges Tuesday night after officers recovered a loaded handgun during a pat frisk.
Officers assigned to District C-11 were on patrol near the intersection of Dakota Street and Washington Street at approximately 9:09 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2026, when they observed three individuals walking in the area.
As officers approached, the individuals became hypervigilant of the marked police cruiser, and officers recognized one of them from a prior arrest.
The individuals then entered a nearby convenience store, and officers followed them inside.
Officers believed one individual to be a missing juvenile.
As officers approached the group, one individual repeatedly looked toward his waistband.
Fearing the individual may be armed, officers conducted a pat frisk.
During the frisk, officers felt what they believed to be a firearm, at which point a struggle ensued as the suspect resisted officers’ attempts to place him in handcuffs.
Additional units responded to the scene, and all three individuals were detained.
A firearm was recovered from one suspect’s waistband and was determined to be a Taurus G2C loaded with twelve rounds in the magazine.
After further investigation, the other two individuals were promptly released.
The 17-year-old male is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on charges of delinquent to wit; firearm carry without a license, delinquent to wit; firearm possession, large capacity, delinquent to wit; possession of ammunition without an FID card, delinquent to wit; firearm carry without a license, loaded, and delinquent to wit; resist arrest.
