In a series of incidents spanning the Boston area, Massachusetts State Police have arrested four juveniles connected to the theft of three motor vehicles and multiple gun charges, as reported by NBC Boston. The string of auto thefts includes a white Volkswagen Jetta stolen from Boston, a Jeep Grand Cherokee from Milton, and a white Honda CR-V from Braintree, with the latter two recovered in Dedham.
On Friday night, the suspects were spotted by troopers in a silver Honda Pilot making a suspicious maneuver near the scene of the stolen vehicles, the driver then claimed to be a rideshare operator, and among the panic, a boy attempted an escape by jumping from the moving vehicle, unsuccessfully as state police swiftly apprehended three suspects with the fourth found later hiding behind a business on River Street, all thanks to the collaboration between Dedham and Boston police, as State Police acknowledged.
During the investigation, State Police discovered a haul of four firearms in the rideshare vehicle, one with an illegal switch device converting it to fully automatic firepower and another brandishing a defaced serial number, these details per a statement obtained by The Boston Globe. According to police, the recovered weapons included "large capacity magazines," amplifying the severity of the charges against the youths.
The suspects carried with them a history detailed by several outstanding warrants for offenses including armed robbery, home invasion, and firearm infractions, the youths now face additional charges which include possession of a machine gun, to which one faces the additional charge of resisting arrest, police then ordered the youths to be held without bail, transferring them to the Department of Youth Services, as conveyed by the State Police. Anyone with tips on auto theft or illegal firearms is encouraged to reach out to the local or state law enforcement agencies.
