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14-year-old arrested after gun incident with mailman in Massachusetts.

Police in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, said a 14-year-old Lowell youth was arrested and charged with pointing a firearm at a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier earlier this week. Police said the teen is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (firearm), receiving stolen motor vehicle and possession of a firearm without an FID. The teen was taken into custody Thursday afternoon. Earlier this week, police released an image of a man they believe may have pointed a gun at a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier before fleeing, sparking an extensive search of a neighborhood in that city on Tuesday. The search focused on the area around Chandler Street and Euclid Road. Police said at around 11:04 a.m. Tuesday, a masked man pointed a firearm at a letter carrier in the area of ​​483 Shawsheen St. The U.S. Postal Service said the letter carrier was at a gas station on the corner of Main and Shawsheen streets when a vehicle pulled up next to them. “While they were parked, the letter carrier noticed a car pull up next to their USPS vehicle and an occupant suspected of pointing a gun at the letter carrier. The letter carrier quickly put the vehicle in gear and fled,” the statement said. The letter carrier drove to another location to report the incident, police said. The letter carrier was not robbed and is physically unharmed, the USPS said. Tewksbury police went to the area and saw a stolen red Hyundai Sonata driving at a high rate of speed on Whipple Road. Officers followed the vehicle to the area of ​​Tomahawk Drive, where the driver jumped out of the vehicle and fled. Several local and state police members and K-9 teams were seen in the area by Sky5. The Massachusetts State Police Airwing was also over the area. Police said a firearm was seized in Grasshopper Lane.

TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts —

According to police in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, a 14-year-old Lowell youth was arrested and charged with threatening a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier with a firearm earlier this week.

According to police, the teenager is accused of assault with a dangerous weapon (firearm), receiving stolen goods and possession of a firearm without an FID.

The teenager was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon.

Earlier this week, police released an image of a man they believe may have pointed a gun at a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier before fleeing, sparking a large-scale search in a neighborhood in that city on Tuesday.

The search focused on the area around Chandler Street and Euclid Road.

Police said that around 11:04 a.m. Tuesday, a masked man pointed a firearm at a mail carrier in the area of ​​483 Shawsheen St.

Tewksbury Police

Image of a man wanted in connection with the Tewksbury raid.

The U.S. Postal Service said the mail carrier was at a gas station on the corner of Main and Shawsheen streets when a vehicle pulled up next to him.

“While parking, the mail carrier noticed a car pull up next to his USPS vehicle and an occupant pointed what was believed to be a weapon at the mail carrier. The mail carrier quickly put the vehicle in gear and fled,” the statement said.

The mail carrier drove to another location to report the incident, police said. The mail carrier was not robbed and was physically unharmed, the USPS said.

Tewksbury Police responded to the scene and observed a stolen red Hyundai Sonata traveling at a high rate of speed on Whipple Road. Officers followed the vehicle to the area of ​​Tomahawk Drive, where the driver jumped out of the vehicle and fled.

Sky5 showed several local and state police and canine units in the neighborhood. The Massachusetts State Police Air Wing was also over the area.

According to police, a firearm was seized in Grasshopper Lane.

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