14-year-old arrested in Tewksbury for pointing gun at mail carrier – Boston 25 News

TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts – A 14-year-old was arrested and faces charges for allegedly pointing a gun at a United States Postal Service (UPS) mail carrier on Tuesday, police said.

The teenager allegedly pointed a gun at the postal worker on Shawheen Street around 11 a.m. Tuesday before getting into a car and speeding away. Tewksbury police followed the car down Whipple Road to Tomahawk Drive, where the driver jumped out of the vehicle and ran away.

A Boston 25 News photographer observed heavily armed officers and canine units searching the area around Nightingale Lane for the suspect.

A handgun was found behind a house on nearby Grasshopper Lane, but the suspect remained at large.

Tewksbury police said they obtained an arrest warrant Thursday and took the teenager into custody in Lowell.

“I want to thank our detectives and officers for their outstanding work, which allowed us to make an arrest and close the case,” said Police Chief Ryan Columbus. “I also want to thank the Lowell Police Department for their assistance.”

The 14-year-old is accused of assault with a dangerous weapon, receiving stolen goods and possession of a weapon without an FID. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Lowell Juvenile Court on Thursday.

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