Crime & Safety

Stoughton Teen Arrested In Boston Armed Robbery: Police

A delivery driver told Boston police one of the teens pointed a gun at him, while two others stole his belongings.

STOUGHTON, MA — Three teenagers, including a 17-year-old Stoughton boy, were arrested Friday after Boston police said the teens robbed a food delivery driver at gunpoint.

Around 4:40 p.m., Boston police were called to the 500th block of Columbia Road after reports of an armed robbery. The man told police one of the teens pointed a gun at his head, while the other two stole his belongings.

Police searched the area and found a hole in a fence near the house the driver was delivering to. The hole led officer to the back of a home in the 200th block of Brunswick Street, where police said they saw a teen looking out the third-floor window. Police said they found the three teens there, and two of them were in possession of the delivery driver's stolen property.

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Officers were granted a search warrant, and police said they found a handgun with 11 rounds of ammunition and a large capacity feeding device.

The Stoughton teen was charged with armed robbery and trespassing, as were two 17-year-old boys from Brighton and Mattapan. The Brighton teen was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.

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