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Auto Crime Enforcement Section Arrests Teen in Stolen Vehicle with Firearm

For Immediate Release: Monday, December 4, 2023

Gaithersburg, MD – A 16-year-old from Gaithersburg has been arrested in possession of a stolen vehicle with a loaded firearm.  
 

On Thursday, November 16, 2023, at approximately 10:30 p.m., detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police- Auto Crime Enforcement Section (ACES) observed a stolen 2023 Honda Accord in the 12100 block of Darnestown Road. After approaching the stolen vehicle, ACES detectives located the 16-year-old in the driver seat with a loaded Taurus 9mm semiautomatic firearm in his pocket. The teen was apprehended without incident.   

 

Further investigation revealed that on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, the car keys to the stolen Honda had been taken during a theft from auto of a 2023 Toyota Camry. 

 

The teen has been transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit and has been charged as an adult with multiple auto theft, firearm, and theft from auto related charges. The teen is currently awaiting extradition to Washington D.C., for robbery charges. 

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Release ID: 23-696
Media Contact: CTDurham 
Categories: vehicle-theft