SANTA ROSA, CA — A 17-year-old boy was arrested after officers found a loaded handgun under the right front passenger seat of a car stopped for a traffic violation, Santa Rosa police said Saturday.
The maroon sedan was pulled over on Marlow Road, just south of Jennings Lane, after its driver was seen to be a 16-year-old girl. With her were two teen boys, police said.
She was operating the vehicle under a provisional license that prohibits her from carrying passengers under the age of 20 without a licensed passenger who is at least 25, police said.
When the driver consented to a search of the vehicle, officers located the loaded Ruger handgun. The firearm had previously been reported to law enforcement as lost.
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