Arlington PD To Participate In Gun Buyback Program

ARLINGTON, MA — The Arlington Police Department will participate in the Middlesex Sheriff's gun buyback program this month. It will join the Cambridge, Newton, Watertown and Belmont police departments, as well as local community and faith-based organizations, to offer residents the option of turning in unwanted weapons.

"We are grateful for the relationships we have developed with our stake holders and neighboring agencies that have assisted us in making our homes safer," Acting Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty said in a statement. "The success of previous gun buyback events, which have allowed numerous residents to safely dispose of unwanted firearms, demonstrates the need for these programs in the community."

Since 2013, the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office has assisted 11 municipal departments, with 20 total buybacks, resulting in nearly 1,000 unwanted weapons turned in.

Here's when the buybacks will be held:

June 8 in Cambridge from 9 a.m. – 12 Noon at the Reservoir Church (170 Rindge Ave.) and Pentecostal Tabernacle (77 Columbia St.)

June 15 in Newton from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at The Second Church (61 Chestnut St.)

June 22 in Watertown from 9 a.m. – 12 Noon at the First Parish Church (35 Church St.)

June 29 in Arlington from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Department of Public Works (51 Grove St.)