Crime & Safety
Too Real? Man Touting Replica Gun Arrested
The man had a warrant out for his arrest, but the focus was on his replica gun.
BOSTON, MA — A fake gun that looked a little too real triggered a police response Sunday and resulted with a man in prison.
Transit police responded around 1:15 p.m. to a report of a man with a gun. The officers spotted the man, who was getting on an MBTA bus from Forest Hills. Police approached the man - identified as 20-year-old Fernando Villalona of Roxbury - on the bus and observed what the believed to be a gun in the back of his waistline. (Subscribe to Boston Patch for more Hub news and alerts.)
Officers discovered the gun to be a replica, but there was a warrant out for Villalona's arrest. The warrant was out of West Roxbury District Court for trespassing. Police placed Villalona under arrest.
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