Crime & Safety
Jamaica Plain Teen Arrested at Back Bay Station with Loaded Gun
Transit Police say an officer noticed three male juveniles rolling marijuana cigarettes and in possession of a woman's purse and passport.

A Jamaica Plain teen was arrested Monday afternoon for having a loaded .22 caliber handgun at Back Bay Station, Transit Police said.
Police report a transit officer on patrol around 2 p.m. when he noticed three male juveniles on a bench. They were allegedly rolling marijuana cigarettes and in possession of a woman's purse and passport.
The officer said the juveniles could not explain why they had the purse or passport or who it belonged to.
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The officer said he then seized a loaded .22 caliber with bullets in the magazine from one of the juveniles, a 17-year-old. He was then arrested.
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