Cops Stop Armed, Runaway Teen On Greyhound Bus At Port Authority Terminal

Port Authority police arrested a 13-year-old runaway teen at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City after finding him in possession of a loaded Glock .40 caliber handgun on Friday evening.

According to the Port Authority Police Department, officers from its Youth Services unit learned that the teen left Wythe County, Virginia, and was in possession of a handgun and ammunition and headed to New York via Greyhound bus.

“Port Authority Police Sgt. Hector Martinez and Lt. Bailey of the PAPD Youth Services Unit reported with other officers to the security booths inside the terminal for the incoming buses from Virginia,” Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo stated. “The officers spread out throughout the lower level arrivals area of the bus terminal with a description and other information.”

Officer Len Guzman spotted the teen as he exited the arriving bus, and plainclothes officers approached the boy and identified themselves.

At that time, the teen told police that a gun was inside his bag, Pentangelo stated.

Police arrested the teen and after searching his bag, found the loaded Glock, along with twenty-nine .40 caliber and fifty .45-caliber rounds of ammunition.

The teen stated he wanted the gun “for protection,” officers said.

Photo caption: From left, Steve Famiglietti, Dennis Novello, Len Guzman, Hector Martinz, Jason Bailey

Photo: Port Authority of NY/NJ