PSLPD finds gun after teen hides it in the woods.
PSLPD was called to the area of SE Walton Road and US Highway 1 for reports that a teen was in possession of a gun on March 27. The complainant told police that the teen was in the parking lot of Eastport Plaza. This is where the teen dropped a silver gun. The witness told police that the teen picked up the gun and ran toward US Highway 1.
Police put out a Be on the Lookout (BOLO) to other officers and SLCSO. A short time later SLCSO notified PSLPD that the teen was located. Then he was being taken to a hospital to be evaluated for psychological issues. Police gathered information that the teen ditched the gun in a wooded lot behind a business in the 9000 block of US 1.
PSLPD K-9 along with Crime Scene Investigators, armed with a water proof metal detector, converged on the wooded area. K-9 narrowed the search down to a specific area of the woods. Ths allowed for the CSI to locate the gun through the use of the metal detector. Police recovered a LLama Cal.380 pistol partially buried in the dirt with brush covering it from view.
PSLPD finds gun after teen hides it in the woods
There are no charges pending in this case.
