Man With Stolen Atlanta PD Gun Wanted By Stoughton Police

STOUGHTON, MA — Police in Stoughton are asking for the public's assistance with finding a man wanted for possessing a gun stolen from an Atlanta police officer.

While responding to a disturbance at the Bell Apartment Complex on Technology Center Drive, officers learned from a witness that the wanted person, identified as 22-year-old Jalen Wilkinson, was in possession of a gun. A police investigation turned up ammunition and identification tying Wilkinson to the rounds, but no weapon.

With Wilkinson away from the scene, a perimeter was setup and a K9 unit that specializes in gun detection was called in, police said. While the K9 unit was on their way, an officer found a backpack with a loaded .40 caliber Glock in a wooded area behind a garage. The rounds in the firearm are a match to the rounds found earlier, according to police.

The K9 unit was unable to located Wilkinson.

Officers learned that the weapon was stolen from an Atlanta police officer in 2016.

Wilkinson is now wanted on a probation warrant and police are seeking an arrest warrant for charges of possession of a firearm without a license, possession of a large capacity feeding device, unlawful possession of ammunition, improper storage of a firearm, and receiving stolen property. He is described as about 5'10" and 135 pounds with short black hair. He was last seen wearing black jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt with a white t shirt underneath, and athletic sandals.

Police ask that you not approach Wilkinson if you see him. If you know of Wilkinson's location, you are asked to call the Stoughton Police Department at 781-344-2424.

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