Worcester Teen Arrested With Defaced Gun In Green Hill Park: Police

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester police arrested a 16-year-old over the weekend after finding the teen carrying an untraceable gun, the department reported.

Worcester police pulled over a driver just before 11:30 p.m. Friday inside Green Hill Park, which was closed at the time. Police said an expired registration sticker incited the traffic stop.

"Officers observed the passenger to be breathing heavily and positioning his body in a way to shield his fanny pack. The operator and the passenger were ordered out of the vehicle. A detective recovered a gun inside of the fanny pack," police said in a news release.

Police said the loaded gun did not have a serial number or any other markings. The teen was arrested on charges including mutilating the serial number of a gun, possession a gun with a large capacity, possession of ammunition without a license, carrying a gun without a license, and carrying a loaded gun without a license.

Police released the driver of the car with a verbal warning.