Teens Brought BB Gun To High School: Police

YORKTOWN, NY — Two teens were accused of bringing an inoperable BB gun to their high school.

The Yorktown Police Department said the boys, ages 13 and 14, were both charged with juvenile delinquency, with the underlying charge being unlawful possession of a weapon under 16.

According to police, around 10 a.m. Oct. 18, officers were sent to Yorktown High School to investigate a report of a weapon that was seen in the school.

The investigation led to two teens being identified and subsequently arrested for the incident.

After contact was made, both teens voluntarily turned themselves in with a parent present.

The teens were processed and issued appearance tickets for the charges.

They were released on their own recognizance to a parent to appear in the Westchester County Department of Probation on Nov. 21 for the 14-year-old and Nov. 22 for the 13-year-old.

CLARIFICATION: This article was modified from its original version to clarify that the weapon the teens were accused of bringing to school was a BB gun that was incapable of firing. Patch's original article never referred to the weapon as a firearm. Patch reached out to the Yorktown Police Department to ask what kind of weapon the teens were accused of having and was told they couldn't go into further detail because of the ages of the teens. The Yorktown Police Department later clarified that the “weapon” was a BB gun in an inoperable state, and the department does not believe that either of the children ever possessed a firearm on school grounds or anywhere else. Yorktown Superintendent Ronald Hattar sent a letter to the community at the time of the original incident and Friday explaining what the district was told by the police — that it resembled a gun and was not capable of firing. He emphasized both times that the students and staff were not in harm's way.