Early Wednesday morning, a patrol officer observed a car traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed from an area where reports of a suspicious vehicle was car-prowling.
Just before 1:00 a.m., the officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Denny Way and Stewart Street and contacted the driver of the vehicle. The 16-year-old male did not have a valid driver’s license.
When police asked the driver to step out of the vehicle, a firearm was spotted under the driver’s seat. Officers placed the juvenile under arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Due to the easily accessible firearm in the vehicle, the male passenger was asked to step out of the vehicle and searched for weapons. Police recovered a loaded firearm from the 15-year-old male suspect’s waistband. He was also arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Both juvenile suspects were booked into the King County Child and Family Justice Center.
Police impounded the vehicle and obtained a search warrant to recover the firearm and other items from the interior.
The following was covered during the investigation of this incident:
- Two firearms
- Approximately $4,000 in cash
- Firearm accessories
