Fall River Police Arrest Four, Including Three Juveniles, for ‘Ghost Gun’

FALL RIVER (WBSM) — Fall River Police have arrested three juveniles and a 20-year-old and taken an illegal firearm off the street.

According to police, Vice, Gang and Intelligence detectives were conducting surveillance on November 14 when they developed information that a 16-year-old juvenile had a firearm in the Maple Gardens housing development.

Detectives were able to locate him along with another 16-year-old male. Police said that the two juveniles recognized the detectives and ran to a nearby vehicle, which then attempted to leave the area.

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Police said detectives stopped the vehicle and discovered a Polymer 80 “ghost gun” and a BB gun. Three juveniles and Angel Andres Martinez Malave, 20, were arrested as a result of the investigation.

Martinez Malave is charged with carrying a firearm without a license to carry, carrying a loaded firearm without a license to carry, possession of a large capacity firearm, being a person under 21 in possession of alcohol, and conspiracy.

A first 16-year-old male is charged with carrying a firearm without a license to carry, carrying a loaded firearm without a license to carry, possession of a large capacity firearm, and conspiracy.

The other 16-year-old male is charged with carrying a firearm without a license, disorderly conduct, carrying a loaded firearm without a license to carry, possession of a large capacity firearm, assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, being minor in possession of a BB gun, disturbing the peace while armed, and conspiracy. He also had an outstanding arrest warrant.

The third juvenile, a 17-year-old female, is charged with carrying a firearm without a license to carry, carrying a loaded firearm without a license to carry, possession of a large capacity firearm, possession of self-defense spray by a youthful offender, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace while armed, resisting arrest, and conspiracy.

“As you can see from the photograph, the Polymer 80 Ghost Gun and the BB gun bare a strong resemblance to one another,” police said in a release. “On a daily basis, our officers are tasked with making split-second decisions under these difficult circumstances.”