At approximately 5:30 p.m. Thursday members of the Springfield Police Department’s Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) recovered a loaded firearm, additional ammunition and arrested 19 year old Eric White of Chicopee.
On Thursday Detectives received information that Mr. White was in possession of a firearm. Shortly before 5:00 p.m. Detectives located Mr. White and conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Windemere Street and Carew Street. Detectives seized a loaded firearm with a laser attachment and additional ammunition.
19 year old Eric White of Chicopee is charged with:
• Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
• Carrying a Firearm without a License
• Possession of Ammunition without a FID Card
• Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle
• Uninsured Motor Vehicle
• Unregistered Motor Vehicle
• Arrest Warrant
– Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
– Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
– Failure to Stop for Police
– Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign
– Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License
– Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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