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Wilmington Police have arrested five juveniles – two on gun charges – following a trespassing complaint.

On September 7 at approximately 5:48 p.m., police responded to the 2600 block of North Tatnall Street regarding a complaint of subjects trespassing. Police located five juveniles, and recovered a loaded .45-caliber handgun – which had been reported stolen out of West Virginia – and ammunition.

All five juveniles were taken into custody without incident.

Two of the juveniles – a 16-year-old male and a 15-year-old male – have been charged with the following offenses:

• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
• Carrying a Concealed Firearm
• Receiving a Stolen Firearm
• Criminal Trespassing

They were both arraigned in New Castle County Family Court and given $26,000 secured bail.

The other three juveniles – a 16-year-old male, a 14-year-old male and a 12-year-old male – were charged with criminal trespassing. They were each arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and released on $1,000 unsecured bail.