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Evansville Police Department
Wednesday March 9th, 2016 :: 09:00 a.m. CST

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Stolen handgun recovered during 'person with a gun' investigation

Evansville Police arrested 22 year old DEVONTAE WADDELL on weapon and theft charges following a 911 call about a man with a gun in the 1000 block of W. Delaware St on Tuesday afternoon.
Officers were called to the area around 5:30pm when a citizen saw a man, later identified as Waddell, with a handgun. Waddell left in a vehicle that was stopped by police a short time later.
During the investigation, Officers found a loaded handgun in the vehicle. A check of the gun's serial number showed it had been reported stolen in Madisonville Kentucky.
Waddell was arrested for Possession of a Handgun Without a Permit and Receiving a Stolen Handgun.

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Evansville Police Department
15 Northwest Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Evansville, IN 47708

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