Capitola Police arrested a 17 year old male after they found a sawed-off shotgun in his car during a traffic stop.
According to CPD, officers saw the juvenile driving a pickup on Capitola Road on a license that was suspended for prior hit-and-run crashes.
During the traffic stop, the driver was ordered out of the vehicle, and police spotted a sawed-off 12-gauge semi-auto shotgun inside the cab. They also found dangerous mortar-style fireworks.
The suspect is facing several felony firearms charges and driving on a suspended license with multiple priors. He was booked into Juvenile Hall.
The vehicle was towed. The incident is still under investigation.
Time to be tried as an adult and get him off the streets before something really bad hppens to someone….
Oh, wait what am i thinking? Just a misunderstood, oppressed juvenile.