TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Tallahassee Police have arrested four, including two teenagers, on charges related to drugs and firearm possession, according to a TPD press release.
Officers said the arrests took place in the West Tharpe Street area as the department takes “proactive enforcement efforts” due to recent shootings in that area.
Two of the four arrests were made following a traffic stop, according to TPD. The department said their Violent Crime Response Team saw four people “acting suspiciously as they entered a vehicle carrying backpacks.” The detectives reportedly then stopped the vehicle after observing a traffic violation.
One passenger was carrying an AR-style pistol and after a search of the vehicle, police uncovered additional firearms, including a short-barreled rifle and multiple handguns. Another handgun was stolen, per TPD. Two arrests were made following this investigation.
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Another investigation in the same area saw two more arrests on drug charges and another firearm seizure.
Jabbarious Dudley, 18, was arrested for possession of a short-barreled rifle and one 17-year-old was arrested for possession of a machine gun, possession of a firearm by a minor and grand theft of a firearm. Zion Williams, 19, was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to sell and another 17-year-old was arrested for sale of marijuana and possession of a concealed firearm.
Chief Lawrence Revell said they will continue to focus effort in these areas.
“Every illegal firearm we remove from the streets represents a potential act of violence prevented and a step toward making our neighborhoods safer,” Revell said.
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