By Tim Mastro

DOVER — City officers arrested a 15-year-old Dover male on weapons charges following a trespassing complaint Saturday.

The investigation began at approximately 1:50 a.m., when police received a call about a suspect going through a vehicle in the 400 block of Worchester Drive.

Dover Police Department spokesman Master Cpl. Ryan Schmid said officers located the teen in the area of Thames and Trafalgar drives and attempted to contact him. The suspect fled and, while running, threw a handgun from his jacket pocket and continued, Cpl. Schmid said.

The teen was eventually taken into custody without further incident, and officers recovered a loaded Polymer80 9-milimeter handgun near the area he was running, police said. The suspect was also found in possession of a screwdriver and wrench, and further investigation revealed he was attempting to steal vehicles, according to Cpl. Schmid.

The 15-year-old male was transported to Dover Police and arraigned through Justice of the Peace Court No. 7. He was committed to Stevenson House on $12,600 cash bail on two counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and one count of possession of burglars tools, tampering with physical evidence, possession of marijuana, resisting arrest and second-degree trespassing.