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Teen with loaded handgun and drugs arrested by Heber Police

Heber City Police Vehicle. Photo: Heber City Police

HEBER CITY, Utah – A 14-year-old boy was arrested by Heber City Police last week after being found with a loaded handgun in his backpack. Police also found drugs and other drug paraphernalia in the backpack.

Police responded to the home, which was not his own, after receiving an anonymous tip that the boy had a gun on Friday, Oct. 25. He was arrested for more than one weapons crime.

Heber City Police Sgt. Josh Weishar said the 14-year-old has had other run-ins with police. Currently, the boy is being held at the Slate Juvenile Detention Center in Provo.

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Marina Knight began her career in journalism working for The Stowe Reporter in 2003, where she was a staff writer and later the publication’s Web Editor. She covered the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and 2010, and has worked as a freelance writer covering outdoor topics as well as art criticism. Most recently, Knight was Editor-in-Chief of SkiRacing.com. She has won multiple awards from the New England Newspaper Association for environmental reporting, feature writing and art criticism. She lives with her family in Park City. In her free time you’ll find her in the mountains

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