SANTA CRUZ POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A JUVENILE FOR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A LOADED GUN SEIZED FROM A STUDENT’S BACKPACK AT MISSION HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL YESTERDAY (THURS). THE 13-YEAR-OLD JUVENILE WAS HELD IN THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED TO TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. OFFICIALS SAY THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN WAS STOLEN OUT OF A HOME IN ARKANSAS TWO YEARS AGO. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE STUDENT CAME TO BE IN POSSESSION OF THE WEAPON. HE WAS BOOKED INTO JUVENILE HALL. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
