A teenager was taken into custody in Salinas on saturday for possession of a firearm. at 6 p.m., officers on the violence suppression unit made contact with a group of juveniles in laurel heights park. a 17-year-old boy took off running, but was apprehended by officers. he was found to have a loaded, 357-magnum revolver in his pants pocket. the teen was arrested and booked into monterey county jail.