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Suspect Arrested for Possessing Illegal Gun and Marijuana

by Ambria Washington

January 18, 2017

Categories: Be on the Lookout

Topics: Good Police Work, Seventh District

Suspect Arrested for Possessing Illegal Gun and Marijuana

Seventh District officers arrested Lance Lindsey (DOB: 02-03-1998) for possessing drugs and an illegal firearm.

The incident happened on January 13, 2017. At around 10:50 a.m., Seventh District officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 8300 block of Curran Road. Upon arrival, officers received a description of the subject who was responsible for firing the gunshots. When patrolling the area, officers observed a male in the 8500 block of Dinkins Road fitting the description that person was later identified as Lance Lindsey. 

Through the course of the investigation, officers found Lindsey was in possession of a black semi-automatic handgun inside of his waistband and an orange medicine bottle containing 10 individual small bags of marijuana.

If you have any other information on this suspect, please contact Seventh District detectives at 658-6070 or contact CrimeStoppers at 822-1111 or toll free at 1-800-903-7867.