Man arrested for firearm possession without license in Spring Garden
A man was arrested Friday in Spring Garden for possessing a firearm with an altered serial number, police said.
Pittsburgh detectives observed James Kendrick with a heavy, weighted object in his pocket, which was believed to be a firearm, when they were patrolling the area of Rhine Street and Buente Street.
Kendrick, 29, of Turtle Creek, was known to police to be a person who is not permitted to to possess a weapon, police reported.
When he was approached by detectives, who identified themselves as Pittsburgh police, Kendrick fled on foot, according to police.
“Following a short pursuit, he was detained, and the object in his pocket was confirmed to be a firearm with an obliterated serial number,” police said.
Kendrick was then interviewed at police headquarters and arrested, police said
He is charged with possession of a firearm with an altered manufacturer’s number, carrying a firearm without a license, evading arrest or detention on foot and prohibited acts, according to police.
Police said Kendrick was transported to Allegheny County Jail.
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.
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