The Fifth Squad reports the arrest of a Juvenile for Criminal Possession of a Weapon that occurred on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 1:50 p.m. in West Hempstead.
According to detectives, Fifth Precinct Officers responded to West Hempstead High School located at 400 Nassau Boulevard for the report of a recovered firearm. A 15-year-old male juvenile was involved in an altercation with a student from Hempstead High School the week prior. The information relayed to the school prompted a search of the juvenile’s locker. A loaded firearm was recovered from inside the students bookbag. The student was detained by school staff prior to police arrival and he was subsequently arrested without incident.
The juvenile defendant is charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree. He will be arraigned on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at the Youth Section of First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.