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Police: Lodi Boy, 12, Had Loaded Sawed-Off Rifle

LODI (CBS13) - Police in Lodi have arrested a 12-year-old boy who was armed with a loaded sawed-off rifle.

The arrest happened late Saturday night. Lodi police say one of their sergeants contacted a pair of suspicious juveniles near Milles Avenue and Holly Drive.

The sergeant soon discovered that one of the boys had a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle concealed in his front waistband. The weapon was loaded, police say.

The 12-year-old boy was arrested and is now facing several firearms-related charges, plus an added charge of resisting arrest.

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