Dorchester woman facing firearm charges after traffic stop

Maria Papadopoulos
·1 min read

A Dorchester woman is facing gun charges after police said they found a loaded 9 mm Springfield Armory Hellcat in her vehicle during a traffic stop.

Angie Garcia, 29, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.

At about 9:16 p.m. Saturday, officers saw a motor vehicle with heavily-tinted windows, traveling on Washington Street towards Columbia Road. Police stopped the vehicle, and Garcia tried to walk away from officers, police said.

The 9 mm found inside her vehicle had one round in the chamber and ten rounds in the magazine, police said.

Garcia is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court.

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