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WPD Officers Arrest Male for Carrying an Illegal Gun

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/22/2025 9:35 am

On September 22, 2025, at approximately 2:28 AM, Worcester Police officers observed a vehicle without a valid inspection sticker and conducted a stop at the intersection of Hollis and Gardner Streets. 

Officers approached the vehicle and observed an open container of alcohol while speaking with the male operator and male passenger. The passenger provided officers with a false name before officers confirmed he was twenty-four-year-old Alex Sanchez. Both males were told to exit the vehicle and were searched for weapons. A loaded gun was found in Sanchez’s waistband. Officers confirmed he did not have a license to carry. The Crime Scene Unit took possession of the gun.

Sanchez is charged with Possession of a firearm without an LTC/FID, Possession of Ammunition without and LTC/FID, Possession of Large capacity Firearm without an LTF/FID, Possession of large capacity feeding device, Carry a loaded firearm without an LTC/FID and Possession of an open container of alcohol. The driver was given a citation for the open container and operating an uninspected motor vehicle.