A 17-year-old was arrested yesterday for carrying a loaded gun.
The teen was charged with criminal possession of a weapon after police approached him near Sayres Avenue and 167th Street when they saw him adjust his waistband.
He told cops he was carrying a gun. The plain clothes police searched the teen and found a loaded 9mm firearm.
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