Shrewsbury – The Shrewsbury Police Department released this statement this afternoon:
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at approximately 1415 hours, Officer Kevin Caviston of the Shrewsbury Police Department, while on patrol in the area of Route 9 westbound near Quinsigamond Plaza, queried Massachusetts license plate 1RWZ57 that was on a 2001 Honda Civic. A result of the query showed that the vehicle was stolen out of the City of Worcester. A motor vehicle stop was conducted and the occupants were detained. During the roadside investigation, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun was located within the vehicle’s passenger area. None of the occupants in the vehicle possessed a valid License to Carry firearms (LTC). Inside the vehicle Officers also located additional ammunition and a substance believed to be heroin.
The following individuals were arrested and charged with:
REINALDO PAGAN OCASIO 54 Salem Street Fitchburg MA
266/60: Receiving stolen motor vehicle
269/10: Possess Large Capacity Firearm
269/10M: Possess Large Capacity Magazine
269/10/G Possess firearm without an FID card
274/7: Conspiracy
AYLA MERCEDES 24 Great Brook Valley Avenue Apt 2 Worcester MA
94C/32 Possession of Class A substance, Heroin
269/10: Possess Large Capacity Firearm
269/10M: Possess Large Capacity Magazine
269/10/G Possess firearm without an FID card
274/7: Conspiracy
MARJORIE ROJAS-SANTOS 139 Mechanic Street Apt 1 Southbridge MA
94C/32 Possession of Class A substance, Heroin
269/10: Possess Large Capacity Firearm
269/10M: Possess Large Capacity Magazine
269/10/G Possess firearm without an FID card
274/7: Conspiracy
