Two teenagers arrested after police find loaded guns in Birmingham
A teenage girl from Birmingham has been arrested after officers found a loaded handgun in a bedroom.
Officers raided a home in the Newtown area at 2pm on Sunday where they discovered the revolver.
The weapon was seized for forensic analysis while the 17-year-old was charged with possessing a banned weapon and possessing ammunition.
She has been bailed to appear at Birmingham Youth Court on February 21.
Earlier that day a 16-year-old boy was also arrested for having a gun - after a handgun was found discarded in the Hockley area.
Officers were sent to Hockley at 12.15am after a member of the public reported seeing men with a gun.
They chased a suspect car and motorbike until the bike crashed – with two suspects running off – but the car was followed into Park Road where the teenager was arrested.
A loaded handgun was later recovered a short distance away from where the bike crashed.
The 16-year-old, from Winson Green, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He has been bailed until next month, with conditions including an overnight curfew.
The barrel was found fully loaded with .44 Russian bullets
