Springfield Police Department

SPD FIU Detectives Seize Loaded Firearm after Traffic Stop


SPD FIU Detectives Seize Loaded Firearm after Traffic Stop

Springfield, Mass. — On Friday February 27th at approximately 12:15 a.m., members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) under the direction of Sergeant Evan Donermeyer arrested 18-year-old Alex Rosa and seized an illegal loaded firearm.  

For the past several months, FIU Detectives have been investigating Rosa for the illegal possession of a firearm.  On Thursday, Detectives received information that Rosa was currently in possession of a firearm.  Detectives located Rosa in West Springfield and conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Main Street and Carew Street.  

Detectives located a firearm on the passenger seat floor where Rosa had been sitting, and he was placed under arrest.  The other three four occupants of the vehicle were released.  

18-year-old Alex Rosa of Springfield is charged with:

  • Carrying a Firearm without a License
  • Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License