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<p>HAZLETON &#8212; City police have charged a teenager with possessing a handgun reported stolen in 2013.</p><p>Emmanuel Figueroa Ramos, 19, of East Hemlock Street, Hazleton, was arraigned Friday by District Judge Joseph Spagnuolo Jr. in Plains Township on charges of receiving stolen property and firearms not to be carried without a license.</p><p>Figueroa Ramos was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $500,000 bail.</p><p>According to a criminal complaint:</p><p>Police investigated a domestic disturbance involving Figueroa Ramos and a woman at his residence March 15. An officer was interviewing Figueroa Ramos but left to assist at an unrelated incident involving gunfire.</p><p>The officer returned and learned Figueroa Ramos had an outstanding warrant in Luzerne County Juvenile Court.</p><p>During an interview, Figueroa Ramos told police he had a handgun concealed in his waistband when the officer initially spoke to him prior to leaving. When the officer left, Figueroa Ramos gave the handgun to another juvenile to hide.</p><p>Police located the handgun in a plastic bag with ammunition buried under a snow pile in the area of Holly Street and Fulton Court.</p><p>Police said the handgun was fully loaded and was reported stolen to state police at Wyoming in 2013.</p><style>
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Hazleton teen charged with possessing stolen handgun