Salem Police Stop 3 Armed Robbery Suspects, Seize Loaded Guns, Ammunition

SALEM, MA — Three men are facing armed robbery and gun charges after Salem police said they stopped a vehicle reported to be connected to a robbery in Chelsea in the area of Congress and Leavitt streets on Tuesday night.

Police said they identified the vehicle matching a "Be on the Lookout" report out of Chelsea and initiated a traffic stop.

Upon searching the vehicle, police said they found a 15-year-old, 19-year-old and 20-year-old in possession of four guns, including one with a "switch" device making it capable of being an automatic firearm, and one untraceable "ghost gun."

Police said three of the four guns were loaded , with one fitted with a 50-round drum magazine.

The two adults and one juvenile were arrested without incident, police said.

Carlos Lopez Palencia, 20, of Lawrence, is facing three counts of possession of a large capacity feeding device, two counts of possession of a large capacity firearm, one count of possession of a firearm, four counts of possession of ammunition without an FID car, one count of receiving an untraceable firearm, one count of possession of a firearm without an FID card and one count of carrying a loaded firearm without a license.

Ferman Franklin Juarez Jr, 19, of Lynn is facing three counts of possession of a large capacity feeding device, two counts of possession of a large capacity firearm, one count of possession of a machine gun, four counts of possession of ammunition without an FID car, one count of receiving an untraceable firearm, one count of possession of a firearm without an FID card and one count of carrying a loaded firearm without a license.

The 15-year-old juvenile, whose name was not released because of age, is facing three counts of possession of a large capacity feeding device subsequent offense, two counts of possession of a large-capacity firearm, possession of a machine gun, four counts of possession of ammunition without an FID Card, receiving an untraceable firearm, possession of a firearm without an FID card and carrying a loaded firearm without a license.