VBPD Makes Arrest for Stolen Firearm on 21st Street

On July 7, 2026, at approximately 1:33 a.m., a Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) supervisor conducted a traffic stop in the 2200 block of Cypress Avenue. A rear-seat passenger fled on foot carrying a rifle toward the 700 block of 21st Street.

Officers from the Ocean Front Community Oriented Police Squad (OCOP) established a perimeter, and the VBPD’s Special Operations K9 unit subsequently tracked the suspect, identified as a juvenile male. The individual was taken into custody without incident, and the firearm, equipped with an extended 30-round magazine, was successfully recovered.

A preliminary investigation determined the firearm was reported stolen from North Carolina. The suspect was also in possession of marijuana and oxycodone pills, which is a schedule I/II narcotic.

• Petitions for the juvenile were obtained, and he was charged with the following:
• Possession of a schedule I/II substance
• Possession of a firearm under the age of 18
• Possession of a firearm and a schedule I/II substance
• Possession of an extended magazine
• Possession of marijuana under 21
• Curfew

This incident remains under investigation by the Second Precinct. Anyone with information is asked to contact VBPD at (757)385-2700 or anonymously through Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or P3Tips.com. 

Note: The charges mentioned in this press release are accusations, and the arrested individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.