By John Hilliard / Staff Writer
GateHouse News Service
Posted Mar 05, 2010 @ 12:38 PM
Last update Mar 05, 2010 @ 12:39 PM
Brookline — Brookline police say a Newton man was drunk when he carried a loaded handgun into the main library branch on Wednesday afternoon and accidentally left it behind with his jacket.
Robert Mosher, 48, of 86 Moulton St., Newton, was arrested March 3 and charged with possession of a firearm under the influence of liquor, unlawful possession of a firearm, improper storage of a firearm, and possession of ammunition, according to Brookline Police Sgt. Robert Disario.
Disario said library workers found Mosher’s dark leather jacket, which had a heavy metallic object inside, as they were closing up around 9 p.m. Wednesday, and notified police.
In one pocket, officers found a .38 caliber Colt Mustang semi-automatic handgun with a loaded magazine plus a cell phone. There was no bullet in the gun’s chamber, Disario said.
Brookline’s main library is across the street from the police station and next door to Town Hall.
Police reviewed surveillance footage of the library’s entrance from that day, and a detective investigating the incident recognized Mosher entering the library at 1:39 p.m. while wearing the dark leather jacket, Disario said.
Brookline police went to Mosher’s Newton home, along with an escort from Newton police, and arrested him around 11 p.m. Wednesday night, Disario said.
Mosher, who is not licensed to carry a gun, gave no reason for carrying the weapon into the library, Disario said.
GateHouse News Service
Posted Mar 05, 2010 @ 12:38 PM
Last update Mar 05, 2010 @ 12:39 PM
Brookline — Brookline police say a Newton man was drunk when he carried a loaded handgun into the main library branch on Wednesday afternoon and accidentally left it behind with his jacket.
Robert Mosher, 48, of 86 Moulton St., Newton, was arrested March 3 and charged with possession of a firearm under the influence of liquor, unlawful possession of a firearm, improper storage of a firearm, and possession of ammunition, according to Brookline Police Sgt. Robert Disario.
Disario said library workers found Mosher’s dark leather jacket, which had a heavy metallic object inside, as they were closing up around 9 p.m. Wednesday, and notified police.
In one pocket, officers found a .38 caliber Colt Mustang semi-automatic handgun with a loaded magazine plus a cell phone. There was no bullet in the gun’s chamber, Disario said.
Brookline’s main library is across the street from the police station and next door to Town Hall.
Police reviewed surveillance footage of the library’s entrance from that day, and a detective investigating the incident recognized Mosher entering the library at 1:39 p.m. while wearing the dark leather jacket, Disario said.
Brookline police went to Mosher’s Newton home, along with an escort from Newton police, and arrested him around 11 p.m. Wednesday night, Disario said.
Mosher, who is not licensed to carry a gun, gave no reason for carrying the weapon into the library, Disario said.