The man, who was carrying a stolen handgun but did not threaten anyone with it, was apprehended without incident, police said.
A 31-year-old man armed with a stolen gun is in custody after he allegedly stole a sailboat from a pier near Penn’s Landing and took it two miles down the Delaware River until he was caught, police said.Around 6:40 p.m., police were notified that an unoccupied sailboat was taken from a pier just south of the Ben Franklin Bridge, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.Advertisement
The police Marine Unit and the U.S. Coast Guard responded and stopped the boat about two miles south near the Walt Whitman Bridge, Small said. Pojar was apprehended without incident, Small said. When caught, Pojar told police he worked for a “federal agency” and that he was carrying a firearm. No one was hurt and Pojar did not threaten anyone with the stolen gun, which was fully loaded, Small said.
Steve Mink, owner of Liberty Sailing School, said there was a friendly race being held among members of the Liberty Sailing Club, when they noticed one of their boats departing with a man who was not a member.Staff writer Jesse Bunch contributed to this article.
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