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Three teens were arrested last night after police spotted the group walking down Wilkinson Avenue with a sawed off shotgun, according to a police report.

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JERSEY CITY -- Three teenagers, including a 14-year-old, were arrested last night after police spotted them walking down Wilkinson Avenue with a loaded sawed off shotgun, according to a police report.

Just before 9 p.m., officers with the Street Crimes Unit noticed the three teens -- ages 14, 17 and 19 -- passing through the Ocean Avenue intersection, police said.

One of the teens was carrying a large item on the inside of his jacket while a second was trying to mask his face with a hood, the report states.

Police became suspicious of the group and continued to watch them as they walked east on Wilkinson Avenue and then turn onto Randolph Avenue, cops said.

Officers called for backup and attempted to apprehend the group. The two younger teens stopped when police officers flashed their badges, but 19-year-old Jae-lin Bryant took of running through a backyard, police said.

Bryant was arrested a few houses over, according to the report, which also states that he resisted arrest.

Police found Bryant had a J.C. Higgins Model 101.1 Sears Roebuck Company 20 Gauge sawed off shotgun, which was loaded with one round, the report states.

Bryant was treated at Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health for a laceration to his right cheek and was the taken into police custody, police said.

The two juveniles are charged with conspiracy, possession of a firearm by a minor, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, prohibited weapons and devices, and unlawful possession of a loaded riffle, Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said.

Bryant was charged with conspiracy, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, prohibited weapons and devices, unlawful possession of a loaded riffle, resisting arrest, obstruction, and using a minor to commit an offense, Morrill said.

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