The good news that I took away from this story is that there actually are plain clothes officers walking around Pershing Field. If I ever fail a drug test I would blame the kids hanging around smoking weed in the "darkened areas" of Pershing Field while I am running.

Kid in park with toy gun points gun at ground.

now, if the boy had been shot, people would be up in arms. many people should be prohibited from having children because they don't know how to raise them!

Ken Thorbourne | The Jersey Journal

A 15-year-old was charged last night with resisting arrest and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes after he allegedly pointed a fake firearm at a police officer at Pershing Field in the Jersey City Heights, police reports say.

Two plainclothes officers were patrolling the complex around 9 p.m. last night when one of the officers noticed a group of 15 to 17 males in a darkened area near the VFW hall, reports say.

As the officer got closer, he saw that the boy in the middle of the pack was holding what appeared to be a rifle and he heard the weapon make a "click" sound, report say.

With his badge showing and weapon drawn, the officer approached the group and yelled, "Police, drop it!"

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