Two Dorchester men are facing criminal charges after police say they found a loaded gun with an obliterated serial number while searching through a stolen car on Wednesday.
Officers checking the registration of a passing motor vehicle in the area of Bernard and Kingsdale streets about 3:06 a.m. determined the vehicle and license plates had been reported stolen, according to Boston police.
Police say they approached the vehicle, which had pulled into a parking space on the street, and removed the operator, Shamika Cespedes, 27, of Dorchester, after informing her that the car had been reported stolen.
Officers then removed the passenger, Jerry Gray, 22, of Dorchester, and found that he was in possession of a loaded .380 caliber Ruger LCP II handgun with an obliterated serial number, police say.
Gray will be charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
Cespedes will be charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, according to police.
Both are scheduled to appear in Dorchester District Court.