A 15-year-old boy was arrested Friday afternoon at Visalia Mall after security reported he might be carrying a firearm, authorities said.

Just after 2:30 p.m., mall security notified officers that a teenager appeared to have a weapon. Using video surveillance, security located the boy and observed what looked like a firearm in his waistband.

Visalia Police officers responded and confirmed the weapon was a replica firearm.

The juvenile was arrested without incident and booked into the Tulare County Juvenile Detention Facility for displaying a replica firearm in public, the department said.

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