By WMAY Newsroom
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Springfield police, with the help of a K-9 unit, have recovered a loaded handgun and arrested a man suspecting of ditching it during a foot chase.
Police say they received a report of a suspect in illegal possession of a firearm. Officers located the subject in the 1300 block of South Grand Avenue East Saturday evening, but say he fled on foot. After a brief chase, police arrested 26-year-old Arthur McClain. Afterwards, retracing the path of the chase with the K-9 unit, the dog,named Chaos, located the revolver. McClain is being held on multiple charges, including unlawful possession of a weapon by a street gang member.
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