The Roseville Police Department have reportedly arrested six people over the last few weeks in connection to a commercial burglary ring, according to an official report.

James Eisner, Valiri Ryan, Brook Heston

According to Roseville PD, in mid-January 2014, a Roseville patrol officer stopped a suspicious vehicle in the middle of the night and arrested two people. During that stop, officers also reportedly recovered stolen property, which ultimately led to a month-long investigation of a commercial burglary ring operating in Roseville.

Over the past two weeks, detectives have reportedly served search warrants at two apartments and a storage unit, and have reportedly recovered stolen property from commercial burglaries in Roseville, as well as stolen IDs and evidence of marijuana sales.

During this time, Roseville PD reportedly arrested six individuals:

Robert Vance, Charles David Osborne, Raychell Pollard

• James Eisner, 40, of Roseville, on suspicion of identity theft, conspiracy, possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine and other related charges.
• Valiri Ryan, 27, of Roseville, on suspicion of identity theft, conspiracy, possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine and other related charges.
• Brook Heston, 42 of Roseville, on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale, keeping a place to sell drugs, possessing stolen property, and other related charges.
• Robert Vance, 44 of Citrus Heights, on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, assaulting a peace officer and other related charges.
• Charles David Osborne, 31, from the Roseville area, on suspicion of soliciting Heston to buy drugs.
• Raychell Karli Pollard, 32, from the Roseville area, on suspicion of soliciting Heston to buy drugs.

Detectives are reportedly continuing to work on the case to identify other burglary and identity theft victims. If you have any information, call Roseville Crime Stoppers at 916-783-STOP.

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BAKERSFIELD — A drug sweep through two separate Bakersfield neighborhoods on Wednesday resulted in six drug-related arrests.

The first, was at a home in the in the 2800 block of St Mary’s Street. According to officers from the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (CalMMET), a probation search was conducted at the residence on March 4, during which time they discovered what appeared to be methamphetamine packaged for sales, narcotics paraphernalia, items indicative of narcotics sales and marijuana

Sylvia Garcia, 38, was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sales, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and maintaining a residence for drug sales.

Later that day, officers then conducted a second search at a house in the 100 block of Sequoia Avenue, where they said they located several subjects after they had initially refused to open the door for them.

Five of the six were arrested at this house

Once inside, officers said they located suspected methamphetamine, narcotics paraphernalia and subjects that were under the influence of narcotics.

Guadalupe Ramos,48, was taken into custody for an outstanding warrant, possession of a controlled substance, and obstructing or delaying a peace officer, while 21-year-old Fernando Leal, 21-year-old Brittney Cox and 18-year-old Keith Post were all arrested and booked into the Kern County Jail for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

A juvenile was also located in the residence and was issued a citation for being in possession paraphernalia and released to a guardian.

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The Roseville Police Department has reportedly arrested a total of four people in two separate drug busts earlier this month, according to an official report.

On March 2, 2014, at 4:37pm, an officer reportedly made contact with two people and conducted a parole search on a hotel room in the 200 block of Harding Boulevard. The officer reportedly found evidence of methamphetamine sales.

Thomas Lee Cook and Chantel Marie Bunker

Thomas Lee Cook, 45, of Auburn, and Chantel Marie Bunker, 34 of North Las Vegas, were reportedly arrested in connection with suspected methamphetamine sales.

And on March 3, 2014, at 1:41am, a patrol officer reportedly checked on two people sitting in a vehicle in the 1000 block of Lead Hill. He reportedly searched their car and found more than 100 bags of vacuum-packaged marijuana in the car.

Patrick Barros, 31 of Chula Vista, and Amber Irene Tarp, 20 of Roseville, were reportedly arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale and other related charges.

Roseville’s Heritage Inn on Harding Blvd.

REDDING – The Shasta County Sheriff’s office and the local police, such as Redding PD, have been using a program called “Shasta’s Most Wanted” to corral some of the criminals who have been convicted or accepted a plea, and yet failed to show up for their sentencing. This program was launched last year, and involves distributing mugshots of those who are due to serve their sentence. A $250 reward is offered to people who can provide a tip on locating the wanted man or woman, who are sometimes even captured at their home. People with tips on anyone on the Most Wanted list can call SHASCOM at 530-245-6540, or the Secret Witness of Shasta County at 530-243-2319, or via their website at www.scsecretwitness.com/tip/htm.

The success rate has typically been about 70 percent captured, some on the same day or within a couple of days of the media release of the names and photos. The capture of the landmark 100th Most Wanted Criminal was not so easy however.

Happier times – Mike McCarley in a Facebook image

40-year-old Michael Edward McCarley appeared on the Most Wanted list in September of 2013. He had been charged with burglary and convicted, yet failed to appear for sentencing. After five months, he was finally located in Redding near the intersection of Hamilton Street and Freebridge Street. He was re-booked and will face sentencing once again, and face additional charges for failure to appear.

McCarley had a difficult year in 2012. It was reported that he had been struggling with drug addiction and seeking rehab assistance. He apparently began a program and had some success, however. He even posted a Facebook message in May saying “I havent done any drugs for thirty days people Im starting to get fat again. lol.”

His struggles, however, continued and by the end of July he was arrested for robbery, theft and brandishing a knife. He had stolen merchandise from Sportsman’s Warehouse on Hilltop Drive, and when someone tried to stop him, he then pulled a knife. He fled, but witnesses followed, and he was detained by deputies from Lassen County who happened to be at Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant. A comment on the story on KRCR by his ex-wife detailed his struggles to get help for his substance abuse issues.

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A man who has been in plenty of trouble in his home in Limerick, Montgomery County Pennsylvania for being involved in a methamphetamine distribution ring apparently got high and went nuts on the freeway in Santa Rosa.

At about 8:20 this morning, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Detectives were traveling along the Old Redwood Highway just past the Mendocino Avenue onramp to the 101, when they noticed several cars stopped on the freeway. According to a Sheriff’s press release, they saw a man there who appeared to be trying to get into at least 3 cars among those that had stopped when they saw him walking on the freeway. Detective Sergeant Michael Raasch and Detective Ryan Russell immediately left their car, jumping the six foot fence to intervene. Meanwhile, Detective Sean Jones drove the car around to get onto the freeway.

The man they were after, 37-year-old Troy David Dudas, appeared to be “extremely high” on drugs, and they attempted to apprehend him. After a struggle, they managed to handcuff him. More police units arrived on the scene, and Dudas became more violent, frothing at the mouth and speaking gibberish. They placed him in the maximum restraints available, and summoned an ambulance. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation prior to booking.

Cars line up at Starbucks on the right, the freeway where Dudas entered is on the left.

As the detectives pieced together the incident, they learned that he started near the Starbucks just adjacent to the west side of the Freeway, at Hopper and Cleveland. He had been walking through traffic, at one point jumping on the hood of a car, before climbing over the fence onto the freeway. It was then that he began stopping cars and trying to get in.

In 2012, Dudas had been arrested in Pennsylvania for his involvement with a huge meth trafficking ring. He had pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, dealing in unlawful proceeds , and conspiracy. He was said to be one of the main suppliers bringing meth from Philadelphia to Montgomery County, and was due to be sentenced to at least 5 to 7 years prison time. Reports from May 2013 said he was in jail, still waiting on his final sentencing. It is not clear at this time how he ended up in California, and whether he was released on bail pending sentence, or if he was out on probation.

The Sheriff’s office continues their investigation, and is seeking to contact three victims of his attempted carjacking. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Deputy Tom Howard at 707-565-2650.

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There were no honeyed words in the verdict handed down by a Yolo County jury February 27 convicting Viktor Zhdamirov, 51, of West Sacramento for stealing bee hives worth $65,000.

Back on September 11, 2012, employees at a Tauzer Apiaries, a Woodland commercial beekeeping facility, discovered two separate bee hive stockpiles had been ransacked with parts of approximately 80 hives removed. With more than 40 years experience as beekeepers, the Tauzer employees were quickly able to discover the thefts. When a queen is removed from a hive, the bees remaining in that hive act in a predictable and recognizable manner.

Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Raven stated “The stolen hives were distinctively marked inside and out so that Tauzer and his employees did their own hunting and investigating into the theft.” They found dozens of hive lids strewn along Jefferson Boulevard in a rural area south of West Sacramento near Clarksburg. Empty buckets of green paint were mixed in with the chaotic collection of hive lids scattered by the side of the road. After further investigation, the Tauzer employees found the stolen hives among hives owned by Zhdamirov at his own beekeeping facility near the Sacramento River.

The stolen hives were partially painted green. But Tauzer employees recognized their company brand on them despite attempts to paint and putty them over, reported Raven. However, even though Tauzer recovered the stolen hives, severe damage was done.

Yolo Sheriff Deputy Don Harmon contacted Zhdamirov, who admitted he’d stolen the Tauzer bee hives, and tried to cover up the theft. Zhdamirov was convicted of a felony for receiving stolen goods and faces up to three years imprisonment. Also he will be required to reimburse the $65,000 in damage to Tauzer’s hives.

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Convicted for an unlawful sexual relationship with a minor, Troy Hensley, 38, who had, in addition to his coaching duties, mingled with young people as a supervisor at a popular Dixon eatery, was sentenced on February 26 to four years of felony probation and a year in the county jail.

Hensley pleaded no contest to one felony count of digital penetration and two felony counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. His trial and sentencing took place in Yolo county because Hensley was arrested in Davis.

Prior to sentencing in Yolo Superior Judge David Rosenberg’s courtroom, victims delivered impact statements. In addition to the minor, who was later identified as now 19-year-old Katie Jacobs, her mother, father, and stepfather rose to tell their stories while holding back tears, according to a Woodland Daily Democrat account. Jacobs gave an interview to CBS Sacramento regarding the ordeal.

Hensley began the relationship with Jacobs in September 2011. Hensley was, at the time, both a coach and supervisor at Bud’s Pub and Grill in downtown Dixon, according to the Woodland Daily Democrat. At that time, Jacobs was 17. In her victim impact statement, she said Hensley made threats that he would kill her, her family, and his family if she told anyone about the relationship.

“I felt completely trapped, there was no way out of this relationship,” Jacobs said in court. “He took my innocence away.”

Hensley’s wife stated in court that Hensley is “a very good father; he is involved in everything they do.”

After all concerned had their say, Judge David Rosenberg announced the sentence saying, “This is not a simple case. This is not a simple sentence.” Along with serving his probation and jail time, Hensley is prohibited from contacting the victim or her family. Also, he will not be allowed to coach during his probation. He will have to pay an as yet unspecified amount of restitution to Jacobs and her family.

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The Paso Robles Police have arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after he drove his car off the road injuring the passenger last Sunday.

According to PRPD, officers and members of the Department of Emergency Services responded to a vehicle-injury crash on westbound Highway 46 East just west of Golden Hill Road. It was a single vehicle accident.

Police and emergency workers discovered a vehicle approximately 20 feet down the hill. The vehicle was entangled in chain link fence.

After the fence was cut away firefighter and paramedics were able to extricate the critically-injured passenger,  Andrew Phillip Kunz , 19, of Paso Robles, from the wreck. The passenger was sent to Sierra Vista Trauma Center in San Luis Obispo.

The driver, who was treated and released at the scene, was able to get out of the vehicle on his own.

Investigators say the vehicle was traveling westbound on Highway 46 East and left the road for unknown reasons and collided with an oak tree.

The driver, Isaac Daniel Byers, 22, of Paso Robles was booked into the SLO County Jail.

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Border Patrol agents at the San Clemente checkpoint intercepted two vehicles Wednesday with a variety of drugs and candy laced with THC, the mind-altering component of marijuana.

The first car came through at 1 a.m. Wednesday. The 18-year-old passenger of the 2012 Chrysler 200 sedan admitted having medical marijuana on him, according to a U.S. Border Patrol press release.

Searching the car, agents found three sealed boxes in the trunk of the vehicle containing lollipops, hard candy, and cookies laced with THC.

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[Read the full story on SanClemente.Patch.com]

A Fresno gang member is behind bars for allegedly robbing two convenience stores in one night.

Sureno gang member Jose Valles, 35, allegedly robbed an AM/PM on Cherry Avenue at about 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, and then robbed a customer at an AM/PM on East Tulare Avenue early Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

Officers say he may have brandished a handgun during the crime.

Valles was pulled over by police in a stolen Cadillac later that morning. He fled the vehicle and attempted to enter an unlocked home, and then hid behind a garbage can before being arrested.

He was in possession of a replica handgun and stolen property, police said.

Santa Barbara - One of Santa Barbara’s leading tourist attractions is The Double Dolphin, a 50-foot catamaran renowned for whale watching excursions, dinner cruises, and coastal party adventures.  The vessel is surely one of the most recognizable boats in the region, which may qualify the events of March 3^rd for a prominent ranking in the annual “what was he thinking?” competition.

It was on that date that officers of the Santa Barbara Harbor patrol responded to an emergency call reporting The Double Dolphin making its way—apparently without the benefit of anyone at the helm—into the harbor’s main channel and approaching the open ocean.

Double Dolphin

Harbor Patrol officers, according to Santa Barbara Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Riley Harwood, were promptly on board, where they discovered Phillip Everett Conway, 21.  Harbor Patrol Officer Karl Halamicek made contact with Conway, who admitted to having untied the boat from its dockside moorings and to having vandalized property on board.  Among the items that had apparently been tampered with were lifejackets, lifeboats, and assorted pieces of equipment and personal property.  Halamicek commented that “the boat was pretty much in disarray,” and that pursuant to subsequent inspection by the boat’s owner damages were in the range of $1,000 to $3,000.

As The Double Dolphin was recovered and motored back to its safe mooring, Conway was taken into custody and transported to Santa Barbara County Jail, where he was booked on charges of felony grand theft of a vessel and felony vandalism, with his bail set at $500,000.

Photo: Courtesy Santa Barbara Police Department

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The Paso Robles Police arrested a man with a quarter pound of methamphetamine last week.

According to PRPD, the department’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) served a narcotics related search warrant in the 2000 block of Riverside Ave.

They were assisted by officers from the Atascadero Police Department.

It is unknown what the basis of the warrant was or what led police to suspect activity at this address.

According to police, the warrant allowed them to search the residence as well as the suspect’s vehicles.

During the search officers discovered a quarter pound of  methamphetamine, scales, evidence of narcotic sale, and cash were seized.

Police estimate the street value of the meth seized at approximately $6,700.

Police arrested Leonel Zavala Sanchez, 50, of Paso Robles for felony possession of methamphetamine for sales, felony transportation of a controlled substance and commission of a felony while out on bail.

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A 33-year-old Costa Mesa man has been arrested for allegedly selling pot-laced brownies to minors, according to Costa Mesa police.

Officers launched an investigation two months ago when several high school students got sick after eating the brownies. Some of those students were arrested, and police began searching for the person who distributed the baked goods.

They learned the brownies were being sold by a drug dealer named “Clever,” who had a business card with that name which he would pass out to students. Investigators ultimately learned that “Clever” was Isaac Greer, an admitted gang member, according to reports.

Detectives tracked down Greer and found 50 pounds of marijuana, boxes of brownie mix, scales and business cards in his car and hotel room.

Greer was booked into the Orange County jail on charges of marijuana sales and transportation, sales of a controlled substance to a minor, child endangerment, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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Modesto – A Stockton man is being accused of robbing three Oakdale Road businesses in four hours on Wednesday.

Christopher Dial, 20, began his crime spree at 9:00 a.m. when he allegedly robbed a Subway on Oakdale Road. He used a gun and demanded cash from the sandwich shop employees, said police.

About one-half hour later he reportedly robbed Hair Repair, also on Oakdale Road. Victims reported that he appeared to have a gun under his jacket.

Then a little before 1:00 p.m. he allegedly held up a massage parlor on Oakdale Road.

Police released surveillance footage on social media, and received calls from Dial’s family, who identified him as the person in the footage.

Christopher Dial (Facebook)

The family members told police that Dial was at a relative’s home in Stockton. Police apprehended him there, and booked him into Stanislaus County jail on three counts of robbery.

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MERCED COUNTY – Dos Palos – Two suspects have been arrested for their alleged participation in a gang-related shooting last month.

Gilberto Cortez, 18, and Fernando Sigala, 19, are accused in the Feb. 19 shooting on Sixth Street, in which no one was injured.

Sheriff’s investigators said Cortez and Sigala were passengers in the vehicle used in the attempted drive-by. Authorities believe a third suspect, Daniel Geronimo, was the driver. Geronimo is already in custody.

Cortez and Sigalawere booked earlier this week on assault with a firearm charges.

Authorities have not publicly identified the intended target of the shooting.

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Carpinteria - Okay, we all know the traffic sucks.  We know that U.S. 101 passing through southern Santa Barbara County is in desperate need of widening and maintenance.  We also know that possession of a driver’s license is no guarantee of even a minimal IQ score.

But what we don’t know is just how unpredictable some of our fellow IQ-challenged motorists on the road can be.  That reality was made manifest just after the noon hour of March 4^th when, according to California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Jonathan Gutierrez, a conflict between drivers in moving vehicles broke out pursuant to a tailgating episode in southbound lanes running through the community of Montecito.

As a pickup truck driven by Ryan Luna, 25, pulled up behind another pickup truck driven by Joseph Antonucci, 56, and Antonucci failed to change lanes to allow Luna to pass, Luna eventually pulled alongside the older man and engaged him in a verbal exchange.

According to Gutierrez, “what began as verbal banter between the two escalated as the vehicles neared Santa Claus Lane” to the point that Luna “threw a super-sized soda into the passenger window of the other truck”.  Antonucci was struck in the face by the flying soda cup, with its contents splashing throughout his truck cab.

It was at that point that Anatonucci—perhaps not liking the flavor of the hurled beverage—summarily swerved violently to the right, crashing into Luna’s truck.  Antonucci then continued on his way while Luna was forced to exit at Carpinteria Avenue’s offramp.

As luck so often has it in such unpredictable moments, both vehicles were being followed at the time of the incident by an unmarked CHP patrol car driven by CHP Coastal Division Chief Reggie Chappelle, who immediately interpreted the situation as one in violation of any number of motor vehicle and criminal codes, and pulled Antonucci’s truck over in a red-lights-and-sirens traffic stop.

Pursuant to an investigation conducted at the scene, both drivers were taken into custody and arrested.  Antonucci was charged with vehicular assault with a deadly weapon and transported to Ventura County Jail with his bail set at $30,000, while Luna was charged with battery and a raft of vehicle code violations, with his bail set at $5,000.

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Suspect is a Known Gang Member

WATSONVILLE—Investigators with the Watsonville Police Department have made an arrest in the Valentines Day attack that left a teenager with a prosthetic eye.  They have arrested 20-year-old known gang and Watsonville resident Joel Solorzano. On Wednesday, February 26, Investigators developed probable cause to arrest Solorzano after a lengthy investigation revealed him as the shooter in the incident.

It happened on Valentines Day when the victim was walking to the store on Loughead Street near the Pajaro River levee and was approached by two individuals. One of those individuals produced a gun and shot the victim once before fleeing on foot into a waiting vehicle.

The victim was transported to a Bay Area Trauma Center for treatment.  After several surgeries doctors informed investigators that several bullet fragments could not be removed due to their precarious location, and the victim will be fitted with a prosthetic eye.

“Through a thorough investigation we developed leads that Solorzano was the shooter.” Watsonville Police Detective Charles Bailey said, “He is a known gang associate, also several witnesses have come forward after the incident with evidence about unknown vehicles in the area.”

Joel Solorzano booking photo.

Officers from the Watsonville Police Department obtained a search warrant for Solorzano residence on Coolidge Street in Watsonville.  Solorzano, who was at the house at the time the warrant was served, was arrested and transported to the Santa Cruz County Jail.

Solorzano was booked on charges of attempted murder and street terrorism. His brother Juan, also at the house, was arrested the same time for possession of Cannabis and probation violation. The Watsonville Police Department is asking anyone with information regarding this incident to please call the Police Department at 1-831-728-3544 or the Investigation Bureau at 1-831-768-3350.

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SACRAMENTO—The Citrus Heights Police arrested a Sacramento man on Thursday, March 6, in connection with the murder last October of Christopher Sorgani, 49. Detectives have announced the name of the suspect, Joshua Phillip Lowery, 34 of Sacramento. He was charged with murder along with a probation violation.

On October 23, 2013, at approximately 6:30pm, the Citrus Heights Police Department responded to the report of an assault that occurred in the 7700 block of Greenback Lane near Sunrise Avenue. Witnesses told police the attacker was seen running away from the scene of the crime.

The disabled victim, Christopher Sorgani, was beaten by an unknown suspect and found on the sidewalk with a serious head injury. He died on October 27, 2014 as result of his injuries sustained during the attack. This investigation has been ongoing and appeared to be a stranger attack with no known motive.

Joshua Phillip Lowery was identified thanks to this composite drawing of the suspect.

Following the assault on Sorgani, the Citrus Heights Police Department received overwhelming support from the local news media. As a result, numerous citizens came forward and provided valuable information to detectives. This information has led to the identification and arrest of Lowery, who is believed to be responsible for the death of Sorgani.

Due to his disability, Sorgani walked with a limp. He was 5 feet 3 inches in height and weighed 140 lbs. Citrus Heights Police Detective Chad Morris said, “This beating was extreme—even by what we see on a daily basis. By all accounts, Sorgani was a likable guy. He had no enemies. He was a hardworking guy with a master’s degree.”

Nothing was stolen off of Sorgani’s body. Lowery was booked into Sacramento County Jail and has yet to appear in court. He is being held without bail.

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MIDDLETOWN – LAKE COUNTY – A man detained by Sheriff’s Deputies was carrying illegal weapons, and told them he was carrying them for “personal protection from the methamphetamine users.”

Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff’s department said in a press release that last Wednesday, March 5 at 10:30 in the evening, deputies were investigating a case in the Middletown area, a small community of less than 1500 people in the southern area of Lake County. It was historically known as the halfway stop between Lower Lake and Calistoga, thus “Middle Town”. The deputies were seeking a man who was reported to be involved in a domestic disturbance, who was said to be at Hardester’s Market and Hardware store. They had no physical description of the individual they were looking for, however.

Deputies encountered Chang at Hardester’s Market.

When they arrived, they found a man in the parking lot, and approached to ask him some questions to determine if he was the subject they were looking for. As they approached the man, identified as 57-year-old Burbank resident Geoffrey Robert Chang, he was seen to reach into his right cargo pocket in his pants. The deputy asked him to take his hands out of his pockets, and he complied. Chang was asked if the deputies could conduct a search of him, and he said it was OK, but informed them that he was carrying a knife in his belt.

Chang was armed with a sap and automatic pistol.

The search revealed more than that, however, as the deputies located in his pocket a black leather “sap” – a lead filled club used as a weapon like a billy club. Possession of such a weapon  is a felony, and it was seized as evidence as they continued the search and began to arrest Chang.

He asked if he could call a friend to come and retrieve his 2 dogs, which were in his car along with some other items. She soon arrived to take the dogs, but could not herself get into his car without help, which a deputy was happy to provide. When the door was opened, the deputy saw a semi automatic pistol inside, which was placed between the seat and door. It was seized as well, and the charge of carrying a loaded weapon was added to Chang’s charges.

Chang had two dogs in his car (Facebook)

Chang was booked at the Hill Road Correctional Center and released on $10,000 bail. It appears that the domestic violence suspect was not located that night.

LAMONT – Five suspects were arrested on Sunday night in connection with a gang-related stabbing that left one man in critical condition.

Dennis Ruth, 22, 24-year-old Eddie Catalan, 20-year-old Daniel Catalan and 20-year-old Roberto Rodriguez were all booked into the Kern County Jail for attempted murder, robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and other gang related crimes. A fifth man, 23-year-old Juan Hernandez, was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began when deputies were called out to a report of a stabbing in the 10000 block of Main Street in Lamont at around 7:30 p.m. Sunday night, March 9. Upon their arrival, deputies said they discovered an adult Hispanic male with multiple stab wounds to his chest and a second Hispanic male who appeared to have been beaten.

After a brief investigation, deputies conducted a search for the suspects at a residence in the 8900 block of Jeffry Street in Lamont, where they located the vehicle the suspects used to flee the scene and additional evidence leading to the stabbing and the assault.

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