BAKERSFIELD —  A routine traffic stop on Tuesday led to the arrest of a 50-year-old man and his suspected female accomplice who allegedly are connected to a pair of Bakersfield area burglaries that occurred last month. William Kang and Colleen Waits were booked into the Kern County Jail on April 8, on one count of first degree burglary and conspiracy. Kang was additionally charged with one count of vehicle burglary, resisting arrest and parole violation.

According to the Bakersfield Police Department, the Kang was suspected of burglarizing a vehicle in the parking lot of the In-Shape City fitness club in Bakersfield on March 20, as well as a residence in the 10500 block of Marazion Hill Court on March 25. A witnesses video recorded Kang breaking the window, entering and removing items from the victim vehicle, and described the getaway car as a 2002 Toyota Camry or Corolla, silver or light green.

“Earlier today an officer spotted the suspect vehicle in the area of Truxtun Avenue and Lake Truxtun,” Detective Louis Wood of Bakersfield Police Department said. “The officer initiated a stop, taking the female driver into custody without incident.”

Wood added that Kang, who was also in the vehicle at the time, was found hiding in the rear passenger compartment, and after refusing to comply with the officer’s commands, was taken into custody with the assistance of a K-9 unit.

Kang was treated for minor injuries at Kern Medical Center before being released and booked.

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TULARE COUNTY – A multi-agency probation and parole compliance sweep netted 10 arrests and multiple probation and parole violations.

Gang detectives from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, Exeter, Farmersville, Visalia, Tulare and Dinuba police departments, agents from California State Parole and Tulare County Probation, and investigators with the District Attorney’s Office all participated in the compliance detail.

The detail, which was done as part of an effort to combat gang violence in certain areas of Tulare County, “focused on those individuals currently on probation or parole to ensure the terms and conditions of their parole or probation were being adhered to,” according to the sheriff’s department.

It was the first gang sweep conducted by members of the multi-agency gang suppression unit in several months. A total of 41 compliance checks were made, resulting in 10 arrests.

In addition to the arrests, detectives also recovered three hand guns, narcotics, and a stolen off-road vehicle. They also conducted 21 gang field interviews.

Arrested were: Robert Huerta, 21, of Farmersville, on weapons related charges; Luis Ramirez, 29, of Ivanhoe, on weapons related charges and parole violation; Marcos Alonzo, 26, of Farmersville, on narcotics related charges; Juardo Gonzalez, 31, of Exeter, on narcotics related charges; Juan Osegura, 27, of Farmersville, on a parole violation and resisting arrest charges; Jose Luna, 22, of Farmersville, on a probation violation; Kayla Hatfield, 18, of Farmersville, on narcotics related charges; Abraham Madrigal, 19, of Exeter, on weapons related charges and auto theft; Rudy Contreras, 54, of Farmersville on a probation violation, and a 17-year-old male juvenile on narcotics related charges.

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DELANO — Police arrested a 32-year-old gang member on Tuesday after a search warrant turns up drugs and guns.

Jose Espinoza was booked into the Kern County Jail Central Receiving Facility for participation in a criminal street gang, possession of a firearm by a felon and possessing ammunition by persons prohibited from owning or possessing.

According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, officers from the Kern Narcotics Enforcement Team (KNET) detectives, and the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (Cal-MMET), executed a search warrant in the 1500 block of Almond Tree Way in Delano on April 8.

Police said that during the execution of the search warrant, officers said that they located evidence of marijuana sales, a large amount of U.S. currency and four firearms.

All were items were seized by authorities.

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SANTA MONICA – The 18-year-old student arrested for a classroom fight which was caught on video has pled not guilty to charges of drug possession and assault.

On Friday April 4, two students at Santa Monica High School were arrested in connection with an assault that was recorded on video and quickly went viral. In the fight between science teacher and wrestling coach Mark Black and a student, no punches were thrown. However, the teacher grappled with the student, crashing into desks and ultimately restraining him on the floor.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of battery as well as Blair Moore, 18, of Los Angeles. Black claimed that the fight was self-defense, occurring when he discovered drugs on the students and they became violent with him.

The reaction from the school board was that of immediate condemnation of Black and his suspension. In a letter sent home with students, Superintendent Sandra Lyon called the physical restraint used by Black “unacceptable”.

The letter received immediate backlash from parents, who lauded Black for intervening. The controversy even launched a Facebook page supporting Black and challenging his suspension. At this time the page has more than 21,000 likes.

Lyon apologized over the weekend for making a statement without full knowledge of the situation. School board member Oscar de la Torre is also reported to have said he feels that Black acted within his rights. De la Torre also noted that he could have hurt the student badly, but merely restrained him, even putting himself in danger.

Moore was charged with two counts of threatening a public school official, one count of possession of a box cutter on school grounds, one count of possession of less than 28.5 grams of marijuana on school grounds, and one count of force or violence against a school employee in retaliation for an act performed in the course of his or duties. All of these charges are misdemeanors. On Tuesday, Moore pled not guilty and was released on his own recognizance.

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UPPER LAKE, LAKE COUNTY – 5 men and a 17-year-old from the California Central Valley area were arrested traveling through Upper Lake in preparation for a big fighting match. The problem was they were headed for a cockfight, an illegal match that pits artificially armed roosters against each other in battles to the death.

Anthony Alarcon Jimenez, Ociel Mendez, and Oscar Salvio Barajas (Lake County)

On Sunday night, at 8:40 pm, Lake County deputies saw a green Ford Expedition headed west along Highway 20 with a defective brake light. According to Steve Brooks of the Sheriff’s office, the deputy pulled the vehicle over near Old Lake County Road, and asked the driver, 31-year-old Anthony Alarcon Jimenez for his license and registration. As the front seat passenger, Ociel Mendez, 26, opened the glove compartment, a hypodermic syringe was revealed. The deputy, noticing this, what looked like some loose marijuana on the floor, and the odor of marijuana drifting out of the car, had enough probable cause to initiate a search of the vehicle and occupants.

Valentine Valencia Chavez, Francisco Zavala Infante (Lake County)

The deputies had the occupants of the vehicle get out. In addition to Jimenez and Mendez from Merced, the passengers were Oscar Salvio Barajas, 35 of Chowcilla, Valentine Valencia Chavez, 37 of Stockton, Francisco Zavala Infante, 28 of Los Angeles, and the 17-year-old. The search of the Expedition revealed no more drugs, but there was $24,000 in cash just sitting on the floor. None of the six claimed ownership or said they knew anything about it. Another $42,000 was found on the suspects, bringing the cash total to $66,000.

In the back of the SUV were nine cardboard boxes, each containing a rooster, with its weight noted on the box. Lake County Animal Control officers were summoned to the scene to help. The roosters had been altered, apparently for fighting purposes. Their wattles and combs had been cut off the birds in a processed called dubbing. This is a common procedure for fighting birds because those areas bleed easily, which can interfere with their fighting abilities. The birds also appeared to have visible head and beak injuries consistent with fighting birds. The animals were transported to the County Animal Control facility for care and holding.

One of the altered roosters found in the car, and the boxes they were packed in.

The deputies also found a bag containing razor sharp spur blades, which are attached to a rooster’s leg as weapons when they are sent into battle. Some of the blades appeared to have dried blood on them. The bag also held leather blade covers so the birds can “spar” before the fight without doing permanent damage to each other.

During interviews the men told the deputies that they had come up from the Valley for a “Rooster Show” but never made it. One of them had previously been to such a show, in reality a cockfight, at a ranch somewhere off Highway 20.

Razor sharp blades and other cockfighting tools, along with $66,000 in cash was confiscated.

Cockfighting has been relatively unknown in Lake County, with only one incident recorded from 2008 to 2013, according to the Humane Society. It is more prevalent in the Southern California Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego. This incident, and their reports of fights going on, should bring new attention to the issue to local law enforcement and animal control. Penalties for engaging, hosting, supporting, viewing or participating in cockfighting have recently been increased, with penalties up to $25,000 and up to 3 years prison time. It can also qualify for federal animal welfare prosecution.

The five men were all charged with cruelty to animals, making or taking bets on a contest, possession of fighting bird equipment, possession of fighting roosters, and permitting a bird fight. They were all booked at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional facility, while their minor companion was booked at Juvenile Hall on charges of possession of fighting bird equipment, possession of fighting roosters. The $66,000.00 in cash, apparently for use as gambling money on the fights, was seized for potential asset forfeiture if it is proven to be proceeds from illegal activity.

REDDING – A young man in Redding reported being robbed at gunpoint by two men who accused him of stealing an X-Box. He had just given one of them a ride.

The victim, Anthony Hoover (Facebook)

Last week, on Tuesday April 1, Redding Police were called at 3:53 in the afternoon by Anthony Kemery Hoover, 21, who said that two men had robbed him at gunpoint. He told police that he had given a ride to an apartment on Orange Street to Marcus DeeAnthony Hodges, 21. When they got there, however, they were met by Antonio Dean Goodwin. He held a gun on Hoover and accused him of stealing an X-Box gaming system, and threatened to kill him.

Goodwin proceeded to take Hoover’s wallet and car keys, removing cash and his California ID card from the wallet, and then took more money from in the car. He then returned the wallet and keys and left the scene.

It became apparent that Hodges, the one who initially asked Hoover for the ride, was in on the ambush robbery. After an investigation, arrest warrants were issued for both men.

Antonio Goodwin (Facebook)

Antonio Goodwin was at the time of the incident out on bail from an arrest in December for possession of controlled substances for sale, providing a place to process controlled substances, possession of a stolen firearm, and carrying a loaded, concealed weapon.

On Friday April 4, both Goodwin and Hodges were located at the apartment at 1114 Orange Street. Goodwin was in possession of heroin, hydrocodone pills, and the ID card taken from Hoover. Both men were arrested and booked on charges of robbery and conspiracy. Goodwin was additionally charged with possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance for sale, and brandishing a firearm.

The Davis Police Department announced on April 6 that a Woodland duo nabbed for allegedly stealing merchandise from the Target in East Davis, may be responsible for more than a dozen similar thefts previously both from that store, as well as the Minnesota-based retail corporation’s Woodland outlet.

According the Davis Enterprise, several Davis police cars “massed” in the Davis Target’s parking lot adjacent to Second Street to apprehend Monique Marie Wynant, 32, of Sacramento and Robert James Richey II, 33, listed as a transient from Woodland, on the shoplifting charges. According to Davis police Lieutenant Tom Waltz, Wynant and Richey had walked out of the Davis Target on the evening of March 30 with merchandise including watches, electronics, baby clothing and other items on their persons without paying.

The pair are accused of previous shopliftings at the Woodland Target

Waltz said a search of probation records conducted after Wynant and Richey were jailed revealed evidence “that these individuals were responsible for previous shopliftings at Target stores in Davis and Woodland.” Waltz also said that Target security had been watching Richey and Wynant for quite awhile before they were actually arrested. The duo’s alleged crimes against Target in Woodland are still under investigation.

“It’s more than a handful [of shoplifting incidents],” said Woodland police Sgt. Brett Hancock. Woodland PD is working with Target security to tally up the losses.

Meanwhile, Wynant and Richey continue to remain in custody at the Yolo County Jail. Wynant faces four counts of burglary. She is being held in lieu of $60,000 bail. Richey faces a single burglary charge. He also will have to deal with a misdemeanor warrant out of Sacramento County. His bail was set at $30,000.

The Yolo County District Attorney’s office may add more charges the alleged shoplifters will have to face later. According to their Facebook profiles, both have kids, and are in a relationship with each other.

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SAN BERNARDINO – Police wrote 13 citations and impounded 14 vehicles on Tuesday when they drove after facing sanctions in Superior Court.

An undercover sting at Superior Court had targeted drivers whose licenses had just been suspended or revoked by judges. The drivers had just been convicted by the court for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a press release.

Sgt. Vicki Contreras said 28 offenders were followed by officers from the courtroom to their vehicles “to ensure they weren’t driving.” She said, “Some offenders complied with the law and had alternate means of transportation.”

There were, she said, 13 individuals in court “who proceeded to get behind the wheel and drove away from the court house.”
Officers also conducted other enforcement stops when they witnessed drivers violating traffic laws, “in an attempt to keep motorists safe.”

Those who chose to drive, she said, “were stopped by waiting officers.”
Those stopped for driving after having their licenses suspended or revoked were cited back into court.

Thirteen people drove with suspended or revoked licenses, she said. There were nine miscellaneous traffic violations and 14 cars were towed to an impound yard.
Contreras said those arrested, “could face additional jail time, long driver license suspensions along with other financial hits including possible attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work and the potential loss of job or job prospects.”

She added, “When family, friends and co-workers find out, violators can also face tremendous personal embarrassment and humiliation.”
Officers conducted the sting operation between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., she said.

A grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funded the operation, said Contreras. San Bernardino police has conducted the operation on prior occasions and will likely do so again.

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WASCO — A suspected gang member was arrested for drugs on Wednesday morning during a search of a residence operating as a day care in northwest Kern County.

Angel Soto, 24 of Wasco was booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Jail for various narcotics related charges, destruction of evidence and participation in a criminal street gang.

According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, the incident occurred when officers from the California Multijurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (CAL-MMET), the Southern Tri County HIDTA Task Force and the Kern Narcotics Enforcement Team executed a search warrant in the 400 block of F Street in Wasco at around 6:30 a.m. on April 9.

Authorities said the warrant, which concluded a narcotic investigation that was prompted by public tips regarding the sales of narcotics coming from the residence, was executed prior to any children arriving at the facility.

During their search, officers said they discovered just under a half of a pound of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated street value of just over $20,000.

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COVELO, MENDOCINO COUNTY – A couple visiting the Eel River were carjacked by another couple as they were leaving. That couple was captured within 2 hours.

Mike Gunter and Richean Watchman, who, according to their Facebook pages, have been a couple since they met in 2011, were at the Eel River off Highway 162 in the hills south west of the town of Covelo. They are both from Willits, several miles further south. According to a report filed by the Mendocino Sheriff’s Department, at about 7 pm they were leaving in a red lifted Chevrolet truck and another car, when a large brown Ford truck pulled in front of them, blocking the way.

While the driver of the Ford stayed inside, a man and a woman, later identified as Christopher Bayard II and Lori Schwarm, got out of the Ford and approached the Chevy. Bayard pointed a handgun at the couple, and ordered the driver out of the truck. Bayard and Schwarm then got into the Chevy and drove it off eastbound, towards Covelo. The driver of the Ford truck took off as well.

The victims – Richean Watchman and Mike Gunter (Facebook)

A highway patrol officer responded to the scene, and at 7:28 alerted the Sheriff’s Department of the stolen vehicle last seen heading towards Covelo. It didn’t take long for deputies in Covelo to locate the distinctive red pickup, and they spotted it along Highway 162. The truck turned down Howard Street, and they pulled it over in the area of Round Valley High School. Bayard and Schwarm were taken into custody at about 9 pm.

The couple showed signs of being under the influence of a controlled substance while being arrested, and a search of the stolen vehicle revealed a used Meth pipe. Lori Schwarm was arrested under charges of carjacking and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Christopher Bayard was charged with the same, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and ammunition by a prohibited person. (He is a previously convicted felon.) They were booked into the Mendocino County Jail, with bail set at $75,000 each. The driver of the Ford Pickup was not located, and is still wanted as an accessory.

Officers of the San Rafael Police Department have begun to make headway on a downtown restaurant shooting that took place early last month. SRPD officers arrested two men in connection with the shooting on Tuesday evening, as detailed in a press release by SRPD Public Information Officer Margo Rohrbacher.

Just after 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, an assailant approached the victim inside Pa’s Mexican and Filipino Cuisine, located at 916 B Street in San Rafael. The gunman shot the victim multiple times, leaving the 31 year old severely injured. The victim is still in the hospital.

Officers arrested Christian Fernando Moran and Victor Alexis Deleon on charges of conspiracy and attempted murder for their alleged involvement, but SRPD has not specified the nature of their connection to the shooting. “The witnesses have only described one shooter,” Rohrbacher explained, which is why the two suspects have been charged with conspiracy in addition to attempted murder.

Musicians perform in front of Pa’s in 2013

After questioning Moran, 19, officers took him into custody. Deleon, 20, had been booked at Marin County Jail on an earlier probation violation and was booked again on the new charges once officers identified him. Moran and Deleon are both San Rafael residents.

Both suspects are being held without bail and had their first appearance in court on these charges at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.

SRPD is unable to share many of the details about the shooting, such as any known motives or the number of additional suspects officers are tracking down at the moment, Rohrbacher explained.

“The investigation is still ongoing, but we are confident that we’ve arrested two of those responsible,” she said. There may be additional arrests as officers uncover more information about the crime.

The Great Mall in Milpitas is the largest indoor shopping outlet in Northern California

MILPITAS – 22-year-old Ashley Annpardo Carey was detained by Milpitas police for petty theft under PC 484-488 on January 20. It was suspected that Carey was able to steal around $950 worth of merchandise before she was caught by store security at Marshall’s. Carey’s next court date has been scheduled for plea on April 17 at 1:30 pm in Dept. 51. Carey is facing a jail term of more than 4-months and a 3-year mandatory probation period with the courts.

Carey was reported to have been seen shoplifting at Famous Footwear, Nike, and Marshall’s located at the Great Mall in Milpitas. One MPD Officer working in the mall said, “When people are caught shoplifting here they often come in and steal from more than one store”. The officer said, “We stop in stores to make contact with merchants to let them know if they need any help on how they can contact us”. Several employees working in the mall said, “We see the police come in our store”. Often they tell the employee how to contact them if they need help. “We just call mall security if we have a problem,” one worker said. Smaller stores do not have their own security officers like larger stores.

Carey is accused of shoplifting from several stores, including Nike Factory Store

Kohl’s, Marshall’s, and Burlington all have security employees who watch over the merchandise in their stores. Once a person has been found to be shoplifting, these employees will call the MPD substation located near the main garage area within the mall. Once an officer is available they will question the suspect and then book them into the main jail for stealing. In some instances a store employee will call in and provide a description of a suspect. Once a description goes out several security and police officers will help look for the suspect(s) that matches the description.

The Milpitas PD substation is located in the heart of the mall.

Carey was found to have stolen multiple items including clothing, fur, shoes, Nike shoes, socks boots, and more. Security officials with Famous Footwear reported they had seen a Hispanic female who had taken a pair of athletic shoes and concealed them inside her shopping bag. Carey was detained by loss prevention employees at Marshall’s were she had been stealing other miscellaneous items. She was then turned over to a MPD officer, who questioned and booked her into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for further prosecution of the theft.

Photos by Amy Nilson

His Son Was Also Arrested

SALINAS—Undercover Police Officers with the Salinas Police Arrested Salinas resident and North Salinas High School Coach 55-year-old Ronald Stevens for possession of cocaine after he bought the drug while on campus.

Wednesday, April 9, Salinas Police had the area of the baseball field in the back of the school and the parking lot under surveillance after they received a tip that drug transactions were taking place in the area.

At 4 p.m. police observed a vehicle drive into the parking lot and park.  A male identified as Stevens approached the vehicle and made the drug buy.  Stevens was there at the baseball field because he is an Assistant Baseball Coach for the NSHS Boy’s Baseball Team. Police then placed the vehicle under further surveillance as it drove away.

The parking lot and Baseball field at North Salinas High School

The Vehicle was stopped a short time later and the lone driver, identified as Alberto Manriquez, was arrested for his part of the transaction.  Undercover Officers then made contact with Stevens, who had gone back to the baseball field, and arrested him. During a search of Stevens’ vehicle, police found a small bundle of cocaine.  Police also obtained search warrants for both suspects’ residences.  The search produced an ounce of cocaine and some marijuana at Stevens’ residence that was under the control of Stevens’ son Shawn Stevens, who was also arrested.

“It appears the Stevens made the drug buy during the team practice.” Salinas Police Commander Henry Gomez said, “We searched both residences, but did not find anything in Manriquez’s home.”

Stevens was charged with possession of cocaine, while his son Shawn was charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana for sale.

All three men were taken to the police department for further investigation and then booked into the Monterey County Jail.  Manriquez was charged with possession of cocaine, possession for sale, transporting cocaine and providing false identification to officers.

VISALIA – Police arrested a woman who allegedly tried to use fraudulent receipts to return stolen items from WalMart.

On March 29 around 6 p.m., Sabrina Sidhu entered the WalMart on S. Mooney Blvd. in Visalia, armed wit a pre-made fraudulent receipt for store merchandise that she had made at home, police said.

Sidhu, 45, then allegedly selected $2,400 worth of merchandise from the store and attempted to return the items using the fake receipt. After her return was denied by a WalMart associate, Sidhu ran out of the store, taking the merchandise with her, according to authorities.

Police were able to identify Sidhu, of Fresno, as the suspect. On April 3, detectives from the Visalia Police Department, with help from the Central Valley Joint Fugitive Task Force, arrested Sidhu in Fresno. A search of her residence turned up computers, printing material used to print fake receipts, a large amount of unopened merchandise stolen from Walmart, and drugs, police said.

The property recovered was determined to be stolen from WalMart stores in Fresno, Hanford and Visalia.

Sidhu was booked into the Tulare County Jail on charges of commercial burglary, identity theft, grand theft and conspiracy. She also faces charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of stolen property in FresnoCounty.

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San Leandro Police officers responded to the Safeway in the 1400 block of Washington Avenue regarding a subject who brandished a handgun, threatening one of the store employees on Wednesday.

With the help of employees inside the store, the officers were able to obtain a description of the suspect, who fled the store on a bike.

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The Two Were Convicted For Separate Incidents

HOLLISTER—The San Benito County District Attorney’s Office reported the conviction of two gang members from two separate gun-related arrests early last year.

Hollister resident 30-year-old Gregory Larios pleaded guilty to the charges of selling drugs for the benefit of a criminal street gang.  He has been sentenced to 15 year in state prison.

Larios was arrested last year after he led Hollister Police Officers on a short foot chase in which he discarded a loaded handgun and a knife as he ran from police.  Police also found evidence that he had participated in an organized criminal street gang. (See Crimevoice.com, Gang Member Arrested With Handgun)

“We would like to thank all the people involved in conviction of two individuals, especially, the District Attorney’s Office for all their hard work.” Hollister Police Captain Carlos Reynoso wrote, “ It is through partnerships like this one that make Hollister a safer place.”

The San Benito County Courthouse

The San Benito County District Attorney’s Office also announced the conviction of 22-year-old Randy Casarez. Last week, Casarez pleaded guilty of being a gang member in possession of a loaded handgun.  He was sentence to serve 5 years in state prison.

Casarez was arrested along with 21-year-old Tiffany Banuelos back in December when a citizen reported a disturbance and a person with a handgun on Tres Pinos Road in Hollister.

The Caller reported that several people that were dressed in gang attire were getting ready to fight.  When Officers arrived most of the people had dispersed but police contacted Banuelos and Casarez.  Officers were able to connect a loaded handgun to both suspects. (See Crimevoice.com, Disturbance leads to two Arrests)

BAKERSFIELD — A 58-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after authorities discovered large amounts of heroin suspected being sold from a residence in central Bakersfield.

Vernon Taylor was booked into the Kern County Jail’s Central Receiving Facility on one count of sales of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, maintaining a residence for the purpose of narcotics sales, possession of narcotics paraphernalia and felon in possession of a stun gun.

According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor was taken into custody after detectives from the Kern Narcotics Enforcement Team (KNET), California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (Cal-MMET), and Sheriff’s Office Major Violators Unit (MVU) served a narcotics search warrant at a residence located in the 1100 block of East 10th Street in Bakersfield on April 10, 2014.

During their search, officers said they located approximately 40 grams of suspected heroin, evidence that heroin was being sold from the home and a stun gun.

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Task Force Conducted Operation Throughout The City

SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team and the Narcotic and Gang Task Force conducted an undercover drug solicitation operation throughout the City of Santa Cruz.  They arrested three individuals for solicitation of narcotics, 49-year-old Watsonville resident Terry Spann, 58-year-old Watsonville resident Thomas Kehler and 39-year-old transient Eric Cash.

Last Friday, April 4, both the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team and the Narcotics Gang Task Force conducted an undercover drug solicitation operation throughout the City of Santa Cruz because they received numerous complaints of drug dealings in the city.

“Undercover officers were sent out to various areas of the city.” Gang Task Force Supervisor Sergeant Stefan Fish wrote, “Their job was to solicit people for the controlled substances.”

The footbridge where the drug deal took place. Gateway Plaza is to the right.

Within minutes of the operation start,  authorities met a transient at the Pacific Garden mall, who set up a drug buy for the purchase of methamphetamine from another man.  The dealer was identified as “Mr. Spann” An undercover officer met Terry Spann on the footbridge from Felker Street to Gateway Plaza.

The transient that facilitated the drug buy left the area before the deal occurred. Spann and an accomplice,  Thomas Kehler, were arrested for possession of a controlled substance for sale.

In all, Spann, had in his possession 18 grams of suspected methamphetamine.

Later that day, undercover officers solicited Eric Cash in the CVS store parking lot on Front Street. Cash was arrested for selling suspected methamphetamine to undercover officers.

All three suspects, Cash, Spann and Kehler were transported and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail. Both Spann and Kehler were charged with possession of a controlled substance for sale, but Kehler received that added charge of transporting a control substance.  Both of them had their bail set at $25,000.00 dollars a piece.

Cash was charged with possession of a controlled substance.  His bail has been set at $10,000.00 dollars.  A warrant has been issued for the facilitator of the first drug buy.

Terry Spann from his Facebook page. Friends have offered their support to him.

Terry Spann had been arrested on far different circumstances in February this year. He was arrested by Watsonville Police on February 17 on charges of assault with force likely to cause great bodily harm. He posted this message on his Facebook page regading that incident.

“Oh yeah, for those of you that don’t know, last week I stabbed a guy that attacked me at the apt. Complex. At first I was reported to be the assailant that was found hiding under a blanket in a garage. The truth is I was assaulted twice in one day by this guy. I beat him up and threw him out of the house, BUT in the process due to socks in a tile floor I broke two ribs, so when he came back. Later he got the best of me and was punching me in the temple with my head pinned against the Spanish tile floor over and over. Someone pulled him off me and I went into The house grabbed a knife and stabbed him a few times. Then I walked back to .my place, rinsed the knife off and went to my friends down the street To. Call the police. She wasn’t there and her roommate told me to Lie on the couch In back until she got there. I fell asleep and the next thing I Knew I was getting the crap kicked out of me while they were yelling for me to Stop resisting. Anyway I was charged with attempted Murder o.r something, held me for two days, and released me without filing any charges…”

FRESNO – Fresno County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a suspect who they say was wielding a handgun early Thursday morning in Clovis.

The man killed by the deputies has been identified as 23-year-old Robert James Van Camp of Clovis.

Deputies went to Van Camp’s residence after receiving a call from his mother that he had a gun and was suicidal. They were told that Van Camp made threats to not only kill himself, but also other family members, according to the sheriff’s department.

Van Camp also allegedly made statements about committing “suicide by cop,” sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Chris Curtice said.

Deputies responded to the scene around 2:30 a.m. and approached the home on foot. They contacted the Van Camp outside of the home, Curtice said.

“The suspect was still armed. He turned toward the deputies with a handgun. The deputies fired several rounds, striking him more than once,” Curtice said.

Curtice said that there are unconfirmed reports that the suspect may have fired once.

The deputies performed CPR on the man and emergency personnel arrived, but Van Camp died at the scene, Curtice said.

This was not the first time that the sheriff’s department had been called out to the residence.

“We’ve been at the residence over the past 3 years; I think there have been 28 calls for service at this residence. Several different types of calls, including several disturbances and mental health issue calls,” Curtice said.

Curtice said that the deputies did everything “tactically very well,”

“They parked south of the residence and walked up because of the information that they had that this subject was armed and they didn’t want to be ambushed as they walked up,” he said.

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