INGLEWOOD, CA—When George Carlin talked about businessmen, he said “the first thing he does is to automatically assume that the other guy is a complete [liar] who’s trying to [trick] him outta his money. So he’s gotta do everything he can to [trick] the other guy a little bit faster and a little bit harder.”
Adriana Gascon, 33, may not be a businessman, but her position as a customer service employee probably means she had to deal with those who felt they may have been tricked. She was arrested on Friday, April 17 at approximately 12:45 a.m. by Inglewood police officers along the 900 block of South Market Street in what is a two-block segment of small businesses, and a remarkable number of empty storefronts. She was charged with forgery involving false checks (470(D)PC), receiving known stolen property over a value of $400 (496(A)PC), possession of a forged driver’s license (470BPC), driving without a license (12500(A)VC), possession of a device or instrument for paraphernalia (11364(A)HS) and operating an unregistered vehicle on a roadway (4000(A)(1)VC).
She was also found to have three warrants. One was issued by El Segundo PD for possession of a controlled substance (11377(A)HS), one was issued by LAPD for obtaining a credit card by fraudulent means (530.5(A)PC) and the third was from L.A. County Sheriff’s Department for possession of a controlled narcotic (11350(A)HS).
Bail for the new charges totaled $6,800. Bail for two of the three warrants came out to $60,000. (There was no bail amount listed for the LAPD warrant.)