On Thursday, February 19, 2015, Temple station patrol deputies observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of Maynard Drive and Mt. Olive Drive in the city of Duarte. Their initial investigation revealed the license plates belonged to a different vehicle. Duarte Special Assignment deputies conducted a surveillance with the intention of identifying the driver of the vehicle.
After several hours of surveillance, the San Gabriel Valley Team of detectives from the Taskforce for Regional Auto-Theft Prevention (TRAP) was requested and subsequently took the lead role in the investigation. Shortly thereafter, a suspect entered the vehicle and was detained and arrested by TRAP detectives. Immediately following the arrest, the suspect was found to be in possession of controlled substances for the purposes of sales.
After the suspect was arrested, a search warrant was obtained. Prior to the service of the warrant, and after additional investigation and collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), it was discovered the suspect had a history involving firearms. With this information, a Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau SWAT team was deployed to serve the search warrant which was accomplished without incident. During a search of the location, 16 firearms, 10 high-capacity magazines, ammunition, and a ballistic vest were recovered. Due to the nature of the violations, agents from ATF may seek federal charges in addition to the state charges that will be filed by TRAP detectives.
Thanks to outstanding and collaborative police work, 16 potentially dangerous weapons and a large quantity of narcotics were taken off the streets.
Authored by Sergeant A. Haynes.
All inquiries should be directed to the on-duty watch commander at (626) 285-7171.
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Sherif Morsi, Sergeant
Temple Sheriff’s Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
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Temple, CA 91780
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