Nature of Incident: Gang Member Arrested for Firearms Charges
Report Number: 150009248
Location: 600 Block of Ventura St., Fillmore, CA
Date & Time: 4/23/15 @ 7:15 PM
Unit(s) Responsible: Fillmore Police Department
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent City of Residence
(S) Herrera, Jose Martin Fillmore
Narrative:
On April, 23, 2015, deputies with the Fillmore Police Department were working a gang suppression detail under a CalGRIP (California Gang Reduction Intervention Program) grant. At approximately 7:15 PM, they contacted two men in the 600 block of Ventura St. in Fillmore. During the contact, the deputies found Fillmore resident Jose Martin Herrera in possession of a loaded handgun. Herrera was quickly and safely taken into custody and no one was injured during the arrest. The handgun had been reported stolen during a residential burglary in Piru in April 2014. Herrera, a documented gang member, was booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility on the following charges:
25850(a) PC – Carrying a loaded firearm in public (Felony)
25400(a)(2) PC – Carrying a concealed firearm (Felony)
29800(a)(1) PC – Convicted felon in possession of a firearm (Felony)
30305(a)(1) PC – Convicted felon in possession of ammunition (Felony)
27545 PC PC – Illegal transfer of a firearm (Felony)
186.22(b)(1) PC – Participation in a criminal street gang (Felony)
Prepared by: Sergeant Kevin Vaden
News Release Date: 4/24/15
Media Follow-Up Contact: Sergeant Mario Aguilar (805-524-2233) [email protected]
Approved by:
Captain Mark Franke
