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Traffic Violation Leads To Significant Arrest
NARRATIVE:
On Saturday, September 18, 2021; Officers from the Pomona Police Department's, Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF) were in the area of Holt Av. and Garey Av. when they initiated a traffic enforcement stop regarding a lighting equipment violation of a solo-occupied vehicle. During the enforcement stop, Officers contacted the driver who attempted conceal his identity from Officers. In plain view, there was drug paraphernalia which led Officers to remove the driver and search the vehicle. Officers located a loaded handgun magazine next to the drug paraphernalia. Additional searching revealed a loaded firearm and approximately two-ounces of suspected methamphetamine inside of a hidden compartment. The driver was eventually identified as, David Flores who was a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms. Flores was on active probation for a previous weapons violation. Flores was taken into-custody and booked locally under the previously mentioned charges.
UNIT:
The Pomona Police Department’s, Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF) is a specialized unit within the police department that is responsible for suppressing gang violence, investigating drug offenses and pursuing wanted persons. The team is comprised of two supervisors, four officers and two additional officers from the California Highway Patrol – Baldwin Park Office.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Pomona Police Department at (909)620-2085.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your Smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
Written by:
M. Medellin, Sergeant
Major Crimes Task Force
Traffic Violation Leads To Significant Arrest 
DATE: Saturday, September 18, 2021
TIME: 12:20 AM
LOCATION: Holt Av. and Garey Av., Pomona, CA
CRIME/CHARGES:
- 25850 (c)(6) PC – Possession of a Loaded/Unregistered Firearm
- 29800 (a)(1) PC – Felon in Possession of a Firearm
- 30305 (a)(1) PC – Felon in Possession of Ammunition
- 11378 H&S – Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sales (Methamphetamine)
- 11379 H&S – Transport a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute
- 11370.1 (a) H&S – Possession of a Controlled Substance with a Firearm
NARRATIVE:
On Saturday, September 18, 2021; Officers from the Pomona Police Department's, Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF) were in the area of Holt Av. and Garey Av. when they initiated a traffic enforcement stop regarding a lighting equipment violation of a solo-occupied vehicle. During the enforcement stop, Officers contacted the driver who attempted conceal his identity from Officers. In plain view, there was drug paraphernalia which led Officers to remove the driver and search the vehicle. Officers located a loaded handgun magazine next to the drug paraphernalia. Additional searching revealed a loaded firearm and approximately two-ounces of suspected methamphetamine inside of a hidden compartment. The driver was eventually identified as, David Flores who was a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms. Flores was on active probation for a previous weapons violation. Flores was taken into-custody and booked locally under the previously mentioned charges.
UNIT:
The Pomona Police Department’s, Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF) is a specialized unit within the police department that is responsible for suppressing gang violence, investigating drug offenses and pursuing wanted persons. The team is comprised of two supervisors, four officers and two additional officers from the California Highway Patrol – Baldwin Park Office.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Pomona Police Department at (909)620-2085.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your Smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
Written by:
M. Medellin, Sergeant
Major Crimes Task Force
Address/Location
Pomona Police Department
490 W Mission Blvd
Pomona, CA 91766
Contact
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Non-emergencies: 909-620-2155
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