Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Adam Heard
File # GB240960001
Details:
On Thursday, May 2, at 9:00 a.m., the Gang Task Force Officers from Region 2 served a search warrant in the 300 block of 12th Street in the city of Beaumont regarding an ongoing firearms investigation. As a result of the search warrant, Gang Task Force Officers seized the following:
- 17 firearms
- Various firearm components in varying stages of assembly
- Firearm manufacturing machinery
- Several firearm suppressors
- 4 Ballistic plate carrier vests with steel ballistic plates
- Ballistic helmets
- Numerous large-capacity magazines
- Tens of thousands of rounds of varying caliber ammunition
Ronald Partain Jr, 54-year-old, and Michael Ortega, 46-year-old, residents of Beaumont, are both convicted felons and prohibited from possessing firearms. Both subjects were arrested and booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility for various weapons-related charges.
The Riverside County Gang Task Force is a collaborative effort of several law enforcement agencies with the goal of combating criminal street gangs. The San Gorgonio Special Operations Regional Gang Task Force is one of six teams that compose the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force. The San Gorgonio Special Operations Gang Task Force is staffed with members from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Banning Police Department, and Beaumont Police Department.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Deputy Cooley with the Riverside County Gang Task Force, Region 2, at (951) 766-2553.
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