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Posted on: October 7, 2020

[ARCHIVED] 4 Arrests Methamphetamine and a Firearm Seized in Search Warrant

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT *Sheriff Chad Bianco*
Press Release:	4 Arrests Methamphetamine and Firearms Seized in Search Warrant
Station Area:	Lake Elsinore
Written Date:	October 5, 2020	Time:	8:00 AM
Incident Date:	September 30, 2020	Time:	6:00 AM
Incident Location:	15000 block of Marcolesco Street, Lake Elsinore
Reporting Officer:	Sergeant Steve Dyer Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force
File Number(s):	GS202740001 – GS202740006

Details:

On September 30, 2020 at 6:00 A.M., members of the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force, the Perris / Lake Elsinore Regional Gang Task Force, the Lake Elsinore Special Enforcement Team / Problem Oriented Policing Team, and two Riverside Sheriff Department K-9’s served a search warrant in the 15000 block of Marcolesco Street in Lake Elsinore.

Nine subjects were detained on the property. Officers recovered approximately 3 ounces of methamphetamine, heroin, several hundred illegal controlled substance pills (M-30’s), along with a rifle, a handgun and ammunition. Over 1,600 dollars was seized pursuant to Asset Forfeiture. Sandra Gibson and Brian Morgan were arrested on felony charges related to weapons, narcotics, and probation violations.

Two additional subjects were arrested on misdemeanor charges and a future felony filing will be added against one occupant of the house.

If you have any information related to this investigation or if you have information related to gang or illegal weapon related activity in your neighborhood, you can contact Sergeant Steve Dyer at the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force at 951-461-6363.

The Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force is one of 6 teams which compose the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force. The Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force is staffed with members from the California Highway Patrol, United States Border Patrol, Murrieta Police Department, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

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