RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTSheriff Chad Bianco |
| Press Release: | Gang Member in Possession of a Firearm with High Capacity Magazine and Drugs
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| Station Area: | San Jacinto |
| Written Date: | March 26, 2020 | Time: | 12:45 PM |
| Incident Date: | March 25, 2020 | Time: | 1:15 PM |
| Incident Location: | Aloha Road X San Jacinto Avenue, Mead Valley
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| Reporting Officer: | Sergeant Frank Lodes |
| File Number(s): | GP200850001 |
Details:
On Wednesday, March 25th, about 1:15 PM, members of the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force were conducting gang saturation and patrol in the area of Aloha Road and San Jacinto Avenue, in the unincorporated county area of Mead Valley. Officers recognized a documented criminal street gang member on Post Release Community Supervision exiting a vehicle. They detained 33-year-old Perris resident, Raul Castaneda Jr and conducted a search of the vehicle he exited. Officers located a high capacity magazine loaded with several live rounds of 9mm ammunition and a firearm concealed in the vehicle. Additionally, methamphetamine and a handgun laser mount were found in the vehicle. Castaneda was also determined to be under the influence of methamphetamine. Castaneda was arrested and later booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for the following charges:
Possession of methamphetamine while armed with a firearm
Under the influence of methamphetamine with a firearm
Gang member in possession of an unregistered firearm
Possession of a high capacity magazine
Felon in possession of a firearm
Violation of Post Release Community Supervision terms
The Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force is composed of five regional gang teams, which is a collaborative effort of several law enforcement agencies with the goal of combating criminal street gangs throughout Riverside County.
The Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force is composed of members from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Murrieta Police Department, Hemet Police Department, California Highway Patrol, and Riverside County Probation Department.
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| Raul Castaneda |
Anyone with additional information regarding this arrest is encouraged to contact Sergeant Frank Lodes from the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force at (951) 210-1167.
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