October 17, 2023 - Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on October 11, 2023, at approximately 8:00 a.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for unreadable temporary plates in the 3000 block of Potomac Avenue. Registration was expired for over a year.  Deputies had the vehicle towed for vehicle code violations and conducted an inventory search of the vehicle. During the search, deputies located methamphetamine, a loaded gun and a stolen engine.

The driver ROBERTO GAMEZ was arrested for multiple weapons charges, including being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, multiple drug charges, and being in possession of stolen property.

Source & photos: Kern County Sheriff’s Office