May 21, 2023 - Fresno Police Department officials report that Southwest DST officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Belmont Avenue and Abby Street for a vehicle code violation. The vehicle failed to stop and fled from officers at a high rate of speed. As the driver was fleeing, he threw a firearm out of the car. Officers followed from a safe distance and the vehicle eventually yielded at Belmont Avenue and Blackstone Avenue.

Additional officers were able to locate a privately manufactured firearm in the route the driver had travelled. All occupants in the vehicle were interviewed, including a juvenile. The driver was found to be a convicted felon and active gang member. He was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail for multiple firearm and child endangerment charges.

Source & photo: Fresno Police Department