August 13, 2023 - Fresno Police Department officials report that the southwest patrol officers were dispatched to Holmes Playground, located at 212 South First Street, in response to a report of a male individual sleeping inside a building with a visible firearm. Officers escorted citizens out of the park for safety and utilized a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SUAV) to search for the subject inside the building.

Eventually officers made contact with the subject and he was taken into custody without incident. A loaded firearm with an additional magazine recovered. The suspect was arrested and booked at the Fresno County Jail for illegally carrying a firearm in public and not being the registered owner.

Source & photo: Fresno Police Department