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Pismo Beach police catch wanted suspect with gun, drugs in stolen vehicle

July 27, 2024

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

Pismo Beach police officers on Saturday caught a wanted suspect with a gun and drugs inside a stolen vehicle.

Officers headed to the 800 block of N. Oak Park Boulevard to check on the welfare of an individual who appeared to be passed out in their vehicle. Upon arrival, officers quickly spotted a firearm inside the car and ordered the person to exit, according to the Pismo Beach Police Department. 

The suspect, whom police have not named, briefly tried to flee but was taken into custody. Investigators determined the vehicle had been stolen and it contained a loaded AR-10 rifle, more than 57 grams of methamphetamine, other drugs, paraphernalia and fireworks. 

Officers booked the suspect in San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen plates, outstanding felony warrants and multiple drug and other weapons related offenses. 

 


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Some say “gun laws are useless because criminals don’t follow laws”, however, gun laws DO help you catch criminals like this, because otherwise the cops would have no legal basis to order him out of the car to search it.


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How about asleep at the wheel. nobody was caught, surrendered in Pismo is more like it.


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Wow, what are the chances that a car you steal has all that illegal contraband in it. His attorney’s going to have his work cut out trying to convince a jury he didn’t know,

well maybe not in SLO.


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Lots of criminals relaxing in cars with guns and drugs being arrested as of late.

Perhaps Darwin was on to something.


18

He will probably get the most time for having the illegal fireworks.


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Note the black face mask.


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