DRUGS, GUNS ARE SEIZED 14 PROBATIONERS ARRESTED, JAILED.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - The recent expansion of a program to take weapons out of the hands of criminals showed its worth Wednesday as 18 arrests were made and guns, drugs and ammunition were seized during an eight-hour sweep. Dozens of law enforcement officers from various agencies assisted in the first Developing Increased Safety through Arms Reduction Management, or DISARM, operation in Lancaster. ``For the first go, it was pretty successful,'' said Sgt. Derek Yoshino of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Sheriff Department's Operation Safe Streets team. ``We'll be doing this (the sweep) on a monthly basis.'' Members of various Sheriff's Department details, including the gang enforcement team, partnered with probation officers to conduct compliance checks of 27 probationers who have criminal records consisting of narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. or weapons violations. During those compliance checks, deputies found three guns including an SMK SMK Smoke SMK Smoker SMK Statsministerens Kontor SMK Slagsmålsklubben (Swedish band) SMK Super Mario Kart (video game) SMK Software Migration Kit SMK Shared Management Knowledge SMK Sierra Match King assault rifle assault rifle Military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire. , a 9 mm pistol, a .357-caliber Magnum revolver with a scope and a .38-caliber revolver. Deputies also recovered 3.1 grams of rock cocaine and nearly two pounds of marijuana, most of which was packaged for sale. Nearly 300 rounds of ammunition and several stolen items were also recovered. Fourteen of the 18 were arrested for felonies, including narcotics or weapons possession charges, while four were misdemeanor arrests and included warrants or possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The majority of those arrested were also gang members or affiliates. ``There are a lot of people going to jail and a lot of weapons coming off the street,'' said Sgt. Steve Sylvies who heads the LAN-CAP team of the operation. The operation was part of the DISARM program recently expanded by county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich's office to the Antelope, San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. and the northwest San Fernando valleys. Antonovich supported the expansion by obtaining money for the 4-year-old program, developed after the shootings at the North Valley Jewish Community Center and the murder of a postal worker A postal worker is one who works for a post office, such as a mail carrier. In the U.S., postal workers are represented by the National Postal Mail Handlers Union - NPMHU and the American Postal Workers Union, part of the AFL-CIO. by Buford Furrow furrow /fur·row/ (fur´o) a groove or sulcus. atrioventricular furrow the transverse groove marking off the atria of the heart from the ventricles. . Furrow was an armed felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. on probation from Washington state. DISARM is designed primarily to increase compliance checks of probationers with histories of weapons or narcotics violations who are considered possible repeat offenders. Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com |
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