TWO ARRESTED IN TAGGING SPREE; ACTION COMES AFTER MAN DREW GUN ON RESIDENT.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Two young Palmdale men were arrested in connection with a weekend tagging spree in which an alleged gang member pointed a gun at a resident who confronted them and told them to stop. Jaime Olivas, 19, and Eulogio Rivera, 21, were spotted by sheriff's deputies in an unmarked car shortly after 1:30 a.m. Friday, drinking beer with other gang member suspects outside a house in the 38500 block of 32nd Street East, about a block from where the man was threatened early Monday. ``We pulled right up to them and said: What's happening, fellas?'' said Deputy John Keiss. ``They asked where we were from . . . They didn't realize that we were the police until it was too late.'' Keiss added: ``You should have seen the look on their faces'' when they found out. Olivas was being held at the Lancaster sheriff's station on suspicion of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. , carrying a loaded weapon in public, street terrorism, conspiracy and possession of stolen merchandise. He was held in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. $200,000 bail. Rivera was being held at the Lancaster station on suspicion of felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another. The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and , conspiracy, assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. and street terrorism in lieu of $200,000 bail. A band of vandals spray-painted graffiti on block walls, curbs, streets and a stop sign along Avenue Q-4 between 30th Street East and 35th Street East late Sunday and early Monday. As they were spray-painting a block wall, a 40-year-old man stepped outside his home to see why his neighbor's dog was barking. When the man told them to leave, they told him it was their town and pointed the gun at him. Officials said they have had numerous run-ins with Rivera, Olivas and others who claim to be part of a gang that has branched out from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and now seeks to intimidate in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. neighbors and claim territory in the east-side Palmdale neighborhood. ``We've had an ongoing problem . . . in that area,'' said Keiss. ``The whole neighborhood knows that this gang is out there. But they're afraid to call. We need the public to be our eyes and ears. We encourage them to call. We're going to get rid of them.'' |
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