Crime & Safety
Police Arrest 5 Alleged Gangbangers at Lucky's
A Napa man and four Stockton residents, all reportedly members of the Norteño gang, were taken into custody after police found a loaded semi-automatic firearm in their car, according to this police report. Arrest information does not indicate convictions.
Police quelled a brewing gang battle in the parking lot of a north Napa supermarket Thursday afternoon, according to a shift activity log released by Sgt. Patrick Manzer:
On 01/05/2012 at 4:29 PM Napa Police Officers were dispatched to the Lucky's Store, 1312 Trancas St. for a report of a gang fight in the parking lot.
The caller reported that several carloads of Norteño gang members were in the parking lot challenging people to fight.
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Units arrived at the location and located several subjects and a vehicle matching the information provided by the caller.
The subjects were contacted. During the contact, the vehicle that they were in was searched.
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A loaded semi-automatic firearm was located on the rear floorboard under a mat.
Manzer said that members of the Napa Police Department , which targets gang activity, assisted with the investigation, which resulted in the arrests of five people, “all identified as Norteño Gang Members/Associates by statements, dress, and other items of evidence,” according to his report:
GONZALEZ, Danny (30yrs/ Napa)
REYNOSO, Raymond (22yrs/ Stockton)
REYNOSO, Isaiah (18yrs/ Stockton)
BAUTISTA, Samuel (18yrs/ Stockton)
and a 17-year-old Stockton resident.
All five were arrested for possession of a concealed firearm and gang enhancements and Gonzalez faces additional charges of challenging to fight, Manzer said.
