Crime & Safety

Alameda Police Seize Gun, Arrest Felon

This is the fourth illegal gun Officer Robby Stofle has taken off Alameda streets this year, police report.

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Gun, cash, and cell phones that were in possession of the arrested person, according to police.
Gun, cash, and cell phones that were in possession of the arrested person, according to police. (Courtesy Alameda Police Department)

ALAMEDA, CA — One person was arrested and a loaded, unregistered gun was seized by Alameda Police Officer Robby Stofle.

According to police, it all started with a speeding vehicle.

"Stofle observed a vehicle speeding in the 700 block of Eagle Avenue and Constitution Way," police report. "As the vehicle approached a nearby senior living community, Officer Stofle conducted a traffic stop. The traffic investigation determined that the driver had a suspended license and was carrying a concealed, unregistered, and loaded firearm."

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The person, whose name was not released by police, was "taken into custody for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of an unregistered firearm, possession of a loaded and concealed firearm, and driving without a license."

Police report that this was the fourth illegal firearm Stofle has seized this year.

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