Police: Drunk Fires Gun, Gets Arrested

Police arrested a 29-year-old Menlo Park man on suspicion of several gun-related offenses and public drunkenness after police received reports of gunshots this morning in Menlo Park, police said.

A dispatcher sent officers to the 1300 block of Chilco Street at about 4:40 a.m. and officers learned that people heard shots near the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Plumas Avenue, according to police.

Police said the person who called them said the shots sounded as if they came from a small caliber gun.

Officers heard four more shots when they were near the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Modoc Avenue. Officers found Isileli Lolohea when they turned onto the 1400 block of Modoc Avenue, police said.

Lolohea was alone in the area and they found a gun at his feet, according to police. Officers found small caliber bullet casings on the sidewalk nearby.

Police said no one was injured during the alleged crime or during the arrest and the shots did not damage any property.

Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to call the Menlo Park Police Department at (650) 330-6300 or the anonymous tip line at (650) 330-6395.

--Bay City News; Patch Archive Image