Redwood City Police Arrest 2 On Firearms Charges

REDWOOD CITY, CA — Police made two arrests in Redwood City on suspicion of illegal weapons possession Wednesday in separate incidents, authorities said.

Police said they found an unregistered semi-automatic .40 caliber handgun and an extended magazine capable of holding 22 .40 caliber rounds in the vehicle of a 22-year-old man during a traffic stop for an expired registration at around 4 p.m. on the 1100 block of Veterans Boulevard.

Valencia Guerra was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of possessing a concealed firearm within a vehicle and possessing an unregistered firearm.

Police arrested a male juvenile later in the on the 3200 block of Rolison Road in an unrelated incident.

Police said the suspect ran away when they attempted to make contact with a group of juveniles at around 9:45 p.m.

Discarded narcotics, a 9mm semi-automatic firearm and a magazine containing 15 rounds of live ammunition were found in the area the juvenile ran, police said.

The 15-year-old was booked into the San Mateo County Youth Services Center, police said.

Anyone with information about either of these cases is asked to contact Redwood City Police Street Crimes Suppression Team Detective Sergeant Russ Felker at 650-780-7627 or the Redwood City Police Department’s Tip Line at 650-780-7107.