Crime & Safety
Police Find Drugs In Felon's Show, Stolen Gun In Home
When the motorist grew irate and refused to step out of the vehicle, he was arrested for disobeying a lawful order, police said.
SANTA ROSA, CA — A motorist who was pulled over for traffic violations turned out to be a convicted felon with drugs hidden in a shoe and a stolen, loaded gun in his home, Santa Rosa police said Saturday.
Gabriel Lindsey, 52, of Rohnert Park was stopped late Friday for driving with a modified exhaust and an unlawful license plate cover in the area of Mendocino Avenue and Carrillo Street, police said.
When Lindsey grew irate and refused to step out of the vehicle, he was arrested for disobeying a lawful order.
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He was taken to the Sonoma County Jail where, prior to a search, he confessed there were narcotics in his shoe: 12 baggies of suspected cocaine, each about one gram, police said.
That triggered a search of Lindsey's residence in Rohnert Park, where the stolen 10mm Glock was located, along with a magazine loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition, police said. About 2.5 ounces of suspected cocaine was also found.
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As a convicted felon, Lindsey is prohibited from possessing firearms, police said.
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