Crime & Safety

Stolen Pistol, Rifle Found During Imperial Beach Stop: Sheriff's Office

Ozzeno Diallo, 20, was arrested and booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of multiple weapons-related charges, officials said.

IMPERIAL BEACH, CA — A man was arrested after deputies found him inside a vehicle with a reportedly stolen loaded handgun and a loaded rifle in San Diego's South Bay, authorities said.

Deputies contacted several people shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday in a vehicle parked illegally in the 700 block of Seacoast Drive near Dunes Park in Imperial Beach, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies determined the driver, Ozzeno Diallo, 20, was in possession of a loaded 9mm pistol equipped with a high-capacity magazine and a loaded .22-caliber rifle, sheriff's officials said. A records check showed the pistol had been reported stolen.

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Diallo was arrested and booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of multiple weapons-related charges, officials said

Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact the Imperial Beach Sheriff’s Substation at 619-498-2400 or submit an anonymous tip through San Diego Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 or sdcrimestoppers.org.

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