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Alhambra PRESS Go to AlhambraPress.com for Alhambra Specific News MONDAY, APRIL 29 - MAY 5, 2019
VOLUME 7, NO. 17
Federal Indictments Target San Bernardino Street Gang’s Drug Trafficking Activities
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ore than 250 law enforcement personnel this morning arrested 24 members and associates of the Westside Verdugo street gang in San Bernardino who are charged in eight federal indictments, one of which alleges they deliberately got themselves arrested in order to smuggle narcotics and syringes hidden in their body cavities into San Bernardino County jails. The defendants arrested are among 35 charged in the indictments unsealed. A total of 10 defendants are already in state custody and are expected to be brought to federal court in the near future. Three of the indictments returned by a federal grand jury earlier this month name Carlos Antonio Aznaran, 24, of Rialto, as the central figure in separate narcoticstrafficking conspiracies. One of the indictments details how the gang distributed methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana inside San Bernardino County’s jail system from at least July 2017 until April 2019. Another indictment alleges that members and associates of Westside Verdugo – including Aznaran and his wife, Elisa Montes, 28, of Palm Desert – conspired to distribute methamphetamine within the City of San Bernardino. The third narcotics indictment charges Aznaran and others with conspiring to distribute heroin in San Bernardino County, as
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THE LOS ANGELES ZOO ANNOUNCES ITS 2019 BEASTLY BALL HONOREE
ORANGE COUNTY AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE ARRESTS TWO
The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) announces Dr. Sylvia Earle, marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer, who is known for her dedication to protecting the ocean and its wildlife, as its honoree for the 2019 Beastly Ball. Considered “one the most important fund-raisers" by the Los Angeles Times, the Beastly Ball is being held on Saturday, May 18, 2019, and is critical
Two men have been charged in connection with a complex scheme to use fraudulent social security numbers, drivers licenses and employer information to illegally buy dozens of vehicles and attempting to buy 90 more vehicles illegally. The total loss exceeds $1.2 million. Arsenio Stanley Pierre, 27, Riverside and Marcus Darren Ginyard, 43, Moreno Valley have been charged with a
to the fulfillment of the Los Angeles Zoo’s mission, which advocates for animal conservation and habitat preservation for some of the world’s most rare and vulnerable species, including the California condor, mountain yellowlegged frogs, and peninsular pronghorn. This star-studded event brings together celebri-
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combined 14 felony counts of making false financial statements and 14 felony counts of unlawfully taking a vehicle with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime over $100,000. Pierre and Ginyard were arrested in Rancho Cucamonga in February by detectives and investigators from the
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Riverside Sheriff’s Department Investigating Suspicious Death On April 23, 2019, at about 12:11 p.m., deputies assigned to the Moreno Valley Station were dispatched to a report of a deceased female in the 9000 block of Box Springs Mountain Rd. Upon arrival, officers located the female and pronounced death. The scene was secured, and Moreno Valley Station investigators responded to begin the investigation.
Based on the circumstances of the subject’s location, the Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation. The victim is believed to be a female adult, unknown age or race. The victim has not yet been identified. The investigation is currently on-going
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