Social media used to track, arrest known gang member in Lemoore

LEMOORE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A known pack subordinate was arrested successful Lemoore aft being recovered streaming connected societal media showing an amerciable high-capacity mag Tuesday evening, the Lemoore Police Department announced.

Police accidental astir 8:30 p.m., they were made alert of a video streaming connected societal media of a known pack subordinate successful possession of a firearm and an amerciable high-capacity magazine.

Patrol officers reported locating the suspect, 25-year-old Nicholas Pinon, successful the 1000 artifact of Linda Lane. As they attempted to marque contact, Pinon ran from the conveyance helium was seated successful and into a adjacent home.

Police instantly acceptable a perimeter astir the location and began negotiating for Pinon and anyone other wrong to travel out. After astir an hour, 4 people, including Pinon, were detained.

Detectives served a hunt warrant wherever a reported stolen Kern County firearm, 2 high-capacity magazines and ammunition were located— each of which Pinon is prohibited from carrying owed to anterior felony convictions.

Police study Pinon was yet booked connected charges of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of stolen property, possession of ammunition by a felon, information successful a transgression thoroughfare gang, possession of high-capacity magazines, and transgression retention of a firearm.