5 Arrested In Gang Weapons Bust In San Gabriel Valley: Police

PASADENA, CA — Two boys and three men were arrested after a gang-related weapons bust in the San Gabriel Valley, according to police.

Authorities served search warrants at 4 a.m. Thursday at multiple locations in the San Gabriel Valley, including in Pasadena, in connection with an investigation into a Pasadena street gang whose criminal activity had increased in recent months, police said.

Officials recovered a semi-automatic rifle and three semi-automatic handguns, all with high-capacity magazines, as well as a revolver, according to Pasadena police.

The five arrestees were booked into city jail on suspicion of armed robbery, vandalism and weapons violations, police said.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 626-744-4241 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477, via the P3 Tips app or at lacrimestoppers.org.