Photos released of suspects arrested in police raid
Desert Hot Springs police were conducting raids throughout the city Thursday morning. And one of the search warrants led to a standoff with a suspect barricading himself inside a home near Desert View and Cactus Drive.
According to @RSO, multiple ppl arrested during search warrants conducted in #DHS and surrounding communities. pic.twitter.com/fyfuN9fnyV
— Jeremy Chen (@JeremyChenKESQ) June 15, 2017
The Gang Task Force was called to the standoff situation where the suspect refused to come out for a couple of hours. According to our crew at the scene, the man was served a search warrant earlier in the day which led to the standoff.
The warrants stem from gang violence and shootings that have occurred within Desert Hot Springs and surrounding areas.
The operation also included the service of a gang injunction on documented gang members and associates as well as parole and probation searches within the city of Desert Hot Springs and surrounding areas.
The search warrants resulted in the confiscation of seven firearms, approximately five-hundred rounds of ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and gang indicia.
The raids were taking place throughout the city at several locations including:
66-000 block of 5th Street, Desert Hot Springs 66-400 block of 5th Street, Desert Hot Springs 65-800 block of 7th Street, Desert Hot Springs 66-400 block of Acoma Avenue, Desert Hot Springs 66-400 block of Acoma Avenue, Desert Hot Springs 12-300 block of Avenida Alta Loma, Desert Hot Springs 13-600 block of Caliente Drive, Desert Hot Springs 13-700 block of Richard Way, Desert Hot Springs 66-300 block of Vista Place, Desert Hot Springs 15-500 block of Via Montana, South Desert Hot Springs 17-500 block of Mountain View Road, South Desert Hot Springs 13-400 block of Elsworth Street, Moreno Valley 300 block of North Sunrise Way, Palm Springs 600 block of Euclid Avenue, Beaumont
The probation and parole searches were conducted at the following locations:
66-600 block of 2nd Street, Desert Hot Springs 66-500 block of 4th Street, Desert Hot Springs 66-100 block of 7th Street, Desert Hot Springs 13-800 block of Sanita Drive, Desert Hot Springs 13-300 block of La Mesa, Desert Hot Springs 12-200 block of United Road, Desert Hot Springs 29-900 block of Desert Charm Road, Indio Hills 69-900 block of Frank Sinatra Drive, Rancho Mirage
According to police, nine suspects were arrested during Thursday morning’s sweep:
22-year-old, Banning resident, Daniel Villa, Parole Violation 36-year-old, Desert Hot Springs resident, Rosalinda Guzman, Possession of Assault Rifle 37-year-old, Desert Hot Springs resident, Raul Guzman, Possession of Assault Rifle 34-year-old, Desert Hot Springs resident, Julio Arrez, Felon in possession of ammunition and Parole Violation 26-year-old, Desert Hot Springs resident, Steven Zarate, Felon in possession of Firearm 20-year-old, Desert Hot Springs resident, Missael Garcia, Possession of High Capacity Magazine 26-year-old, Desert Hot Springs resident, Anthony Fuentes, Felon in possession of Firearm 19-year-old, Desert Hot Springs resident, Joshua Felix, Felony Warrant, possession of stolen vehicle, Felon in Possession of a Firearm 24-year-old, Desert Hot Springs resident, Anthony Michado, Parole Violation
All nine suspects were booked into Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.
One male juvenile was arrested and transported to Juvenile Hall for a warrant for possession of a firearm.
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