Tag: Possession of a Firearm

On Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 6:03 P.M., members of the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force Region 6 conducted a traffic stop on the I-215 south onramp and Redlands Avenue, in the city of Perris. Deputies contacted Cass Dixie, a 41-year-old resident of Hemet. Deputies discovered Dixie was operating his vehicle without a driver’s license. Deputies requested Dixie exit his vehicle and Dixie complied. A subsequent search of Dixie’s person revealed a loaded .38-caliber special revolver in his waistband. A search of Dixie’s vehicle revealed additional .38-caliber special ammunition and a small bindle of cocaine.

On Saturday, September 26, 2020, at 2:21 A.M., the Moreno Valley Station’s Special Enforcement Team, served a search warrant at a residence in the 15000 block of Pepper Court, in the city of Moreno Valley. The search warrant stemmed from a traffic stop where Ricardo Cortez, a 26-year-old resident of Moreno Valley, and convicted felon was found in possession of a semi-automatic handgun with an altered serial number and narcotics.