LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man is facing serious weapons charges following his arrest by California Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms (BOF) special agents. Mark Morman, 55, is legally barred from owning weapons and is listed in the Armed Prohibited Persons System (APPS) database due to a prior domestic violence criminal protective order issued […]
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DOJ Special Agents Target Violent Gang in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD – On December 12, 2017, California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents wrapped up a 10-month investigation into violent crime committed by suspected West Side Crip gang members in Bakersfield with the arrest of 49 people and the seizure of 26 firearms. In addition to DOJ special agents, the investigation included local and federal […]
DOJ Agents & Kern County Deputies Seize 124 Illegal Gambling Machines
BAKERSFIELD – After receiving citizen complaints about possible illegal activity taking place in and around some businesses in the Bakersfield area, on March 27, 2107, California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents teamed with Kern County Sheriff’s deputies to conduct an enforcement operation in the Oildale, east Bakersfield, and south Bakersfield areas. The DOJ Bureau […]
DOJ Special Agents Assists in 5-Month Methamphetamine Investigation
GOLETA -On October 1, 2016, The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of two men following a five-month undercover investigation in to the trafficking of methamphetamine. The investigation was conducted by investigators and special agents from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau, Santa Barbara Regional Crime Abatement Team and the California […]
Father Arrested in Mexico in Child Abduction Case
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – Two South Lake Tahoe children are back with their mother following a visit-turned-abduction in which their father took them to Mexico and refused to return them in accordance with court orders. The children were supposed to be returned to their mother by August 15, 2016. When their mother realized that her […]
California DOJ Special Agents Bust Gangs Operating in Riverside County
RIVERSIDE – On June 9, 2016, Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the arrests of 52 people, and the seizure of: 67 firearms, including assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons, 314 rounds of ammunition $95,700 in currency, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana with a total street value of $1.6 million. The arrests and seizures were the result of […]
Special Agents Takedown Stockton Gangs ‘Westside Bloods’ and ‘Taliban’
STOCKTON — Stockton residents may be breathing a big sigh of relief after learning about “Operation Bloodline,” an investigation and enforcement effort by California Department of Justice special agents that targeted violent gangs terrorizing their community. On May 20, 2016, Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the successful takedown of two criminal street gangs in the Stockton […]
DOJ Special Agents Takedown Fresno Gang with “Operation Dog Track”
FRESNO — Twenty-eight people with suspected involvement in a Fresno gang connected to crimes of conspiracy to commit murder, human trafficking and fraud have been arrested after an investigation conducted by California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Investigation Special Operations Unit (SOU) and the Fresno Police Department. The investigation, Operation Dog Track, found that the […]
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Guns, Dealing in Firearms, and Possession of a Machinegun
SACRAMENTO—Special agents in the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Bureau of Firearms assisted in an investigation in which a Sacramento man has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and dealing firearms and possession of unregistered machine gun. In his plea agreement on April 14, 2016, Daniel Albert Crowninshield, 53, who was also known by his online moniker […]
DOJ Special Agents Seize 12 Guns, 35,000 Rounds of Ammo from Yuba City Home
YUBA CITY – California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents in the Bureau of Firearms make it their job to seize guns from those who are legally barred from possessing them, and that’s exactly what they did in Yuba City on February 23, 2016. Special agents seized 12 firearms and approximately 35,000 rounds of ammunition […]
