9 Suspects in Gang Shoot-Out Arrested
Nine suspected members of rival street gangs in La Puente and Ontario were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder early Thursday as more than 100 Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies swept through several cities serving search and arrest warrants.
Eight firearms, including two assault-type weapons, and an undisclosed amount of cocaine were seized in the arrests, which were made at eight locations in La Puente, West Covina, Ontario, Valinda and Azusa.
The action by members of the sheriff’s Operation Safe Streets gang detail stemmed from a Sept. 9 shoot-out between the two gangs at a restaurant in Rowland Heights. No one was hurt. San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies also took part in the arrests.
The nine were ordered held without bail, pending arraignment Monday in Citrus Municipal Court. They were identified as Robert Archie, 26; Edward White, 20; Melvin Thomas, 30; Danny White, 24; Daniel Espinoza, 28; Robert Espinoza, 23, and Nicholas Espinoza, 31, all of La Puente. Suspected members of a rival gang from Ontario who were arrested are James Edward Green, 21, and James Darren Green, 23.
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