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Update by Santa Barbara Police Department
On August 4, 2020, at approximately 6:37 P.M., the Santa Barbara Police Department was dispatched to the 1300 Block of Castillo Street on a report of a subject with a gun. Witnesses advised that a female suspect was walking in the street with a firearm. Additionally, witnesses reported that the female was at the door of a residence banging on the door with the weapon itself.
Numerous Officers responded and saturate the area. The female subject, now identified as 45-year-old Mona Chacha Cordero, of Santa Barbara, was holding a purse. Officers ordered her to drop the item while Officers held her at gun-point.
Cordero complied and was taken into custody without incident. A loaded Ruger P-90, 45 ACP semi-automatic handgun was the top item in the purse. There was a round in the chamber and two additional rounds in the magazine. An additional loaded magazine was also located in the purse. A total of 20 rounds of ammunition were collected at the scene.
The investigation revealed that Cordero pointed the loaded handgun at a victim who ran to avoid being shot.
Cordero was booked on the following charges:
- 245(b) PC – ADW with a semiautomatic firearm
- 29800(a)(1) PC – Felon in possession of a firearm
- 25400(a)(2) PC – Possession of a concealed firearm
- 30305(a)(1) PC – Felon in possession of ammunition
- 12022.1(a)(1) PC – Committing a felony while out on own recognizance
Judge Hill approved a Gun Emergency Protective Order and a $500,00 bail enhancement.
Woman with a gun in the1300 Block of Castillo. SBPD is responding. The suspect is a Hispanic female in her 40’s wearing floral pants and a red top. She was last seen walking South. Witnesses report she knocked on several doors in the block holding the gun. She is now walking with 2 males south on the east side of the 1200 block. Police Units are in the area.
PD with the female, SBPD in possession of the firearm One in custody…
What great individuals we have in santa barbara
What a great police department…
Loaded handgun.
Thank goodness members of well-regulated militias such as these have the right to bear arms. More guns!
Nice looking little piece.
And is she already back in the parking lot under the current catch-and-release policy?