Anonymous
Source: Santa Barbara Police Department
On January 7, 2021 at approximately 11:00 P.M., Officers from a Santa Barbara Police Department specialized unit, conducted a premise check at a local convenience store in the 400 Block of North Milpas.
During the check, Officers contacted Gabriel Alejandro Fonseca, age 27, and Felipe Alejandro Florez, also age 27. Both Santa Barbara residents where known to Officers and associated with a criminal street gang.
Fonseca was found to be on active parole. Once Fonseca exited the store, Officers informed him of their intent to conduct a parole compliance check. As Officers were moving in to conduct the search, Fonseca fled. As Officers grabbed a hold of Fonseca, he immediately reached for his waist band. Fonseca refused all commands to stop and his actions became more aggressive. Because of this, Fonseca was taken to the ground.
(Left) Gabriel Alejandro Fonseca and (right) and Felipe Alejandro Flores [Photos: SBPD]
While on the ground, Fonseca continued to violently resist and was able to regain his footing and attempted to flee. Officer were successful in a second take-down. Throughout the struggle, Fonseca continued to reach for his waist band and was calling out to Flores for help.
Flores, standing near Officers during the struggle at times appeared as if he was going to jump into the struggle to aid Fonseca.
Additional resources were requested and arrived on scene. Upon the arrival of additional Officers, Fonseca was eventually taken into custody and Flores was detained.
During a subsequent search, after Fonseca was detained and in custody, one Officer located a loaded handgun in Fonseca’s waist band.
Additionally, Officers conducted a visual search of the vehicle associated with the two and observed a handgun wedged between the driver seat and center console.
Both weapons were loaded.
Fonseca and Flores were booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on numerous felony charges stemming from weapons violations and violating parole.
That must be at the 7/11, open 24-hours; scary for the employees! Great work, SBPD! Wonder what the “criminal street gang” is, a local group or one associated with LA?
Wow, that’s gnarly – couple of real clowns right there. Well, once again the SBPD handled a real dangerous situation. Anyone wanna do a take down with these type of clowns handling loaded guns knowing you might not go home to your family ever again? I don’t, and I bet none of the anti-police crowd in this country would actually want to either.
It says they are Santa Barbara residents so assuming a local group, we have two main gangs on the west side and Eastside. Each have sub-cliques for a total of 7 or 8 known gang groups. Their activity is picking up I’ve noticed.
Thank you for the FINE work SBPD!
Round ’em up! Head ’em OUT!!! Keep our streets clean again!
Career criminals need to be stopped asap and recognized for what they are. They not only may kill or maim people, they subvert youngsters into a disfunctional lifestyle before they are old enough to have the discernment to know the guys with guns and cars are losers not cool dudes to be emulated.