Gang member and convict arrested in King City

On Thursday morning, July 26 at around 11am officers from the King City Police Department stopped a 2016 Gold Honda Accord traveling southbound on Hwy 101 at the Canal Street exit for excessive speed. When the officers contacted the driver, he identified himself as 23-year-old Arnulfo Diaz from Watsonville. When the officers noticed a stun gun in plain view, they conducted a records check on Diaz and found that he was a convicted felon and a Northern gang member. The officers did a search of the vehicle and came across a loaded 9MM pistol which was reported stolen out of Santa Cruz County.

Diaz was transported and booked into the Monterey County Jail charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm with a prior conviction and possession of a stolen firearm.

Anyone with further information in regards to this case is encouraged to call the King City Police Department at (831) 386-5980 to talk with Officer Jace Bernal or the WeTip line at 1-800-78-CRIME. Your call may remain completely anonymous. The investigation is continuing.

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