Santa Paula Police Department – Incident Press Release
On Wednesday, 11/25/20 at approximately 1418 hours Officer’s with the Santa Paula Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit were on patrol in the 800 block of E. Pleasant Street when they observed Jesus Patino a documented Crimies gang member. Officer’s attempted to contact Patino and take him into custody on an outstanding felony no bail warrant associated with a prior firearms related case. Patino proceeded to flee from Officer’s and a short foot pursuit ensued that led into nearby residences in the 800 block of E. Santa Paula Street. During the foot pursuit Officer’s located a loaded .357 revolver lying on the street near where the foot pursuit had been initiated.
The Ventura Police Department K-9 Unit and the Santa Paula Police Department K-9 Unit were in the city of Santa Paula at the time of this incident and attending a training session at a nearby facility. Both units responded and assisted in establishing a perimeter of the area. Upon establishing a perimeter several backyards were checked and cleared. While checking a backyard to a nearby residence Officer’s located an area leading to the crawl space under the home which appeared to be disturbed. With the assistance from the Santa Paula Police Department K-9 Unit the crawlspace under the home was checked. Patino was found to be hiding under the residence by a Santa Paula Police Department K-9, and was apprehended and taken into custody.
Patino was checked on scene by the Ventura County Fire Department and AMR. Patino was transported to Santa Paula Hospital for a medical clearance and later transported to the Ventura County Mail Jail on his outstanding warrant. At this time the investigation into the recovered firearm is active and ongoing. The Santa Paula Police Department would like to thank the Ventura Police Department’s K-9 Unit for their assistance in apprehending this individual. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Detective Christopher Rivera at 805-525-4474 x221 or [email protected].
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