Male Arrested with Loaded Handgun
On May 5 at just after 9:30 p.m., an officer was patrolling in the area of Porter Street and Windsor Avenue when they noticed a vehicle illegally parked in front of a fire hydrant.
Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer could smell a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle and noticed it was occupied by three subjects. The officer contacted the subjects regarding the parking violation and asked if they had marijuana in the vehicle. The subjects stated they did not have marijuana in the vehicle but admitted they had just smoked some in the car.
Additional officers arrived on scene and each male was asked to exit the vehicle, to which they complied. Prior to exiting the vehicle, one of the subjects, 21-year-old Carlos Herrera of Glendale, admitted to having a handgun in a bag he had on his shoulder. Officers took possession of Herrera’s bag and recovered a loaded handgun from inside of his bag. The handgun did not have a serial number on it. While on scene, officers also discovered that Herrera had two outstanding arrest warrants.
Herrera was arrested and booked for carrying a loaded firearm in public and for two outstanding warrants.
Males Arrested for Illegal Drug Sales
On April 29 at approximately 7 a.m., officers assigned to the Glendale Police Department’s Special Enforcement Detail (SED) were conducting a probation compliance check at a residence on the 600 block of East Maple Street.
During their investigation, officers located an individual who was holding multiple baggies of heroin in their hands. A probation search was conducted at the residence and officers located a large amount of heroin, a baggy of fentanyl, a digital scale, narcotics-related paraphernalia, a large amount of cash in various denominations and a taser.
Ultimately, 30-year-old Gevork Dzhibinyan of Glendale was arrested for possessing narcotics for sale, being a felon in possession of a stun gun and for violating the terms of his probation.
Later that morning, officers assigned to SED conducted another probation compliance check at a residence on the 400 block of Riverdale Drive.
Upon arrival, officers made contact with 40-year-old Valod Davoodi of Glendale. A subsequent probation search of Davoodi revealed approximately $10,000 in cash. During a probation search of Davoodi’s residence officers found methamphetamine, heroin, drug paraphernalia, a digital scale and multiple items of evidence indicative of illegal drug sales.
Davoodi was subsequently arrested for multiple charges including possessing narcotics for sale and violating the terms of his Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS).