Male with Prior Felony Conviction Arrested for Carrying a Concealed Firearm

On Sept. 15 at approximately 7:45 a.m., an officer assigned to Glendale Police Dept.’s patrol bureau located a vehicle in a parking lot on the 5000 block of San Fernando Road that had been reported stolen earlier that morning.

The vehicle was unoccupied and while assisting units arrived a male (later identified as 37-year-old Armen Davoudi of Tujunga) was seen loading merchandise into the vehicle. Officers contacted Davoudi and a search of his person produced numerous credit cards belonging to other individuals and a large amount of cash.

Officers also located a receipt for items Davoudi had purchased that morning with someone else’s credit card. During the investigation it was learned that Davoudi had committed a residential burglary earlier as well. Davoudi was arrested and booked for burglary, vehicle theft, and identity theft.

Davoudi’s bail was set for $50,000.

The vehicle was returned to its owner and the victims of identity theft were contacted.

Male with Prior Felony Conviction Arrested for Carrying a Concealed Firearm

On Sept. 15 just after 5 p.m., officers assigned to Glendale Police Dept.’s Special Enforcement Detail (SED) witnessed a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign. The officers learned that the vehicle’s registration was expired and subsequently conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Riverdale Drive and Central Avenue.

The officers could smell a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle, and, upon approaching the vehicle, they noticed two opened bottles of alcohol in the center console.

The driver, 32-year-old German Garcia of Los Angeles, stated that there was a gun under the driver’s seat. A search of the vehicle produced a loaded revolver and numerous marijuana related products.

During the investigation, officers learned that Garcia had previously been convicted of a felony.

Garcia was arrested and booked for being an ex-felon with a firearm and for carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle with a prior felony conviction.

Garcia’s bail was set for $35,000.