BALDWIN PARK – A multi-agency task force arrested 11 people Friday during an operation targeted at fighting gang activity.
Thirty-two personnel from the Baldwin Park, San Gabriel, Irwindale and Baldwin Park School police departments took part in the gang enforcement detail, along with officials from the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Corrections and the Los Angeles County Probation Department, authorities said.
“The purpose of this deployment was to reduce gang activity by identifying gang members, gaining intelligence in regards to gang activity, reducing gang-related crime and maintaining high visibility in the city,” Baldwin Park police Lt. David Reynoso said in a written statement.
The task force also assisted regular patrol officers with with regular patrols, officials said. One parole compliance check and two probation compliance checks were also carried out by the task force Friday.
Those arrested were:
Jesus Reyes, 24, of West Covina, on suspicion of drug possession; Linda Milleman, 20, of Covina, on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, Alberto Hernandez, 22, of Baldwin Park, on suspicion of driving under the influence; Jose Ramos, 19, of Baldwin Park on suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia; Miguel Ruiz, 29, of Baldwin Park on suspicion of DUI; and Christopher Kukta, 31, of La Verne on suspicion of drug possession, police said.
Michael Arce, 43, of Baldwin Park; Mario Hernandez, 41, of Baldwin Park; Ulises Gutierrez, 18, of Baldwin Park, Daniel Covarrubias, 21, of Baldwin Park; and Christian Pompa, 23, of La Puente were jailed during the operation due to outstanding arrest warrants, Reynoso said.