Stolen gun found hidden in baby crib during AB 109 probation compliance check in Alhambra

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Police arrested an AB 109 probationer Thursday after discovering a stolen handgun hidden inside a baby crib, as well as a small amount of drugs, during a compliance check, authorities said.
0627_NWS_PSN-L-CRIB_VERA_VINCENTVincent Daniel Vera, 28, was booked on suspicion of weapons and narcotics violations, as well as violation of his Post-Release Community Supervision stemming from a previous felony conviction, according to Alhambra police and Los Angeles County booking records.
Police and probation officials carried out a compliance check about 9 a.m. at Vera’s home on Almansor Street, near Main Street, officials said.
“As officers attempted a door knock at Vera’s residence, additional officers to the rear of the location observed Vera attempting to escape out the rear balcony,” Alhambra police officials said in a written statement. He was taken into custody and officers searched his home.
“A stolen firearm and loaded magazine were found in a baby crib that was in his bedroom,” the statement said. “A small amount of narcotics were also located.”
There was no baby in the crib with the gun and magazine filled with 9mm ammunition, police said.
Probation officials requested a check on Vera because he had failed to show up at an appointment to have his GPS ankle bracelet services, Alhambra police Sgt. Jerry Johnson said.
He was required to wear the ankle bracelet as a condition of his release from jail following a 2012 conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, officials said. His initial felony conviction was for domestic violence in 2006.
The handgun seized from Vera’s home had been reported stolen in Chino in 1990, Johnson said.
Vera was being held without bail pending his initial court appearance, scheduled Monday in Alhambra Superior Court.

PHOTOS courtesy of the Alhambra Police Department

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