This is why he was arrested by Merced Police and the sheriff’s department

On January 17, 2019, the Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit (GVSU) and the Merced County Sheriff’s Department STAR Team stopped a car occupied by gang member Ricky Ornelas 36-year-old, who had a felony warrant in the 2000 block of Fern Street in Merced.

Officers searched the car and located a stolen handgun, ammunition, a digital scale and packaged meth. Ornelas was arrested and booked at the Merced County Jail for drug and weapons charges.

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Gang Violence Suppression Unit (GVSU) Sgt. Rodriguez at (209) 385-4710 or GVSU@cityofmerced.org or the Merced Police Department Tipster Line at (209) 385-4725.

The public can send information via anonymous text messages to police department by dialing “TIP411” (847411) and including the word “Comvip” as the “keyword” in the text message.

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