A black revolver with cylinder open, with speed loader and loose ammunition, plastic baggies of meth, holster and cash seized Friday in Northeast Portland.
A black rifle with folding stock, a tan semiautomatic handgun and magazines seized after a DUII crash in Southeast Portland on Friday.
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A black revolver with cylinder open, with speed loader and loose ammunition, plastic baggies of meth, holster and cash seized Friday in Northeast Portland.
Police seized three guns, ammunition and drugs during two arrests in different parts of Portland on Friday.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, the first investigation began at 2:09 a.m.March 18 when East Precinct officers responded to a report of an injury crash in the 2900 block of Southeast 122nd Avenue. When officers arrived, they met Portland Fire & Rescue and AMR paramedics who were attempting to extricate the driver of a 2005 Nissan Armada that had hit the back of a flatbed tow truck.
Officers were alerted to two guns in the SUV, including a rifle and handgun, as well as multiple magazines including a drum magazine.
The driver was transported to the hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers conducted a DUII investigation. Angel A. Ramirez-Espinoza, 21, of Portland, was served with a criminal citation for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (Alcohol), Reckless Driving, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of a Loaded Firearm in Public (City Code).
The second investigation began at 6:17 p.m. when officers with the Focused Intervention Team were patroling an area in the Eliot neighborhood, which has been a recent hotspot for shootings. The officers saw a stolen vehicle being driven in the area and coordinated with other FIT officers to stop the car, a 2021 Honda Accord Crosstour, near Northeast Knott Street and Rodney Avenue.
The driver was arrested, and the officers saw that he had an empty shoulder holster on him. Upon further investigation, officers located a loaded .38-caliber revolver in the car as well as ammunition, methamphetamine and evidence of drug distribution.
Jerry R. Casin, 66, of Portland was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Methamphetamine (felony), and Delivery of Methamphetamine.
