( KRON ) — A Modesto man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on weapons and drug charges after police received a report of a possible drug deal in progress. The San Mateo Police Department responded at around 2:41 p.m. to the area of 37th Avenue and S. El Camino Real.
The reporting party described the suspect and said they had drugs and a black, Glock-style pistol in a fanny pack. The suspect left the area prior to officers arriving.
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San Mateo PD officers canvassed the area and found the suspect on the 4000 block of S. El Camino Real. The suspect, who police identified as 44-year-old Armando Menendez, was detained.
Police found a firearm and drugs on Menendez’s person. He was arrested on multiple charges and found to be a convicted felon on parole. He was booked into the San Mateo County Jail on firearm and drug charges along with a parole violation…