Sunnyvale Gang Cops Seize Unserialized AR Rifle In Mountain View Raid

A gang-enforcement investigation in Sunnyvale spilled over into Mountain View on Tuesday, when Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety officers served a search warrant at a home and reportedly found a small arsenal inside.

According to the agency, officers recovered an unserialized AR-15-style rifle, several handguns, a 30-round high-capacity magazine, assorted ammunition, and photos showing the suspect posing with firearms. Investigators described the resident as a documented gang member and said he is the subject of an ongoing gang-enforcement probe.

Sunnyvale officials said the June 23 operation turned up photos of the suspect with rifles and handguns, gang-related items and a supply of ammunition. Officers reported seizing a 30-round magazine along with multiple firearms and said detectives are weighing additional firearms-related charges. The suspect lives in Mountain View, but some of his alleged gang activity took place in Sunnyvale, according to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety…

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