Santa Rosa police arrest Oregon man for concealed gun and drugs

(KRON) — The Santa Rosa Police Department conducted a traffic stop that led to an arrest Friday morning.

At approximately 11:25 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in Santa Rosa and contacted the driver, Edgar Vela, 33, from Portland, Oregon.

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The officer reported observing several open containers of marijuana inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The officer conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle and located a loaded revolver in the glove compartment, according to SRPD. Vela was not the registered owner of the firearm.

The Santa Rosa police officer also reported locating a glass pipe used for ingesting methamphetamine along with a usable amount of methamphetamine.

Vela was booked into the Sonoma County Jail on the following charges:…

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