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Traffic Stop Leads to Male with Prior Felony Conviction Arrested for Possessing Loaded Firearm

On May 25, 2022 at approximately 2:30 a.m., A Glendale PD patrol officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop for an equipment violation near the intersection of the Foothill Freeway entrance and Lowell Ave.  Upon approaching the driver, the officer could smell marijuana odor emitting from inside of the vehicle.  While speaking with the driver, 28-year-old Jose Muro of Glendale, the officer learned there was an unsealed container of marijuana in the vehicle, and discovered the Muro was in possession of a handicap placard that was registered to another individual.  Assisting officers arrived, and a vehicle search produced an un-serialized, loaded firearm, six oxycodone pills, three cell phones, two credit cards in someone else’s name, and a safe.  Inside the safe officers located a gallon sized Ziplock back containing a large amount of methamphetamine, a metal container containing fentanyl, a scale, gloves, and a glass pipe with a bulbous end.  During the investigation, officers discovered Muro had a previously been convicted of a felony.  Muro was subsequently arrested and booked for being in possession of a firearm with a prior felony conviction, carrying a concealed weapon, owning ammunition when prohibited, identity theft, possessing controlled substance(s) while armed, possessing narcotics and controlled substances for sale, and for invalid use of a handicap placard. 

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