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Male Arrested for Possessing a Loaded Handgun And Methamphetamine

On July 7, 2021, at approximately 5:00 p.m., officers with the Glendale Police Department’s Special Enforcement Detail conducted a traffic stop on a motorcycle that had its rear license plate flipped facing straight up, making it completely unreadable, in the area of Chevy Chase Dr and Broadway.

Officers contacted the rider, identified as 38-year-old Ryan Legaspi of Glendale, regarding the violation.  Legaspi stated he didn’t know his license plate had been flipped up.  During a search of Legaspi, an officer located a loaded handgun with no serial number on it concealed in his waistband along with methamphetamine and methamphetamine pipes.

Legaspi was subsequently arrested and booked for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and for being in possession of illegal drugs.