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Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Four Males in Possession of a Loaded Firearm

On August 6, 2021 at approximately 3:30 p.m., Glendale Police officers assigned to the Downtown Policing Unit conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that drove through the Glendale Galleria parking lot at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle was occupied by the driver, later identified as 20-yearr-old Isiah Alay of Victorville, and three passengers: 29-year-old Jesse Morales of Long Beach, 28-year-old Christopher Cruz of Huntington Park, and 27-year-old Michael Lozoya of Los Angeles.

Officers discovered that Alay did not have a driver’s license despite being the driver of the vehicle. Throughout the investigation, officers learned that Alay had a non-local warrant out for his arrest.

All four males were asked to exit the vehicle. Morales originally provided officers with someone else’s driver’s license. Lozoya was found to be in possession of a large capsule containing marijuana and a wallet containing a driver’s license, social security card, and California identification card belonging to other people. A records check indicated that Lozoya had a non-local warrant out for his arrest.

A search of the vehicle produced a handgun loaded with a high capacity magazine, a taser, two spray cans, and methamphetamine. During the investigation it was discovered that one of the males was a gang member.

Alay was arrested for carrying a loaded firearm in public, possessing a controlled substance, identity theft, and for driving without a license. Morales was arrested for possessing a controlled substance while armed, identity theft, and his warrant. Cruz was arrested for being an ex-felon with a firearm, possessing a controlled substance while armed, and identity theft. Lozoya was arrested for possessing a controlled substance while armed, identity theft, and two non-local warrants.