MODESTO – Police arrested one person Thursday night and recovered two firearms during a perimeter search.
At about 11:00pm a Modesto Police Officer noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area of Roselawn Avenue and Western Way. The driver stopped the vehicle on the sidewalk along Western Way and several passengers fled on foot.
Police officers quickly established a perimeter and conducted a search of the area and arrested the driver of the suspicious car. Two handguns were found discarded along with a drum magazine. The handguns were said to be modified to fire automatically.
Officials said the investigation into who fled the vehicle was ongoing.
