Crime

Police: Armed bicyclist on probation arrested in southwest Fresno

Phillip Jimenez
Phillip Jimenez Fresno Police Department

Fresno police Tuesday arrested Phillip Jimenez, 37, on charges of possession of a firearm while on probation for a prior firearm-related case, according to Sgt. Alfonso Castillo.

A .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol was seized Tuesday by officers in southwest Fresno.
A .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol was seized Tuesday by officers in southwest Fresno. Fresno Police Department

Castillo said Jimenez is a known Bulldog gang member who was stopped for riding a bicycle on a vehicle code violation. A loaded .25 caliber pistol was found in his jacket. The seizure was the 140th of a firearm by southwest officers this year.

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