Tinted windows lead to arrest after loaded pistol discovered, police say

Driving a car with unlawfully tinted windows led to the arrest of a gang member armed with a loaded .45 caliber Ruger pistol, Fresno police reported.

Sgt. Joshua Knapp said officers patrolling near East Belmont Avenue and North Sixth Street pulled over a black Acura on Tuesday night.

The driver was Gerardo “Yayo” Varela, an ABZ gang member, according to Knapp. Varela was driving without a license and was transporting the pistol with obliterated serial numbers.

Knapp said Varela is a person of interest in connection to several recent shootings. He was booked into Fresno County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

This story was originally published January 9, 2019 at 7:45 AM.