Madera Police Crack Down on Firearm Offenders Over July 4 Weekend

Crime

By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 1 year ago on

July 9, 2024

Over the weekend, Madera Police made multiple arrests related to firearms, including incidents involving "ghost" handguns. (Instagram/Madera PD)

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Madera police made several arrests and seized multiple firearms over Independence Day weekend.

Officers responded to a report of several people in masks waving a firearm on Country Club Drive near Highway 99.

Officers found seven people matching the description provided. Two of them had loaded Glock-style “ghost” handguns. A third firearm was found in a vehicle.

Firearms taken by the Madera Police Department over Independence Day weekend. (Instagram/Madera Police Department)

Police arrested three people on multiple weapons-related charges and booked them at the Madera County Jail.

In another incident, an officer was patrolling Kennedy Street and Jericho Drive when he tried to stop a boy.

The boy fled but was quickly apprehended and found to be in possession of a loaded Glock-style “ghost” handgun.

A Glock-style “ghost” handgun taken by the Madera Police Department over Independence Day weekend. (Instagram/Madera Police Department)

He was arrested and booked at the Madera County Juvenile Detention Facility on several firearm-related charges.

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Anthony W. Haddad,

Multimedia Journalist

Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.