A Santa Rosa Police Department officer was arrested following a routine traffic stop that yielded a concealed loaded firearm early yesterday. According to the department's social media post, the stop was initiated due to a vehicle code violation, subsequently uncovering both an open alcohol container and marijuana in plain view inside the vehicle.
The situation escalated when the driver, now identified as 23-year-old Daniel Rodriguez Cabrera, was inquired about the possibility of weapons, to which he admitted having a handgun. A thorough search by the officer uncovered a Bryco .380 caliber gun stashed under the front passenger seat, leading to Cabrera's arrest for a slew of weapons charges, including carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle and a count for not being registered with the Department of Justice as the firearm's owner.
Details from the Santa Rosa Police Department's Facebook page indicate that the handgun was not legally registered to Cabrera. He now faces charges under several penal codes: 25400(a)(1) for carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, 25850(a) for carrying a loaded firearm in public, and 25850(c)(6) for unlawful possession of a firearm not registered by DOJ.
Further exacerbating the legal troubles for Cabrera, the authorities also booked him on a vehicle code violation for driving without a valid driver's license under 12500(a) VC. Following the arrest, Cabrera was booked into jail, where he will await the legal proceedings stemming from the charges. The Santa Rosa Police continue to investigate the incident, and the department has not released any further details regarding the motive or circumstances leading to the possession of the firearm.
