On April 16, 2016 at approximately 7:15 a.m.
Officers conducted a bicycle stop for traffic violations. As the suspect, Steve Oscar Gongora, 52, homeless, was stopped, he discarded a small plastic baggie. The baggie contained methamphetamine. Further investigation, revealed possession of a stolen bicycle. Gongora was booked for felony possession of methamphetamine and possession of stolen property. Bail was set at $200,000.
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