45°
In Hampden County, detectives from the Springfield Police Department's Firearms Investigation Unit, Holyoke police officers, and members of the FBI Gang Task Force arrested 42-year-old Emmanuel Garcia following the execution of a search warrant at a home on the 600 block of Bay Street.
According to police, the investigation was launched when a Springfield Police Department detective and a Franklin County deputy sheriff assigned to the FBI Gang Task Force were conducting an investigation into the illegal storage of firearms at a home on Bay Street and later identified Garcia as a suspect.
On Friday, Dec. 17, while surveilling Garcia’s home, detectives noted that he left his home and drove away, knowing that he had a suspended license.
Police said that assisting detectives conducted a traffic stop of Garcia near his home at the intersection of Pine Street and Resnic Boulevard in Holyoke, and he was taken into custody for driving with a suspended license.
While Garcia was arrested, members of the FBI Gang Task Force applied for and were granted a search warrant for his home.
During that search, detectives located and seized a semi-automatic firearm loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition, an AR 5.56mm rifle loaded with more than 15 rounds of ammunition, and various other ammunition.
Garcia was ultimately charged with:
- Two counts of possession of a firearm without an FID card;
- Two counts of improper storage of a large-capacity firearm;
- Two counts of possession of a high-capacity magazine/feeding device;
- Possession of an assault weapon;
- Receiving stolen property less than $1,200;
- Possession of ammunition without an FID card;
- Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
No return court date for Garcia has been announced.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Hampden and receive free news updates.
