HERCULES — A father is suspected of driving below the affect and carrying a loaded handgun in his truck close to Hercules Heights, the place police mentioned his son was violating a restraining order filed by one other scholar.
The arrests of the daddy and son happened Wednesday whereas the varsity within the 1900 block of Refugio Means was in session. The daddy is a Hercules resident whose son lives in San Jose, police mentioned.
The 41-year-old dad was arrested on suspicion of DUI, possession of a loaded firearm on college grounds and possession of a loaded firearm in a car, police mentioned. His 16-year-old son was arrested on suspicion of home violence for violating a restraining order and trespassing on college grounds, police mentioned.
In keeping with police, officers have been known as to the varsity at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a 16-year-old boy trespassing on campus. Dispatchers advised the police that {the teenager} was within the cafe.
A 16-year-old woman who advised police she had a restraining order towards her was within the principal’s workplace and campus safety was nonetheless in search of the teenage suspect when officers arrived. Safety ultimately positioned him close to the varsity’s clock tower, the place he was taken into custody after police confirmed he had two restraining orders. Each have been there to guard the woman.
Police discovered he had come inside 100 yards of the woman in violation of the curfew.
Whereas trying to find {the teenager}, officers drove throughout the road to search out {the teenager}’s Honda Match. Round 12:55 p.m., as officers have been conducting a search close to the Honda, a person bought out of a 2018 Toyota Tundra and recognized himself to officers as {the teenager}’s father, police mentioned.
Police mentioned he had a powerful odor of alcohol on his breath and his eyes have been bloodshot. Officers administered a subject sobriety check and a preliminary blood check on the person, each of which confirmed he was over the driving restrict, police mentioned.
Whereas trying to find proof of alcohol consumption, officers found a loaded handgun hidden within the truck’s unlocked heart console vault. The gun was loaded with a 10-round pistol journal and registered to the person, police mentioned.
There have been additionally two empty cans of Mickey’s beer within the again, police mentioned.
The police positioned the person within the Martinez detention heart, and {the teenager} within the juvenile corridor. Tow vehicles took away the Honda Match and the truck.
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