by Timothy Rutt
Police arrested 35 and confiscated 23 firearms in a Wednesday morning sweep of probationers held in Altadena, Pasadena, and the Antelope Valley, according to release from Supv. Michael D. Antonovich.
News reports say the sweep involved 250 officers from the Sheriff's Department, Pasadena Police Dept., U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. The agencies conducted 158 searches in the sweep.
The sweeps were part of the DISARM program initiated by Antonovich, says the release. DISARM involved unannounced searches of probationers and their homes, with the goal of confiscating guns, drugs, and other contraband. The DISARM program has seized almost 8,000 weapons, made over 16,000 arrests, and confiscated more than $350 million in illegal drugs and drug money since its inception in February 2000.
The D.I.S.A.R.M program entails pairing Deputy Probation Officers with local law enforcement personnel to perform unannounced searches of probationers and their homes, as a condition of probation, and targets the confiscation of guns, drugs, and other contraband.
