Half Moon Bay: Convicted felon arrested on gun possession charges

HALF MOON BAY A convicted felon was arrested last weekend in Half Moon Bay on suspicion of illegally possessing guns fireworks and gun parts executives disclosed Related Articles Bay Area man required for weapons violations arrested in L A Peninsula cops cleared in shooting of armed man last fall James Bond style spying operation allegedly targeted Bay Area tech firm s exchange secrets Man who preyed on teen girls convicted of San Jose rape SF kidnapping Peninsula man gets life in prison for killing boyfriend of workplace crush Deputies were initially dispatched to the block of Wavecrest Road on March for a welfare check and a child protective services scenario according to the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office Two days later deputies obtained and served search warrants at several locations associated with the convicted felon identified as a -year-old Half Moon Bay man Deputies recovered three assault rifles hundreds of rounds of ammunition gun parts and accessories fireworks and an illegal ballistic vest the sheriff s office revealed The man was arrested and booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility on charges of felon in possession of firearms possession of assault weapons felon in possession of ammunition felon in possession of a ballistic vest possession of a firearm without a serial number and possession of fireworks without a permit according to the sheriff s office Anyone with information related to the event can contact the sheriff s office at - - or the anonymous tip line at - -