Two arrested after vehicle pursuit with Merced police. Guns, drugs found, officers say

Merced police say two men were arrested recently after officers discovered guns and drugs following a vehicle pursuit.

Officers with the department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit arrested Brandon Crane, 36, and Vue Xiong, 29, both of Merced, on Friday.

Police said GVSU officers engaged in a vehicle pursuit with Crane, a parolee at large, at about 5:13 p.m. on West Childs Avenue. Crane stopped his vehicle in the 800 block of West Childs Avenue before both he and Xiong ran from the vehicle, according to a news release.

Officers gave chase and captured Crane a short distance away. Police said officers located 37 grams of packaged meth and ammunition during a search of his vehicle.

Following the pursuit officers located Xiong hiding inside of a house associated with Crane, police said.

During a search of the home, officers located three rifles, a handgun, a stolen Honda and ammunition, according to police.

Crane was booked into the Merced County Jail on suspicion of felony evading, drug sales and a felony warrant, according to police.

Xiong was booked into Merced County Jail on suspicion of weapons charges and drug sales, authorities said.

Merced police ask anyone with information regarding this crime to contact Gang Violence Suppression Unit Sgt. Rodriguez at 209-385-4710, GVSU@cityofmerced.org or the Merced Police Department Tipster line at 209-385-4752.

The public can send information via anonymous text message to police by dialing “TIP411” (847411) and include the word “Comvip” as the “keyword” in the text message.

This story was originally published December 9, 2019 at 2:04 PM with the headline "Two arrested after vehicle pursuit with Merced police. Guns, drugs found, officers say."