Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Merced
A 26-year-old Atwater man was arrested Thursday during a traffic stop on K Street in Merced after gang investigators found burglary tools and methamphetamine, the Police Department reported.
Franky D. Pilcher was booked into the John Latorraca Correctional Center on suspicion of drug and possession of burglary tools, as well as a warrant charging him with a parole violation, according to booking records.
He remained in custody Friday without bail.
Pilcher was a passenger in a vehicle stopped Thursday afternoon in the 2100 block of K Street by the Merced Police Gang Violence Suppression Unit, police said in a brief news release.
Merced Police Department Gang Violence Suppression Unit is asking for any information regarding Pilcher committing crimes to call 209 385-4710 or the police department tip-line at 209 385-4725. Callers can remain anonymous.
This story was originally published February 12, 2016 at 10:16 AM with the headline "Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Merced."