ORANGE – Two suspected gang members have landed on the naughty list – and in jail – after police say they posed for a picture with Santa Claus while flashing their gang signs.
Uriel Oliva, 18, of Anaheim, and an unidentified juvenile now face up to 18 months behind bars. Prosecutors have charged each of them with three counts of violating a gang injunction by associating with known gang members and giving gang hand signs.
An officer found the Santa photo in a keychain while searching Oliva during a probation check last week. Police determined that Oliva and five or six other people shown in the photo had posed with Santa at the Village Mall in Orange – a designated safety zone under the gang injunction.
Police are still searching for a juvenile shown in the photo, and are trying to identify the others who were there. Sgt. Dan Adams said police would not release the picture with Santa until they had identified everyone in it.
Oliva was being held on $15,000 bail and an immigration hold, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Adams described him and the other known suspects as documented gang members who had been served with the gang injunction when it went into force in July.
Stay away from Santa. He might be a narc.
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