DETECTIVEDIVISION
AREA FIVE

13 SEP.
1994
RD# Y-405585

5

DETECTIVES

HOMICIDE/FIRST
VICTIMS:

DEGREE MURDER

MERKES,

Amy

RODRIGUEZ,

Jorge

his Miranda
He acknowledged understanding
Warnings as they were read to him by net.
paper. He agreed totalk with the
R. GUEVARAfrom a pre-printed

NEGRON,
William
detectives.

Street

Fairfield.
ALMODOVAR

Dragons
he

went

He left
refused

night

He admitted

of the Insane Dragons
being a member
section
at ~sta
and

to

Gang and associated

with

the

to being

a good friend

2100 hrs.
He went

with fellow

He admitted

of nJ~R*;,

Roberto

He knew that a gang war was going on between the Insane
.
On Wed. night 31 Aug. 94,
and the Maniac Latin Disciples.
wake
of
a
fellow
gang
member
who had been murdered.
to the
the wake around
to identify.

but refused

to

disclose

out partying with these guys all

where

Due

to

he was

the

late

NEGRON,to permit

at.

hour

lodged against

William

gang members, whom he

hold

to be conducted

line-ups

papers

were

Roberto ALMODOVAR
and
later

On 12 Sep. 94~ at 1800 hrs.

that

day.

a line-up

was

conducted
at Area Five,
(SEE LINE-UP
viewed
separately
by
gunshot
victim
SUPP.).
This line-up
was
Kennelly
SAEZ.
Kennelly
SAEZ
had
Jacquline GRANDE
and eye-witness
or William NEGRONprior
n~c~tviewed any photos of Roberto ALMODOVAR
Jacquline
GRANDEand
to the line-up.
Having viewed this line-up,
William
NEGRON
as
the
offender
who
Kzennelly SAEZboth identified,

drove

the

car

ALMODOVARas
called

out,

and fired

being

the

a gun. They both

offender

"Whats Up Folks",

in

the

rear

and then fired

The initial

prepared

identified

seat

of

supplementary

on 1 Sep.

of him viewing a line-up,

the

car

who

that

was

a gun.
report

94,

listed

VELEZ, an off duty Sheriffs
Deputy as an eye-witness.
contacted
and came into Area Five.
He was asked

possibility

Roberto

as this

prior

a Juan
He was

about

report

the

stated

identify
this
he got a good look atthatthehe driver
and could He
was
mis-quoted.
stated
that
person.
Juan VELEZstated
look
at
the
offenders
car
and
could
identify
this
car
he got a good

that
if

he saw it

offenders

again.

car,

He was not able to see any of the faces in the

and cannot

identify

anyone.

The R/Det. contacted Felony Review and
A.S.A.

FARACI

Jacqueline

reviewed

A.S.A. Pete FARACI arrived

the

investiga~five

GRANI~E, KennellySAEZ

and Juan

file

at.Area

Five.

and interviewed,

VELEZ.

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