California man had weapons, tactical gear and patches from multiple police agencies, officials say
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A Sacramento man arrested on weapons charges was also found in possession of various law enforcement patches and tactical gear, raising concerns among authorities that he could have been impersonating a police officer, according to sheriff’s officials.Sacramento County sheriff’s officials said Dalmin Muran, 29, was arrested Nov.11 on multiple weapons charges after investigators found a large cache of weapons at his home, along with the law enforcement gear.
The arrest came after Muran was stopped by security officers at an east Sacramento high school at night.They said he was wearing military clothes and night-vision equipment.Muran was not booked on charges related to impersonating law enforcement, but officials said the law enforcement gear, police paraphernalia found at his home, and tips received from the public raised concerns about how he was using the gear.
He was released on bail hours after his arrest.“We have received a few messages about alarming interactions,” said Sgt.Amar Gandhi of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
“I’ll leave it at that.”Muran did not immediately respond to requests for comment.California The suspect, Glenn Cox, 39, is incarcerated at Avenal State Prison in the San Joaquin Valley, the Long Beach Police Department said in a statement.Investigators began looking into Muran after officials received several reports that he was exhibiting “concerning and escalating behavior,” including interactions at or near east Sacramento schools, sheriff’s officials said in a statement.
In the incident in which Muran was allegedly at a high school using night-vision goggles, a security guard asked him to leave, officials said.Muran argued that he should be allowed to stay because schools are on public grounds.
Officials said Muran also claimed to have served in the military, although that turned out to be false.During the interac...