People v. White CA3

BACKGROUND

A A security guard working the graveyard shift at Capitol Yards, an apartment complex in West Sacramento, was approached by a resident who said a Prius had parked in a space reserved for individuals with disabilities and four or five people had gotten out of the car. The guard checked on the car and saw that it did not have a disability placard or resident sticker. Per policy, the guard called to have the car towed away. When the tow truck arrived, the guard noticed some individuals in the courtyard by the swimming pool. When the tow truck driver had loaded up the vehicle, the guard noticed the individuals were wandering around the complex. He called the police because the individuals were hanging out and did not appear to be residents. The police dispatcher asked for the license plate number of the towed car and the guard gave it to her. Gregory Lang, a West Sacramento motorcycle officer, received a dispatch that a security guard from the Capitol Yards apartment complex reported that a car parked there was towed and the license plate came back as an armed and dangerous vehicle out of Stockton. When Officer Lang got there, a security guard walking out of the parking…