Media Contact: Sgt. Hauptmann
Office: 818-937-8888
Cell: 818-299-1565
Email: GPDPIO@Glendaleca.gov

On February 8, 2022 at approximately 2:15 p.m., officers assigned to Glendale PD’s Special Enforcement Detail (SED) were driving on the 4400 block of San Fernando Rd. when they observed a vehicle with blacked out taillights.  Using departmental resources, the officers discovered the registration for the vehicle was expired, however; the vehicle had a false registration sticker on the plate for 2022.  The officers conducted a traffic stop for the violation and spoke to the driver, 35-year-old Nicolis Thomas of Panorama regarding the violations.  Thomas was discovered to have a prior felony conviction.  While speaking with Thomas, officers found evidence indicative of identity theft on his person.  A subsequent vehicle search produced a safe containing a loaded firearm, ammunition, and pepper spray.  Officers also located fentanyl, several arrow keys (used by mail carriers to access certain mail boxes), and a credit card in someone else’s name inside of the vehicle.  Thomas was arrested and booked for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, owning ammunition when prohibited, illegal possession of tear gas, illegal possession of controlled substances, identity theft, and having false registration tabs.