Probation search results in recovery of stolen firearm and arrest
- Lake County News reports
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – This week Clearlake Police officers conducting a probation search recovered a stolen handgun.
Tiffany Anne Correia, 35, of Clearlake was arrested Tuesday afternoon, according to a report from the Clearlake Police Department.
Just before noon on Tuesday, Officer Chris Kelleher drove to Correia's residence to conduct a probation search. Police said Correia is on probation out of Lake County and is a convicted felon.
When Kelleher arrived at Correia’s home, he observed the front door of the residence was open. The report said he announced his presence as he saw Correia exiting a bathroom.
While Kelleher was speaking with Correia, Officer Mike Perreault arrived on the scene to assist, police said.
Officer Kelleher searched Correia’s bedroom and located 74 rounds of .22-caliber ammunition and two glass smoking pipes. Police said Kelleher interviewed Correia regarding the ammunition and two glass smoking pipes that were discovered in her bedroom.
Police said Officer Perreault searched the bathroom that Officer Kelleher observed Correia exiting. There, he discovered a black .22-caliber Ruger long rifle semi-automatic pistol lying on the ground behind the toilet.
A records check of the handgun via serial number revealed it had been reported stolen to the Lake County Sheriff's Department, police reported.
Police said Correia was arrested on probable cause for numerous firearm violations along with a violation of her probation terms.
She was transported to the Lake County Jail for booking where she remained in custody on Friday on a no bail hold. Her booking sheet shows she is scheduled to appear in Lake County Superior Court on Sept. 23.