Posted by Tina
The following story caught my eye because of our recent debates about the new Arizona immigration law:
“Safety infraction leads to arrest for riding a stolen vehicle,” by Bill Lindelof – Sacramento Bee
Two Sacramento men first stopped for not wearing helmets were arrested in Yolo County on suspicion of receiving stolen property. ** Yolo County Sheriff’s deputies in a special off-road vehicle enforcement team booked Raphael Regaldo-Mendoza, 24, and Rigoberto Perez-Chavez, 28, into the Monroe Detention Facility. ** Deputies said the men were riding an all-terrain vehicle on County Road 40, west of Highway 16, on Friday when they were stopped for not wearing the right headgear. ** A check of the ATV’s vehicle identification number revealed that the off-road vehicle was reported stolen to the Sacramento Police Department in 2007.
These men were stopped because they were not wearing helmets but were arrested because they were suspected of receiving stolen property after some investigation by the officers. The men have Spanish names. Were they profiled?