MOLINE, Illinois -- A joint investigation between the East Moline and Moline Police Departments ended in the arrest of a documented gang member.
On Thursday, May 2, the two departments were conducting a joint investigation in the 2100 block of 6th Avenue for "ongoing criminal gang activity".
Around 5:40 p.m. during surveillance, Maycol J. Lopez-Miller, 20, from Moline, came out of the house with a revolver in his hands.
Lopez-Miller was arrested by detectives and the gun was safely recovered.
Police say he is a documented Latin King gang member and charged him with unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member.
His bond is $50,000
If you have any information, you're asked to call the Moline Police Department at 309-524-2140.