Crime & Safety
Glendora Mororist Arrested for Concealing Knives
The motorist had a shobi-zue in his car and concealed switch blade in possession, police reported.
Glendora Police arrested a knife-collecting motorist late Saturday following an 11:34 p.m. vehicle stop for speeding in the 800 block of West Dalton Ave., Glendora.
Officers arrested Steven Montoya, 18 of Glendora, on suspicion of possessing a concealed switch-blade knife and for having a shobi-zue in his car. A shobi-zue is a pole concealing a knife or blade which can be exposed by a flip of the wrist or mechanical action.
Shobi-zues are illegal in California.
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Glendora Police Lt. Brian Summers explained that possessing a switch blade is a misdemeanor, but concealing a switchblade is considered a felony.
Montoya was held on $20,000 bail, Summers said.
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The suspect told police that he likes to collect knives and he just returned from a desert field trip, and the knives were on board for the outing.
Officers became suspicious when they saw a knife on the driver’s side of the floorboard in the car. They searched the car and found several daggers, which are not considered illegal if not concealed on a person.
But in searching the suspect, they found the switchblade.