Three gang members arrested in Salinas

Three gang members are off the streets of Salinas as part of an operation involving police and Homeland Security investigators.

The Violence Suppression Unit was monitoring a stolen car in the 500 block of Alameda early Thursday morning. When officers approached one person inside a home where it was parked went out the back.

That person reached for his waistband, but stopped when he was ordered to by officers. A gun then fell from his waistband.

Three confirmed gang members were arrested and booked into the Monterey County Jail. The stolen car was also returned to its owner.