Salinas police arrested a suspected gun thief following a standoff on Saturday. Shortly before 5 p-m, officers responded to reports a person barricaded with a stolen hand gun. The caller identifed the suspect as an out of town visiting relative who had been acting strangely. Negotiators contacted 31 year old Ernesto Rodriguez Orellana and communicated with him for over 8 hours before the SWAT team subued Orellana with a rubber bullet as they stormed the barricade garage.
