DATE/TIME: Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 10:58 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 1551.1- Felony Fugitive Warrant From Texas
LOCATION: 2000 Block of El Monte Drive, Needles, CA
SUSPECT(S): Gabriel Garcia, 26 Years Old, Resident of Needles, CA
VICTIM(S): N/A
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, detectives from the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department received information from authorities in Montgomery County, Texas, indicating that a fugitive may be residing in the City of Needles. Following an investigation, detectives determined that the suspect, Gabriel Garcia was living in Needles, California.
On Thursday, February 5, 2026, at approximately 10:58 a.m., deputies and detectives from the Colorado River Station/Needles Police Department apprehended Gabriel Garcia at his residence in the 2000 block of El Monte Drive without incident. Garcia was taken into custody and transported to the Colorado River Station jail for booking.
Garcia remains in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department with no bail, while awaiting extradition to Montgomery County, Texas. This investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Deputy E. Nilsen or Corporal E. Blackard of the Colorado River Station / Needles Police Department at (760) 326-9200. Those wishing to remain anonymous are asked to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-CRIME (27463) or leave information on their website at www.wetip.com.
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Refer: Deputy E. Nilsen or Corporal E. Blackard
Station: Colorado River Station / Needles Police Department
Phone No. (760) 326-9200
Case No. 212600112
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
