A SANTA MAN was arrested in Westminster was arrested on a variety of charges on Thanksgiving Day (Shutterstock).

While most families were easing into Thanksgiving morning, preparing turkeys and setting tables, Westminster police officers found themselves dealing with a very different start to the holiday.

At 8:18 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, a traffic stop at 8342 Westminster Blvd. resulted in the arrest of Fernando Lome, 21, of Santa Ana, according to the Westminster Police Department’s Adult Arrest Log.

Police say that during the stop — one of the few calls that typically punctuate the otherwise quiet holiday — officers discovered a concealed firearm, ammunition and a large-capacity magazine. The department’s log identifies Lome as a convicted felon, leading to a series of felony allegations that sharply contrasted with the day’s traditional celebrations.

Lome was booked on suspicion of probation violation, being a felon in possession of firearm ammunition, being a felon and drug addict in possession of a firearm, driving a vehicle while carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a large-capacity magazine, membership in a criminal street gang, and altering or removing identifying marks on his forearm.

He was booked into Orange County Jail in Santa Ana.

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