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WEBVTT DIFFERENCE ON OUR ROADS. >> THIS IS KCRA THREE. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. >> VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THE SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY. >> A DAYS LONG MANHUNT IS NOW OVER. THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING A NEWMAN POLICE OFFICER CAPTURED AND BROUGHT BACK IN STANISLAUS COUNTY. HE WAS ARRESTED IN THE COUNT OF -- TOWN OF LAMONT. >> WITHOUT OUR BROTHERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, SISTERS, THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED REALLY DON’T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THEY CAME TO OUR AID. THEY WERE ABLE TO CATCH THE SUSPECT AND BRING HIM INTO CUSTODY. >> HE IS ACCUSED OF PULLING THE TRIGGER AND KILLING A 33-YEAR-OLD. AUTHORITIES SAY HE IS IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY. >> FIVE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED INCLUDING THE SUSPECTS BROTHER AND A COWORKER IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY. ALL ARE ACCUSED OF TRYING TO HELP HIM GET AWAY. >> STARTED AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING. OFFICER SAYING SINGH COLD IN A TRAFFIC STOP. THEY FOUND HE HAD BEEN SHOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER DIED. >> THE TRUCK WAS LATER FOUND THAT AFTERNOON AT A MOBILE HOME PARK. THE SUSPECT WAS GONE. >> PEREZ ARRIAGA WAS FOUND AT A HOME IN LAMONT. HE CAME OUT OF THE HOME WITH HIS HANDS UP AND HE SURRENDERED TO OFFICERS. >> HIS HANDCUFFS WERE BROUGHT DOWN AND THEY ARE ON THAT GUY. FOR HIS TRIP HOME. >> HE IS NOW BACK IN MODESTO. >> MELINDA MEZA IS LIVE FOR US NOW WHERE THE SUSPECT GOT JUST A SHORT TIME AGO. >> HE IS BEING HELD HERE AT STANISLAUS COUNTY JAIL IN MODESTO. THE SHERIFF IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS CASE. HE SAYS ARRIAGA WILL BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW ALONG WITH THOSE WHO TRY TO HELP HIM ESCAPE. >> IF HE WASN’T HERE -- >> THE SHERIFF AND OFFICER SEEING -- SINGH’S FAMILY SPOKE UP. LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUND THE SUSPECT IN KERN COUNTY. HE IS SUSPECTED OF KILLING OFFICER SINGH AFTER THE OFFICER PULLED HIM OVER FOR SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVING. ALSO ARRESTED, HIS BROTHER AND A COWORKER. THEY TRIED TO HELP ARRIAGA ESCAPED TO MEXICO. DETECTIVES SAY HE IS A GANG MEMBER. >> TAKE A LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA. GANG MEMBERS LIKE TO PROMOTE THEMSELVES. THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS ALL OVER FACEBOOK. HE IS FLASHING GANG SIGNS AND HAS A GUN AND IS PROMOTING HIS AFFILIATION. >> WE HAVE LEARNED MULTIPLE TEAMS MONITORED A HOUSE FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS. OFFICERS OBTAINED A SEARCH WARRANT. AS SWAT MEMBERS APPROACHED THE HOUSE, THE SUSPECT CAME OUT WITH HIS HANDS UP. THREE MORE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. THE SHERIFF SAYS THEY WERE AIDING AND ABETTING. MORE PEOPLE COULD BE ARRESTED. THERE WERE SIX IN THE HOLE. OFFICER SINGH’S HANDCUFFS WERE BROUGHT DOWN TO PUT ON THE SUSPECT AS HE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO FACE MURDER CHARGES. EVAN -- THE SHERIFF SAYS THE MURDER MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THEY WERE ABLE TO REPORT THE PRIOR CRIMES. IF LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD BEEN ABLE TO REPORT PREVIOUS CRIMES, WOULD THAT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE? >> SURE, POSSIBLY, PERHAPS. IF HE HAD BEEN TURNED OVER TO ICE AND REMOVED, THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT ENCOUNTER MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED. >> AGAIN, ARRIAGA IS BEING HELD HERE. THEY ARE QUESTIONING HIM RIGHT NOW. WE ARE TOLD BY DEPUTIES IT COULD BE HOURS BEFORE HE IS ACTUALLY LOOKED BECAUSE THEY ARE QUESTIONING HIM. WE ARE TOLD THERE MAY BE MORE ARRESTS FOR PEOPLE WHO TRY TO HELP HIM ESCAP

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The man suspected of shooting and killing a Newman police officer during a traffic stop Wednesday has been arrested, officials said Friday. The suspect, Gustavo Perez Arriaga, 33, was taken into custody in the Bakersfield area, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said at a news conference. "Without our brothers in law enforcement, our sisters in law enforcement, this would have never happened," said Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson. "We don't have the resources to make this happen. And without even the blink of an eye, they came to our aid, and they were able to catch the suspect and bring him into custody." Arriaga came out of a home with his hands up after officers came to arrest him Friday, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said at a separate news conference. Detectives also arrested Arriaga's girlfriend, Ana Leyde Cervantes, 30, in Turlock and his brother, Conrado Virgen Mendoza, 34, in Livermore, Stanislaus County officials announced late Friday night.Adrian Virgen, 25, also Arriaga's brother, and Arriaga's co-worker, Erik Razo Quiroz, 32, were earlier arrested on suspicion of trying to help Arriaga escape to Mexico. An additional three people were also arrested on suspicion of helping Arriaga elude authorities, Youngblood said. Kern County officials identified them as: Bernabe Madrigal Castaneda, 59, of Bakersfield; Ermaso Villegas, 36, of Bakersfield; and Maria Luisa Moreno, 57, of Bakersfield. Arriaga has two prior arrests in connection with driving under the influence and has known gang affiliations, according to Christianson. | RELATED | Slain officer's handcuffs used to restrain his suspected killerChristianson said Thursday that Arriaga was in the U.S. illegally. Virgen and Quiroz were also in the U.S. illegally, the sheriff said Friday. Arriaga was wanted in connection with shooting and killing Cpl. Ronil Singh, 33, during a Wednesday morning traffic stop after a citizen reported an intoxicated man in a silver pickup, the Sheriff's Department said.Singh was a native of Fiji and had been employed by the Newman Police Department since July 2011."This suspect, unlike Ron -- who immigrated to this country lawfully and legally to pursue his lifelong career of public safety, public service and being a police officer -- this suspect is in our country illegally," Christianson said. "He doesn't belong here. He's a criminal." Officials said Singh called in a traffic stop around 1 a.m. at Merced Street and Eucalyptus Avenue. Moments later, he called out “shots fired” over the radio. Multiple officers responded and found that Singh had been shot. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.Arriaga drove away from the scene in a gray, extended cab Dodge Ram pickup before responding officers arrived, the Sheriff’s Department said.A manhunt for the suspect then ensued. Christianson partially blamed California sanctuary laws for Singh's death. "While we absolutely need to stay focused on Officer Singh's service and sacrifice, we can't ignore the fact that this could have been preventable," Christianson said. "Under SB 54 in California, based on two arrests for DUI and some other active warrants that (Arriaga) has out there, law enforcement would have been prevented, prohibited from sharing any information with ICE about this criminal gang member. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not how you protect a community." | MORE | Slain Newman officer's brother offers tearful thanks to law enforcement Richardson, the Newman police chief, spoke at length Thursday about what Singh meant to the 12-person department, which he called a family."This is a man that I saw every day he worked. This is a man that I relieved on Christmas Day so he could go home and spend time with his family and his newborn child," he said. "I think that what’s being lost here is, yes, he was a police officer, and that’s why all of you are packed in this room – because he was tragically taken from us. But what needs to be known is he was truly just a human being and an American patriot."Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.