Media Release - Illegal gun found after two from Oakland arrested for a Walgreens theft

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Illegal gun found after two from Oakland arrested for a Walgreens theft

AMERICAN CANYON, Calif., August 9, 2023 - On August 8, 2023, around 5:00 PM, American Canyon Police officers stopped a silver Toyota Camry leaving Walgreens after the occupants were reported to have stolen multiple items from the store. Officers identified the driver as 29-year-old Deja Lambert and the passenger as 37-year-old Debony Jackson, both of whom are Oakland residents. 

Stolen items from the Walgreens theft were located on their person and in their car. A device to remove security tags from merchandise and an illegally possessed firearm were also found in the car. The firearm was a non-serialized Ruger .380 pistol with an extended loaded magazine. Both Lambert and Jackson are previously convicted felons. They were arrested for multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including theft, possession of burglary tools and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Both were booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections.