Fulton Oates, Jr., 18, a member of the Crips street gang, has been wanted since December 18, 2009

Fulton Oates, Jr., 18, a member of the Crips street gang, has been wanted since December 18, 2009 when village police, in conjunction with Liberty Street Police BCI, executed a search warrant at his residence at 67 Wood Avenue.He wasn’t home at the time, but police recovered a .30 caliber rifle that had been altered with its stock sawed off and fashioned into a pistol grip. It was fully loaded with a detachable 25 round magazine.
Just before 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, Oates was spotted by officers riding in a car driven by Daniel Rodriguez, 23, of Thompsonville on Breakey Avenue in Monticello.The vehicle was stopped and Oates was arrested on the warrant. Rodriguez was also arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree after a computer check showed he was driving with six active suspensions.Rodriguez was also wanted by Monticello Police on a bench warrant for aggravated unlicensed operation.