A 23 YEAR-OLD SOLEDAD MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF GUN AND GANG-RELATED CRIMES. FRANKIE CARLOS ALVAREZ, A SELF-PROFESSED NORTENO GANG MEMBER, SHOWED SOLEDAD POLICE OFFICERS WHERE HE HAD HIDDEN A 9 MILLIMETER SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN (THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED IN A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY IN SOLEDAD). ALVAREZ WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL.