Weslaco, Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety officials arrested a Weslaco police officer Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Juan Antonio Abrego was given a field sobriety test at the Farm-to-Market Road 493 and Expressway 83 interchange, said Trooper Johnny Hernandez, a local spokesman for the state agency.
Abrego failed the test and was taken to Weslaco Police Department for a Breathalyzer test, which he refused.
Abrego was formally charged Saturday morning with driving while intoxicated with an open container, a Class B misdemeanor. If convicted, he could face up to 180 days in county jail and/or a fine of up to $2,000.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
San Antonio Police Officer Sued for Sexual Misconduct of Two Women
San Antonio, Texas
A 20-year-old woman this week filed a federal lawsuit against a former San Antonio police officer and the city alleging sexual misconduct.
She is one of two women to make such accusations against the man.
The Police Department indefinitely suspended officer James McClure on Feb. 3, 2009, six months after the incident for which he's being sued allegedly occurred. Such a suspension is tantamount to being fired.
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A 20-year-old woman this week filed a federal lawsuit against a former San Antonio police officer and the city alleging sexual misconduct.
She is one of two women to make such accusations against the man.
The Police Department indefinitely suspended officer James McClure on Feb. 3, 2009, six months after the incident for which he's being sued allegedly occurred. Such a suspension is tantamount to being fired.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Houston Police Officer Charged With Theft
Houston, Texas
Matthias Dornellien Charged With Theft By Public Servant
A Houston police officer has been accused of stealing from drug suspects and those he pulled over in the line of duty. Matthias Dornellien Charged With Theft By Public Servant
Dornellien, 24, was charged with theft by a public servant. He appeared in court on Monday and was released on $5,000 bond.
If convicted of the third-degree felony, Dornellien could face between two and 10 years in prison.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Bullard Police Officer Charged With Sexual Assault for Sex In Car With Teen Girl He Met While Patrolling School
Bullard, Texas
A former Bullard police officer has been arrested on charges he sexually assaulted a child following a four-month investigation by Texas Rangers.
According to an arrest affidavit by Texas Ranger Sgt. Brent Davis, 26-year-old Steven Wayne Morris confessed to having sexual intercourse with a Bullard High School student in the backseat of the student's vehicle last summer.
Bullard Police Chief Gary Don Lewis said several months ago that Morris had been suspended while the investigation as underway. Two months later Morris was terminated after Lewis said he lied during an interview about the teenager's allegation.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Bastrop PD Chief's Future Uncertain - Another DUI Charge
Bastrop, Texas
City manager still considering what to do.
"Bastrop's city manager said he is still considering what to do with Bastrop Police Department Chief David Board after he was arrested on a DWI charge Monday night."
Authorities released him from jail Tuesday morning after a breathalyzer showed he was three times over the legal limit to drive, testing twice at 0.226 and 0.227.
Board also had a previous DWI conviction back in 1985, the year before he joined Bastrop's police force.
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Austin Cop Indicted For Indecent Exposure - He Exposed His "Weapon" At Strip Club
Austin, Texas
A Travis County grand jury indicted an Austin police officer on an indecent exposure charge Thursday. If found guilty, he could face up to 180 days in jail.
Police say Albert Aguinaga exposed himself during a lap dance at Expose Gentlemen’s Club at 3615 S. Congress Ave. on July 15. The indictment said Aguinaga was “reckless about whether another person was present who would be offended and alarmed by such acts.”
A Travis County grand jury indicted an Austin police officer on an indecent exposure charge Thursday. If found guilty, he could face up to 180 days in jail.
Police say Albert Aguinaga exposed himself during a lap dance at Expose Gentlemen’s Club at 3615 S. Congress Ave. on July 15. The indictment said Aguinaga was “reckless about whether another person was present who would be offended and alarmed by such acts.”
"Any time an officer violates the law, it is disappointing to all the men and women of the Austin Police Department and contrary to the ethical standards subscribed by members of the department,” said Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo in a statement. “The Department’s immediate and decisive investigative action in this case, is in keeping with our tradition of high standards and accountability."Source
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Houston Cop Fakes Dr.'s Note To Avoid Patrol Duties
Houston, Texas
A veteran Houston Police Department officer has been charged with a felony crime, accused of falsifying notes from her doctor to avoid working her patrol duties
Sonfra Kaye Shafer, 56, of Katy, posted a $2,000 bail on Monday on charges of tampering with a government record. She is a member of the Special Operations Unit.
Internal Affairs Division investigators said Shafer was avoiding her patrol duties while her colleagues were stuck working in Houston's triple-digit temperatures. She claimed injuries to her leg and was working inside an air-conditioned office called the Teleserve Unit, where officers file reports for citizens who call information in by phone.
Working such light duty details requires a note from a doctor every 90 days, and HPD investigators said Shafer altered her doctor's note from May 20 so that she could remain inside in the office job.
Internal Affairs officers said her doctor filled out a questionnaire indicating that she was now able to perform such tasks as writing tickets, conducting investigations or testifying in court. That doctor sent the form directly to HPD headquarters. Investigators said Shafer sent in the same form, but six of the doctor's answers had been changed to reflect she cannot perform those duties.
HPD said that altered doctor's note allowed her to continue being paid by taxpayers without performing the duties she was supposed to be handling.
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Austin Police Officer Convicted For Giving Crack & Cash To Prostitutes & Their Boyfriends In Exchange For Sex
Austin, Texas
A former Austin police officer, Scott Lando, could be sentenced to up to two years in state jail after a Travis County jury found him guilty Tuesday of giving crack cocaine to a North Austin man while on the force in 2006.
Prosecutors Gail Van Winkle and John Neal said Monday that Lando suffered a moral collapse driven by an urge to befriend and have sex with prostitutes.
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Saturday, August 14, 2010
Houston Police Mistake Bar Owners For Possible Burglars and Open Fire
Houston, Texas
Houston police thought they were preventing a break-in, but instead they fired their weapons at the owner of a southeast Houston restaurant.
Neither of the bar owners wanted to talk on camera, but for people who live nearby this near miss by officers is worrisome.
"They shot at the wrong people, obviously, if it was the owner in his own establishment. And that's a little unsettling. How are they going to determine who's the good guys and the bad guys?" said neighbor Kristen Crow.
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Houston police thought they were preventing a break-in, but instead they fired their weapons at the owner of a southeast Houston restaurant.
Neither of the bar owners wanted to talk on camera, but for people who live nearby this near miss by officers is worrisome.
"They shot at the wrong people, obviously, if it was the owner in his own establishment. And that's a little unsettling. How are they going to determine who's the good guys and the bad guys?" said neighbor Kristen Crow.
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Austin Police Officer Suspended After DWI charge
Austin, Texas
An Austin police officer is suspended after being charged with DWI.
Officer Kelly's suspension starts Monday and runs through Sept. 14.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Houston Police Officer Accused of Fixing Tickets For Friend Via Facebook
Houston, Texas
An investigation is underway into some members of the Houston police and fire departments. The accusation against them -- ticket fixing. The allegation is serious and potentially criminal.
A Houston Fire Department arson investigator and a Houston Police Department officer will soon be the focus of an investigation based on a Facebook exchange. In it, the daughter of a longtime firefighter puts a blanket callout to her friends for help in getting some traffic tickets fixed.
HPD says it's unaware of the allegation but told Eyewitness News:
"We are not aware of the situation and do not make it a practice of commenting on an employee of another organization. If anyone is aware or received information of misconduct of an HPD officer or HPD employee, we respectfully ask that person contact our Internal Affairs Division."
"It is inappropriate to dismiss citations. Citations can only be dismissed if the charge is inappropriate, if a greater charge is filed, or if there is an error on the citation."
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An investigation is underway into some members of the Houston police and fire departments. The accusation against them -- ticket fixing. The allegation is serious and potentially criminal.
A Houston Fire Department arson investigator and a Houston Police Department officer will soon be the focus of an investigation based on a Facebook exchange. In it, the daughter of a longtime firefighter puts a blanket callout to her friends for help in getting some traffic tickets fixed.
HPD says it's unaware of the allegation but told Eyewitness News:
"We are not aware of the situation and do not make it a practice of commenting on an employee of another organization. If anyone is aware or received information of misconduct of an HPD officer or HPD employee, we respectfully ask that person contact our Internal Affairs Division."
"It is inappropriate to dismiss citations. Citations can only be dismissed if the charge is inappropriate, if a greater charge is filed, or if there is an error on the citation."
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
2 Houston Police Vice Officers Accused of Taking Nude Photos of Woman With Cell Phones During Prostitution Bust: Prostitution Charges Dropped
Houston, Texas
Prostitution charges against woman dropped by DA’s office
A 28-year-old woman arrested in March for prostitution has asked the Houston Police Department to investigate two officers she says took nude photographs of her with a cell phone while she was being arrested.
Charges against the woman were dismissed on Wednesday. The woman said she filed a formal complaint with HPD about the incident.
According to the woman's attorney, Windi Akins Pastorini, the Katy resident was working at a Galleria-area strip club when she was approached by an undercover vice officer who took her to a downtown hotel in a limousine. Pastorini said that in the hotel room, the woman and the police officer undressed and he gave her money to engage in "sexual conduct."
The officer then went to the bathroom and another officer came in and began taking pictures with his cell phone, Pastorini said.
Court records show the Harris County case was dismissed because of a "memo" in the prosecutor's file.
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Prostitution charges against woman dropped by DA’s office
A 28-year-old woman arrested in March for prostitution has asked the Houston Police Department to investigate two officers she says took nude photographs of her with a cell phone while she was being arrested.
Charges against the woman were dismissed on Wednesday. The woman said she filed a formal complaint with HPD about the incident.
According to the woman's attorney, Windi Akins Pastorini, the Katy resident was working at a Galleria-area strip club when she was approached by an undercover vice officer who took her to a downtown hotel in a limousine. Pastorini said that in the hotel room, the woman and the police officer undressed and he gave her money to engage in "sexual conduct."
The officer then went to the bathroom and another officer came in and began taking pictures with his cell phone, Pastorini said.
Court records show the Harris County case was dismissed because of a "memo" in the prosecutor's file.
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Houston Police Officer Charged with Intoxicated Assault
Houston, Texas
a veteran officer with the Houston Police Department has been arrested in Brenham following a two-vehicle accident that left three people injured.
Officer Mark Richard Hutchins, who has been employed by HPD since December 2007, was charged with intoxicated assault with a vehicle.
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Corpus Christi Officer Arrested For Assault
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi Police responded to a fight in progress call around 1:30 Tuesday morning on the 55-hundred block of Leopard. Once there, officers found two men who had been injured.
The victims have been identified as 27 year old Victor Gonzalez and 28 year old Rodolfo Trevino. Trevino refused treatment at the scene. Gonzalez was transported to the hospital with a head injury and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit at Christus Spohn Memorial.
Two people were taken in for questioning. Luis Rodriguez and 31 year old Ryan Amador were both arrested.
40 year old Trevino is a Corpus Christi police officer. He has been charged with Aggravated Assault and Assault. According to police, Rodriguez who is assigned to the Uniform Division was off duty at the time of the arrest.
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Corpus Christi Police responded to a fight in progress call around 1:30 Tuesday morning on the 55-hundred block of Leopard. Once there, officers found two men who had been injured.
The victims have been identified as 27 year old Victor Gonzalez and 28 year old Rodolfo Trevino. Trevino refused treatment at the scene. Gonzalez was transported to the hospital with a head injury and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit at Christus Spohn Memorial.
Two people were taken in for questioning. Luis Rodriguez and 31 year old Ryan Amador were both arrested.
40 year old Trevino is a Corpus Christi police officer. He has been charged with Aggravated Assault and Assault. According to police, Rodriguez who is assigned to the Uniform Division was off duty at the time of the arrest.
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Diboll Cop Resigns: Stopped Elderly Man on the Way to Hospital, Holding at Gunpoint
Diboll, Texas
Diboll police officer Grant Jones has resigned amid a flurry of debate surrounding a controversial traffic stop last week.
The stop in question occurred on July 27 as Tracey Lott was driving his friend, Johnny Hodge, to a hospital when he was pursued by Diboll Police into Lufkin city limits. Lott pulled over at the intersection of U.S. 59 and College Street, where Jones used his pistol to shatter the windshield.
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Diboll police officer Grant Jones has resigned amid a flurry of debate surrounding a controversial traffic stop last week.
The stop in question occurred on July 27 as Tracey Lott was driving his friend, Johnny Hodge, to a hospital when he was pursued by Diboll Police into Lufkin city limits. Lott pulled over at the intersection of U.S. 59 and College Street, where Jones used his pistol to shatter the windshield.
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