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Sugar Land Police Officer Arrested for Drunk Driving

Photo Courtesy KTRK-TV

Sugar Land Police Department Captain Michael Lund was arrested and booked into the Fort Bend County Jail for driving while intoxicated

Stafford, Texas

A police captain out of Sugar Land has been arrested after he was allegedly driving drunk near the scene of a fiery big rig wreck.

It was just after 11:30 on Thursday, when the Stafford Police Department was assisting the Sugar Land Police Department with traffic control near the scene of a vehicle fire.

According to investigators, at approximately 12:13am, a vehicle tried to drive through a blocked intersection and an officer stopped the vehicle. Upon contact with the driver, identified as Sugar Land Police Department Captain Michael Lund, the officer determined Lund was intoxicated.

Sugar Land Police Department was contacted and they requested that Stafford Police Department investigate this incident.

Michael Lund was arrested and booked into the Fort Bend County Jail for driving while intoxicated. Lund has posted bond and has been released from Fort Bend County Jail.

One Houston Police Officer Has A Beef With Food Trucks

Houston, Texas

Joshua Martinez can usually be found dishing up dinner service from his bright, silver food truck called “The Modular.” It is a job he really seems to enjoy. However, a recent encounter with a Houston Police officer has him reconsidering his career choice.

During a recent dinner run, Martinez stopped the spoon after noticing police cruiser lights. That’s when an HPD officer approached the truck and told Martinez that The Modular was in violation.

Martinez told The Houston Press he was baffled. After all, he stated, "HPD has no jurisdiction over food trucks." The City of Houston's Health Department does, but that didn't deter the officer.

"He told me, 'You're supposed to move every 59 minutes. You're a mobile food truck,'" Martinez said, recalling the conversation 15 minutes after it happened last night. He spoke from the parking lot outside his food truck, which was parked on private property. "I showed him my licenses, explained that we are supposed to move every 24 hours and go back to our commissary."

His objections had no effect on the Houston Police officer. "He just kept saying, 'You're in violation. I can give you up to $6,000 in tickets.'" The staggering amount of the figure made Martinez freeze. "If I violated every health department violation there was, it wouldn't be $6,000!"

The officer asked for his ID. The officer remained agitated. Noticing that the officer’s badge and name tag were hidden beneath a reflective vest, Martinez asked the officer his name.

"'It doesn't matter what my name is, you're the one in violation.'" Martinez finally wrote down the license plate number of the HPD cruiser.

"You food trucks are a nuisance to the city," the officer reportedly said, before leaving without dispensing any tickets.

Joshua Martinez at work - Courtesy Facebook

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Investigation Underway Involving Harris County DA’s Office, HPD and Potentially Bad DWI Evidence

Four Harris County Assistant DA's Subpoenaed in BAT Van Investigation

Houston, Texas

A secret grand jury investigation has been underway, examining how the Houston Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney handled potentially bad DWI evidence in connection with the use of HPD BAT vans. These are mobile units used for breathalyzer tests. Well, it looks like that investigation is moving closer to the Harris County DA’s Office.

Harris County DA Pat Lykos

On Tuesday morning, local television station KTRK exclusively confirmed a Harris County Grand Jury subpoenaed four Assistant District Attorneys as part of its ongoing investigation into the HPD BAT van issues. The four are all prosecutors who handled DWI cases since the BAT vans were used.

While the grand jury proceedings are secret, legal analyst Joel Androphy says it is clear to him grand jurors are trying to figure out when the DA's Office knew about BAT van maintenance issues and what they did with the information.

In a very rare move, this grand jury is conducting its own investigation without the assistance of the District Attorney. Two Assistant DA’s were tossed out of a grand jury room last week under the threat of arrest.

According to KTRK, a special independent prosecutor will be named to the Grand Jury investigation. This could be seen as a blow to the public trust in the DA's Office. It comes hours after the four prosecutors were subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury. The target of the investigation is still secret, but it's becoming clear jurors are at least looking into what the DA's Office knew about potential bad DWI evidence and if they covered it up.

Houston Police Officer Charged With DWI

Sgt. Roy Marquez

Houston, Texas

A Houston police officer who was driving while intoxicated when he ran a red light and hit a car in Pasadena was charged Tuesday, according to court records.

Sgt. Roy Alexander Marquez, 37, a 10-year police veteran, has been suspended with pay, pending the outcome of an internal affairs division investigation, Houston Police Department spokeswoman Jodi Silva said.

Marquez, a member of HPD's traffic enforcement division which handles DWI investigations, was charged with driving while intoxicated and carrying a weapon in his car when he ran a red light at Red Bluff and Frontage Road, off of Beltway 8, about 1:10 a.m. Sunday, which was his birthday.

He received the gun charge because it is illegal to carry a handgun in a motor vehicle while engaging in criminal activity.

Chambers County Deputy Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Child

Houston, Texas

 A deputy from Chambers County has been arrested for sexually assaulting a child.

Deputy Gabriel Davila worked as a sergeant at the county jail since 2003. He’s since been terminated, according to the county.

The only details about the victim, released by the sheriff’soffice, indicate that the sexual assault involves a family member.

Davila was arrested on Thursday night and is being indicted on two counts -- one with ‘aggravated sexual assault to a child’ and another with ‘indecency with a child,’ according to the district attorney’s office.