Weslaco Police Officer Arrested on DWI Charge With Open Container

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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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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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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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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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.”

"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."

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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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