Eagle Pass Police Department Crime Report
July 18, 2014: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to the Kohl’s Department Store in regard to a theft. Investigating officers were informed by the store’s Loss Prevention personnel of a male subject who exited the store after concealing several perfume boxes on his person and had not made any attempt to pay for the merchandise. The male subject was located near Bibb Street and returned to the store where seven boxes of assorted perfumes were found on his person with a combined value of $327.00. 34 year old Julio Castillo was arrested and charged with theft over $50.00 and transported to the police department. Castillo was later presented before Justice of the Peace Tere Melendrez and subsequently transferred to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $3,000 bond.
July 19, 2014: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to the 1100 block of Lazar Street in regard to loud music. Investigating officers encountered three male subjects standing in front of a residence where a strong odor of marijuana was detected. Officers’ conducted a pat down search of the three subjects for safety purposes and discovered one of the male subjects to be in possession of a clear plastic baggie containing marijuana. 20 year old Xavier Alfonso Garcia was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces. Garcia was later presented before Municipal Court Judge Francisco Martinez, III and subsequently transferred to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $2,000 bond.
July 20, 2014: Officers assigned to the Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division responded to a call of subject’s possibly smoking marijuana within the 500 block of Madison Street. Investigating officers encountered several male subjects, one of which had a pipe used to smoke marijuana behind one of his ears. The male subject was also trying to hide a grey plastic bag by means of sitting on it. The male subject identified as 41 year old Martin Portillo was placed under arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia and upon checking the grey plastic bag which he was attempting to hide, it was discovered to contain less than 2 ounces of marijuana. The charge of possession of marijuana was also added to Portillo’s arrest. Portillo was later presented before Municipal Court Judge Francisco Martinez, III and subsequently transferred to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $2,000 bond.
