Eagle Pass Police Department Crime Report
August 1, 2014: Officers assigned to the Patrol Division of The Eagle Pass Police Department responded to the 2000 block of King Arthur Street at approximately 3:00pm in regard to subjects smoking marijuana. Patrol officers encountered two subjects in front of a residence where a strong odor of marijuana was detected. One of the subjects was checked for officer’s safety after he briefly leaned inside a vehicle when officers approached. 25 year old Arandu Pace was subsequently placed under arrest after officers found him to be in possession of a clear plastic baggie containing less than 2 ounces of marijuana. Pace informed officers the vehicle he had leaned into was his and upon checking Pace’s vehicle, 0.14 grams of cocaine were discovered in plain view of the officers on the front seat of the vehicle. Pace was later taken before Municipal Court Judge Ruben Montemayor and transferred to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $2000 bond for possession of marijuana and a $5000 bond for possession of a controlled substance.
August 3, 2014: Officers assigned to the Patrol Division of The Eagle Pass Police Department responded to Salonika and Anezo Streets at approximately 3:00am in regard to a possible intoxicated driver. Officers arriving at the scene encountered a gray Ford pickup stationary on the wrong side of the street impeding traffic with the driver door open and the driver asleep with the vehicle engine on. Officers were able to wake the driver and conduct three standardized field sobriety exams in which several signs of intoxication were noticed. 23 year old Felix Gonzalez was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and later provided a voluntary specimen of his breath which confirmed officer’s suspicions of Gonzalez level of intoxication as the result was above 0.08. Gonzalez was later presented before Justice of the Peace Kina Mancha and transferred to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $3000 bond.
August 3, 2014: Officers assigned to the Patrol Division of The Eagle Pass Police Department responded to the 1700 block of Second Street at approximately 9:00am in regard to a motor vehicle accident in which the driver fled the area. A black vehicle was reported to have collided with a chain link fence belonging to the Eagle Pass Housing Authority. A description of the river was provided by witnesses and a male subject matching the description was later discovered within the 800 block of Comal Street and detained. The male subject displayed several signs of intoxication and was arrested for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident after he informed officers he had been the driver of the vehicle in question and still possessed keys to the vehicle. The driver, 29 year old David Michael Chancey was later presented before Justice of the Peace Kina Mancha and transferred to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of an $8000 bond for driving while intoxicated and a $2000 bond for leaving the scene of an accident.
August 2, 2014: Officers assigned to the Patrol Division of The Eagle Pass Police Department responded to a fight in progress at approximately 2:40am near Royal Ridge Drive. Officers encountered two vehicles on Comal Street blocking the street with several subjects in what appeared to be a fight. Officers proceeded to investigate and upon doing so a red Chevy truck fled the area at a high rate of speed in reverse. Officers proceeded to pursue the vehicle which entered a housing project belonging to the Eagle Pass Housing Authority. The vehicle drove through the housing grass area between apartments and onto Antonio M. Garcia Parkway at a high rate of speed and in a reckless manner disregarding stop signs and other traffic. The vehicle finally came to a stop after it collided with a steel cable attached to a utility pole by Quarry and Pierce Street where the driver fled the area on foot. Officers gave chase and shortly thereafter located the driver, 21 year old Luis Antonio Jimenez and arrested him for evading arrest. An ambulance was summoned for a 21 year old male passenger injured in the collision who was transported to the Emergency room for treatment of injuries sustained. Jimenez was transported to the police department where he was charged with evading arrest and also discovered to have outstanding municipal court warrants. A voluntary blood specimen was obtained from Jimenez for possible charges of intoxication assault as a result of the passenger’s injuries. Jimenez was magistrated by Municipal court Judge Ruben Montemayor for the charge of evading arrest and transferred to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $5000 bond.
