Eagle Pass Police Department Crime Report
Friday, July 20, 2018, 11:30 AM: An Eagle Pass Police Officer spoke with a female complainant who informed that her personal information was being utilized for employment purposes by an unknown person in north Texas. The complainant advised she had received information from a government entity informing her of the matter which required a formal police report in order to proceed with an investigation.
Friday, July 20, 2018, 4:28 PM: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to a child locked in a vehicle in the parking area of a restaurant located within the 400 block of South Bibb Street. Eagle Pass Police Auto Theft Investigators arrived and were able to open the vehicle which at the time was running with the air conditioning system on. The parent was on scene and the child appeared to be in good health, no medical assistance was required.
Friday, July 20, 2018, 5:30 PM: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to a motor vehicle accident within the 2200 block of North Veterans Boulevard. Responding officers investigated and concluded that a 2011 green Kia Sorento exited a private driveway entering into the flow of traffic and while doing so collided with a 1999 Blue Ford Crown Victoria which was traveling south on North Veterans Boulevard. No life-threatening injuries were reported.
Saturday, July 21, 2018, 1:52 AM: Eagle Pass Police Officers responded to a motor vehicle accident within the 900 block of North Bibb Street in which the 18-year-old female driver of a 2012 grey colored Mazda became distracted within the vehicle and lost control. Upon losing control the vehicle struck several garbage containers and a cluster of apartment complex mailboxes. Estimated property damages were unknown at the time of the report. No life-threatening injuries were sustained.
Sunday, July 22, 2018, 3:35 AM: Eagle Pass Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on a 2016 black Chevy Silverado pursuant to a traffic violation. Officers spoke with the female driver who displayed signs of intoxication. Standardized field sobriety tests were conducted on the driver at which point she was detained for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and transported to the police department. The female provided two voluntary breath specimens which confirmed her level of intoxication to be twice the legal limit allowed by Texas law. 26-year-old Laura Varela was later presented before a magistrate where she was formally charged with driving while intoxicated and remanded to the Tom Bowles Detention Center in lieu of a $3000 bond.
