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On September 12 at 12:39 am, San Angelo Police were dispatched to a residence in the 500 block of Koberlin Street for an assault. When Officers arrived, the victim, 42 year old Ruben Lara, was found unconscious on the living room floor with a head injury from a blunt object. Lara was treated by San Angelo Fire Department Medics and transported to Shannon Medical Center where he was admitted for his injuries. His current condition is unknown.
Detective Russell responded to continue the investigation. During the investigation it was learned the suspect was 51 year old John Barragan. Barragan was located, later in the morning, walking in the 400 block of North Chadbourne Street. Barragan was taken into custody without incident. It was learned that Barragan had been in an argument with Lara when the assault occurred and that Barragan had hit Lara with a metal pipe.
At the conclusion of the investigation Barragan was transported to the Tom Green County Jail and charged with Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury.
A well-dressed 41-year-old man was arrested Saturday night after he burglarized a residence and shot a vehicle parked in a neighboring garage.
Just before 9:45 p.m. on September 12, 2015, San Angelo Police were dispatched to a residence in the 1700 block of Loganwood Drive for the report of shots fired by an armed man wearing a dark suit. While enroute, Officers learned the armed man had also fired a handgun towards a neighboring garage.
First to arrive on scene, Officer R. Espinoza observed a man wearing a dark suit leaving a residence with a suitcase. The man was taken into custody at gunpoint without incident. Believing the man was in the process of burglarizing the home, Officer Espinoza requested additional Officers to the scene. A perimeter of the property was quickly established and a team of Officers searched the house and the surrounding area for additional suspects but no one was located. It was later determined the subject, identified as Miguel Hernandez Tapia (DOB 07-28-74) of Kansas, had burglarized the home and was in the process of removing property when Officer Espinoza arrived. While processing the scene for evidence, police and Crime Scene Investigations located a handgun and spent shell casings inside the garage, multiple bullet holes inside the living area of the house, and recovered property belonging to the homeowner inside Tapia's clothing.
Police also recovered the bullet Tapia shot towards the neighbor's garage. It was located embedded inside the vehicle owner's manual, which was in the vehicle's glove box. The neighbor told police he called 9-1-1 after discovering Tapia standing in his neighbor's driveway, armed with a handgun. No injuries were reported.
Police were dispatched to the residence earlier that evening for an active burglar alarm, but found no sign of forced entry. The homeowner could not be located at the time of the response. Investigators believe Tapia may have entered through an unsecured overhead garage door and locked the doors once inside.
San Angelo Fire Department Personnel and AEP representatives also responded to the scene to address a gas leak inside the residence that occurred when a bullet struck a gas line located in the ceiling.
Tapia was transported to the Tom Green County Jail without incident. Detective Jason Chegwidden is the lead Investigator for this case.
There is no other information at this time.
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A 25-year-old San Angelo man has been arrested for the Aggravated Robbery that occurred at the Party Barn Liquor Store Wednesday evening.
Based on a Crime Stoppers Tip, Cameron Filipowski (DOB 09-15-89) was identified as a possible suspect who robbed two Party Barn employees at knifepoint around 9:00 p.m. September 9.
Today, San Angelo Police Department Detective Lynn Dye along with members of the Special Operations Section (SOS) and Narcotics Detectives located Filipowski at a residence in the 200 block of South Fillmore.
Investigators obtained consent to enter the residence and subsequently located the clothing and weapon used in the robbery.
Following an interview, Filipowski was arrested for Aggravated Robbery and transported to the Tom Green County Jail without incident.
This is another great example of our citizens playing a vital role in crime solving by sending anonymous tips that facilitate the swift apprehension of suspects who commit these violent crimes.
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A 35-year-old San Angelo man has been arrested in connection to a residential burglary that occurred yesterday afternoon.
Police were dispatched to the 300 block of N. Milton Street around 12:40 yesterday for a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, a witness provided the Officers with a description of the suspect and photographs of the suspect's vehicle and license plate taken with the witness? smart phone.
During the field investigation, Officers developed information about the possible suspect's identity. The suspect vehicle, an orange 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup, was later located at a residence in the 3000 block of Odell. The suspect was located a short time later in the 1900 block of Ricks Drive and taken into custody without incident for outstanding warrants. He was identified as Isaac Jon Deanda (DOB 12-19-79) of San Angelo and transported to Police Headquarters for interview.
Based on evidence collected at the scene by Crime Scene Technicians and information obtained in the interview, Deanda was charged with Burglary of a Habitation and transported to the Tom Green County Jail without incident.
The stolen property, two television sets and a handgun, were recovered from a storage building located at the residence on Odell.
This is an ongoing investigation and additional charges may be filed.
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San Angelo Police have obtained an Arrest Warrant for a fourth person involved in the shooting incident on N. Sellers Street last month.
Eric J. Martinez (DOB 09-08-89) is wanted for Burglary of a Habitation with Intent to Commit another Felony for his involvement in the shooting of a 69-year-old San Angelo man on August 31, 2015, at a residence in the 500 block of N. Sellers St. The shooting victim has not recovered. He is being treated at a local hospital for life-threatening injuries.
Fernando Lavaris Jr. (DOB 06-19-86) was arrested the day of the shooting by the Department's Special Operations Section and Patrol Division. Two other suspects involved in the incident were recently arrested; Jonathan Jesse Marin (DOB 02-28-89) was booked into the Tom Green County Jail on September 3 and Eliza [AKA Lisa] Losoya (DOB 02-23-87) on September 2.
Police are asking for the public's help in locating Martinez. If you have information about his whereabouts, call Detective James Hernandez at (325) 659-8015 or Detective Jason Chegwidden at (325) 659-8019. To remain anonymous, submit tips online at http://bit.ly/SAPDTips247, or text TIP SAPD to 888777 and follow the prompts, or call the SAPD's 24 hour Tip Hotline at 1-855-TIPS-247.
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