Press Releases
May 15, 2020 — Just after 6: 00 a.m., a San Angelo Police Officer was conducting proactive storage building burglary patrol at Hunter’s Run Self Storage located at 3435 Green Meadow Drive when he observed an unoccupied Ford pickup truck parked next to a storage unit.
Further inspection revealed the unit’s lock had been cut and the officer heard noises coming from within.
Once backup officers arrived, the officers entered the unit and located a subject hiding behind the stored items. The subject was later identified as 22-year-old Hayden Quinn of Springtown, Texas.
During the follow-up investigation, police discovered the Ford pickup had been reported stolen out of Springtown Texas on a previous date. Officers also located several items inside the pickup that belonged to the owner of the storage unit.
The investigation also led officers to a room at the Sands Motel where they discovered a large amount of suspected stolen property and drug paraphernalia. The property was seized and tagged into evidence.
The motel room was also occupied by a woman and two young children. Child Protective Services was called for further investigation due to poor living conditions.
Quinn was charged with Burglary of Building. Bond has not been set. Additional charges are pending the outcome of this ongoing investigation.
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May 13, 2020 — At approximately 4:00 p.m., San Angelo Police were dispatched to the Smoker’s Outlet at 1902 North Chadbourne for the report of an unknown problem. Once on scene, officers learned a robbery had just occurred and two male suspects fled the location on foot.
While reviewing the store’s surveillance video, officers identified the two men as the same suspects who committed two separate robberies in the last twenty-four hours.
Officers converged on the area, through investigation it was confirmed the two suspects from the robbery were inside a residence in the unit block of West 20th Street. Officers surrounded the house and attempted to make contact with the two suspects. Although contact was made numerous times, the suspects refused to exit the residence peacefully.
After multiple attempts from the Department’s Patrol Division to diffuse the situation, the Department’s S.W.A.T. Team and Crisis Negotiations Team (CNT) were activated. During the standoff, the suspects made threats to set fire to the residence while throwing fiery objects out the window. In an attempt to prevent a structure fire, the S.W.A.T. Team utilized special tactics to extinguish the fire.
While CNT was continuing their negotiations with the suspects, the suspects became engaged in a physical altercation with one another. In an attempt to end the altercation and prevent further injury to the suspects, the S.W.A.T. team forced entry inside the residence and took the suspects into custody without further incident. The men were initially treated at the scene for their injuries by members of the Center for Tactical Medicine. One of the suspects required further treatment at a nearby hospital.
The men were identified as 32-year-old Jorge Arreola and 21-year-old Abelardo Arreola. Both men have been charged with two counts of Aggravated Robbery and one count of Robbery.
An 18-year-old female who was inside the residence during the standoff was not injured. A family member, 31-year-old Cindy Martinez, was arrested for Interference with Public Duties and Public Intoxication.
Although the use of chemical munitions was considered, no gas was deployed at the scene. This is an active investigation and no other information is available for release at this time.
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May 13, 2020 — Just before 5:00 a.m., an aggravated robbery occurred at the Stripes located at 1821 North Bryant Boulevard. Two unidentified men entered the store and while one of the men shoplifted, the second man went behind the counter and stole money from the register while displaying a weapon. No employees were injured. The suspects left the area possibly in a red or maroon-colored SUV.
The first man was described as possibly Hispanic, medium build, facial hair, bald, wearing red shoes, blue jeans, and a black hooded-sweatshirt with light-colored writing. The second suspect was described as being possibly Hispanic, with a chinstrap style beard and neck tattoos, wearing black pants, black shoes, a red baseball cap with a black brim, a light-colored shirt with thin horizontal stripes, and a dark hooded-vest with fur trim.
At approximately 6:15 a.m., an aggravated robbery occurred at the 7-11 located at 2202 North Chadbourne Street. One man entered the store and lingered for some time before he stole money from the register while displaying a weapon. No employees were injured.
While reviewing surveillance video, police identified the suspect wearing the dark hooded fur-trimmed vest from the previous robbery.
Investigators are asking the public for help identifying and locating these two criminals before they strike again. You can help by sharing this release along with the surveillance photos and videos.
If you have information about the suspects’ identities and whereabouts, please contact the San Angelo Police Department at (325) 659-8016. To remain anonymous, tip online at http://bit.ly/SAPDTips247 or by text: text TIP SAPD to 888777 and follow the prompts.
May 11, 2020 — Just after 2:30 p.m., San Angelo Police were dispatched to the area of West Harris and South Abe Street for the report of a gray 2005 Toyota passenger car who was fleeing the scene of a crash.
While en route, officers received information that the suspect had pulled into the Shell Gas Station on South Abe Street after the vehicle became disabled. Once in the parking lot, the suspect driver reportedly exited the car and fled on foot.
A responding officer located the suspect driver and attempted to stop him but the suspect driver disregarded commands and a foot pursuit ensued. The suspect driver was eventually taken into custody in a parking lot near the 400 block of West Beauregard.
During the follow-up investigation, police learned the suspect driver, identified as 17-year-old Adan Gonzalez, had rear-ended a white Dodge Ram pickup that had been stopped at the light on South Abe and West Harris. When the driver of the Dodge, a 22-year-old San Angelo man, made contact with Gonzalez, Gonzalez reportedly told the man not to call the police and then fled the area. The victim, who was not injured during the crash, followed Gonzalez to the Shell Station.
Gonzalez was initially charged with Evading Arrest Detention but was additionally charged with Possession of Marijuana after police found marijuana inside the vehicle.
Gonzalez also received citations for Failure to Control Speed, No Driver’s License, and Failure to Stop and Leave Information.
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Every year, the dedicated men and women of the San Angelo Police Department host Police Memorial Week Events to honor the courageous men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives.
It is with great regret that the San Angelo Police Department will be unable to host our traditional events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision was a difficult one, but we believe it is the right one. We are saddened that our community and partner agencies cannot come together this year to grieve the loss of the officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2019, but given the national crisis, we must continue to make the safety of the public our first priority.
This week, the Department will release a Police Memorial Week Video in lieu of our Annual Flag Raising Ceremony. The video will be published to the Department’s Facebook and Twitter pages, facebook.com/SanAngeloPoliceDepartment and twitter.com/SanAngeloPolice.
For more information about line of duty deaths by state and year visit odmp.org. For a list of fallen officers from the COVID-19 pandemic visit https://www.odmp.org/search/incident/covid-19. To register to watch the National Police Week Virtual Candlelight Vigil visit https://bit.ly/2020VirtualCandlelightVigilReg.
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation that designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Memorial Week.
Since 1776, there have been 24,223 known line of duty deaths in America – 72 this year and 146 in 2019.
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