Press Releases
Just before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, San Angelo Police were dispatched to the 2300 block of Dallas Street for the report of a man and woman riding bicycles and stealing mail from mailboxes.
Officers converged on the area and located the pedal-cyclists near Garfield and Dallas. During the investigative stop, the female pedal-cyclist lied about her identity and presented an identification card that did not belong to her. The woman was arrested for Failure to Identify and her identity was eventually confirmed as 28-year-old Yesenia Vera, who had three outstanding warrants of arrest. Vera was also in possession of suspected Methamphetamine.
The male pedal-cyclist, identified as 31-year-old Michael Guevara, was arrested for an outstanding Parole Violation Warrant. Guevara was also in possession of suspected Methamphetamine.
In addition to the narcotics, Vera and Guevara were in possession of multiple pieces of opened and unopened mail that belonged to various people as well as handwritten notes that contained personal identifying information and banking information that belonged to various people.
At the conclusion of the preliminary investigation, Vera was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, Fail to Identify Fugitive from Justice, and her warrants. Guevara was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, Possession of Marijuana and his warrant.
Detectives with the Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are conducting a comprehensive follow-up investigation into the large amount of seized mail and other forms of identifying information and they will work to contact the victims and return their documents in the coming weeks.
Additional charges are pending the outcome of this ongoing investigation.
If you have surveillance video of the pair accessing mailboxes or committing other theft in the area during the hours prior to the arrests, please contact the Department at (325) 657-4264 and reference case 2020-3478.
The Department would like to commend the citizen who observed the theft and had the willingness to report it.
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March 10, 2020 — Detectives with the San Angelo Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division have obtained a Warrant of Arrest for 21-year-old Michael Gabriel Sanchez for the charge of Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon.
Sanchez is accused of shooting and injuring a 24-year-old male acquaintance during an altercation at the apartment complex just before 2:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020.
Sanchez is considered armed and dangerous. If you have information about his whereabouts, please call the San Angelo Police Department at (325) 657-4315. To remain anonymous, tip online at http://bit.ly/SAPDTips247 or by text: text TIP SAPD to 888777 and follow the prompts.
(Original press release: http://www.sanangelopolice.org/articles/view/arden-ridge-apartments-shooting-investigation-5e66a462-80a8-49a5-8962-06630a1ed423)
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March 9, 2020 — Detectives with the Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are investigating a shooting that occurred early this morning at the Arden Ridge Apartments, 3801 Arden Road.
Police were dispatched to the location around 2:00 a.m. for the report of a shooting victim. The preliminary investigation revealed a male suspect shot a 24-year-old San Angelo man. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The victim and suspect are believed to be acquaintances. No arrests have been made.
This is an active investigation and no further information is available. If you have information about the incident or video from the immediate area, please call (325) 657-4315. To remain anonymous, tip online at http://bit.ly/SAPDTips247 or by text: text TIP SAPD to 888777 and follow the prompts.
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Yesterday, the San Angelo Police Department’s Traffic Section conducted a School Zone Traffic Enforcement Operation utilizing LIDAR in numerous school zones throughout San Angelo. A total of twenty (20) citations and one (1) warning were issued.
Following the School Zone Operation, LIDAR Traffic Enforcement was utilized in the westbound lanes of the 4100 block of West Houston Harte. A total of sixty-two (62) citations and four (4) warnings were issued.
Citation Breakdown:
School Zones:
Other/Misc. Violations: 5
No Insurance: 1
Speeding: 13
Warnings: 1
No DL: 1
Crash Zones:
Other/Misc. Violations: 13
No Insurance: 5
Speeding: 40
Warnings: 4
No DL: 1
DWLI: 3
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March 4, 2020 — A San Angelo man located deceased in the Red Arroyo near Southwest Boulevard and Sherwood Way has been identified as 68-year-old Samuel Cisneros.
San Angelo Police and Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the area behind Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 2688 Southwest Boulevard, just before 9:30 a.m. for the report of a drowning.
Cisneros was pulled from the water and pronounced deceased at the scene by Justice of the Peace Eddie Howard. No obvious signs of foul play were detected. The cause and manner of death are undetermined. Cisneros’s body was sent to Lubbock, Texas for autopsy.
This is an ongoing investigation and there is no additional information available for release at this time.
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