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A 45-year-old Abilene man was arrested in San Angelo yesterday after Police caught him with nearly 3.30 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop.
On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, members of the San Angelo Police Department’s Street Crimes Division (SCD) located Kenneth Collins, who was a person of interest in an ongoing narcotics trafficking investigation, driving a white 2007 Chevrolet pickup truck near the 4300 block of W. Houston Harte.
Collins was stopped in the 600 block of E. Houston Harte Expressway after he made a traffic violation. During the stop, San Angelo Police Service Dog Duke conducted an open air sniff around the vehicle and subsequently alerted Officers to the presence of contraband.
During a probable cause search of the vehicle, Officers located approximately 3.30 pounds of suspected narcotics, which field-tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine.
Collins was arrested for First Degree Felony Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 and transported to the Tom Green County Jail where he remains on $100,000 bond.
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Just before 7:30 a.m. this morning, San Angelo Police responded to a residence in the 300 block of North Jackson Street for the report of a domestic disturbance where 29-year-old Christopher Delacruz had forced entry inside the residence and assaulted his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend. Delacruz, who had been previously criminally trespassed from the residence, fled the scene prior to police arrival.
At approximately 12:15 p.m. this afternoon, San Angelo Police were dispatched back to the residence after a family member of the victim located Delacruz inside. Officers converged on the area and quickly surrounded the residence.
During a search of the residence Officers located evidence that Delacruz had accessed the crawl space beneath the residence. San Angelo Police K-9 Team Sergeant Gesch and Police Service Dog Thor responded to the scene and entered the crawl space. Soon after, Thor alerted Officers to a secluded area in the northeast corner beneath the residence. After the alert, Detectives with the Department’s Criminal Investigations Division entered the crawl space and located Delacruz hiding behind insulation and other debris. Delacruz was taken into custody without further incident.
Delacruz was charged with Burglary of Habitation with Intent to Commit Assault and outstanding warrants for Motion to Revoke-Probation Violation. Delacruz was transported to the Tom Green County Jail without incident.
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On September 13, 2017, members of the San Angelo PoliceDepartment Street Crimes Unit served a search and arrest warrant at a residence in the 200 block of East 3rd Street.
A search of the home resulted in the discovery of a quantity of heroin.
Two individuals, 53 year old Eva Gaitan and 51 year old Rosalie Perez, were arrested for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4 grams, less than 200 grams.
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On September 12, 2017, at approximately 4:45 pm, San Angelo Police were dispatched to the Riverpoint Apartments in reference to a stabbing.
Upon arrival, officers located a 15 year old male victim with multiple stab wounds to the abdomen.
It was learned that a dispute between two children who reside in separate apartments led to the parents of those children engaging in an argument. The argument resulted in the suspect, 32 year old Ala Abdelhadi, getting involved in a physical altercation with the 15 year old victim.
During the altercation, Abdelhadi used a pocket knife to stab the victim multiple times. Abdelhadithen fled the scene in a vehicle. The victim was transported to Shannon Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Officers on the scene were able to provide a license plate to the vehicle in which Abdelhadi fled. Other officers located the vehicle near the intersection of Bell Street and Pulliam Street. Abdelhadiwas taken into custody at that time with no further incident.
Abdelhadi was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and booked into the Tom Green County Jail.
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Today, the San Angelo Police Department’s Traffic Section conducted a School Zone Traffic Enforcement Operation utilizing LIDAR.
Police issued a total of fifty (50) citations during the operation, which ran from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. at the Central Freshman campus, Trinity Lutheran, McGill Elementary, Crockett Elementary, San Jacinto Elementary, TLC Elementary, Bowie Elementary, Holiman Elementary, Glenmore Elementary, and Fannin Elementary. Breakdown for citations:
Driving While License Invalid: 2
Other/Misc. Violations: 12
No Insurance: 2
Speeding: 34
Warnings: 6
Following the School Zone Operation, additional LIDAR Traffic Enforcement was conducted targeting eastbound traffic in the 2300 block of West Houston Harte until 10:30 a.m.
Officers issued a total of fifty-four (54) citations during the operation. Breakdown for citations:
Fail to Change Lanes/Slow While Passing Emergency Vehicle: 3
Speeding: 38 (Highest speed 95 MPH)
Other/Misc. Violations: 12
No Insurance: 1
Warnings: 4
As a reminder, the Texas Transportation Code requires drivers nearing stopped emergency vehicles with lights activated to change lanes or slowdown by 20 MPH below the speed limit. Failing to take these actions endangers personnel who provide critical and life-saving services.
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