I came to the City of Galveston to effect change, to make a difference in a police department from which I began my career. I’m pleased and proud that, with the support of a very capable and competent staff, we’ve accomplished much. We’re far above where I thought we’d be in just two years. Our [...]
On 06-13-10 at approximately 6:10 PM, Officer Chris Sanderson of the Galveston Police Department was working on the beach in the West Isle Communities.
While Officer Sanderson was in the area of San Luis Pass, a subject ran up, wet and gasping for breath, stating that someone was in the water drowning and then collapsed from exhaustion. Without hesitation, Officer Sanderson removed his uniform [...]
On May 26, 2010, Detectives of the Vice & Narcotics Division and Mid-Town Patrol Officers conducted a Prostitution Sting in the East Isle Community. Detective J. Quiroga was the assigned case detective for this Operation. Det. Quiroga used undercover female Officers to pose as prostitutes and arrest those subjects who solicit sex in exchange for [...]
On 5/30/2010 at approximately 10:45pm, officers of the Galveston Police Department responded to a report of a large disturbance in the parking lot of Wal-Mart, 6700 Seawall Blvd, in the West Isle Community.
Upon arrival, officers were directed to a Hispanic male who was described as the suspect. Witnesses stated the suspect had hit another [...]
Press Release
On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, Officers of the Galveston Vice & Narcotics Division executed a search warrant at 2412 44th St. in the Mid-Town Community. This lengthy investigation was headed by Narcotics Detective Rene Vela. The Narcotics Division conducted many hours of surveillance and collecting evidence of illegal drug transactions. Officers witnessed [...]
On 4/3/2010 at approximately 4:00am, Officers of the Galveston Police Department were dispatched to the 5000 block of Broadway, Steve’s Tires, in reference to a burglary alarm. Upon arrival, officer’s found a window on the west side of the building had been shattered.
Officer Fillmore began checking other businesses in the area and found the [...]
On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Officers of the Galveston Police Department Vice & Narcotics Division conducted a Reverse Prostitution Sting with the assistance of the Dickinson Narcotics Unit and Officers of the Mid-Town Community. Detective Joey Quiroga was assigned as case agent and he used undercover female Officers to pose as prostitutes. The sting was [...]
Police are asking the public to be aware of lawn-maintenance solicitors who could be returning to burglarize customers’ residences, authorities said Thursday.
Police linked three incidents in the last two weeks. Suspects solicited yard work services, and a few days later the residences were burglarized, police said.
The majority of the incidents have occurred near 24th Street, [...]
On Saturday, January 16th, 2010, the Galveston Police Department will formally announce and kick off our much anticipated Community-Oriented Policing initiative, CAMSTAT. CAMSTAT is the acronym for Consultation, Adaptation, and Mobilization combined with statistically driven response to criminal activities and quality of life issues. CAMSTAT is the community-oriented policing model that we’ve adopted in [...]