Archive for June, 2010

Click it or Ticket nets 777 total violations

Jun 16, 2010 1 Comment by bsanders

Between May 24th and June 6th, 2010 Galveston Police Officers issued the following citations while working an overtime traffic detail funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation:
398 Seatbelt Citations
207 Child Safety Seat Citations
172 Other Traffic Citations
A total of 777 Citations were written during the Click It or Ticket Campaign.

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Police Officer rescues 14 year old swimmer

Jun 15, 2010 No Comments

 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 [...]

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Over 2 Million dollars of cocaine recovered on beach

Jun 02, 2010 No Comments

On 5/22/2010, Detectives of the Galveston Police Department Narcotics Division responded to a call from a concerned citizen that a back-pack had washed ashore on East Beach. Upon arrival, Detectives located the back-pack on the waters edge just in front of the Beach Town Community on East Beach.
Narcotics Detectives recovered a black bag which was [...]

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Subject Arrested in “Lip Biting” Assault

Jun 02, 2010 No Comments

On 5/26/10 at approximately 4:52 pm, Officer’s of the Galveston Police Department’s East Isle Community were dispatched to the 2300 block of Seawall in reference to a female advising that her boyfriend had bit her lip.  Upon arrival, Officer Herbert Graves met with the victim, Loretta Ramos, and observed that her lower lip was almost [...]

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12 People arrested in Prostitution Sting

Jun 02, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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2 Arrested in Aggravated Assault at Walmart

Jun 02, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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