Sensationally Disturbing Facebook Post
Good afternoon, AP. Some of you contacted me asking for a public response to the attached posts shared on Facebook from this past evening’s meeting of the City Council. Though I did so in line …
Chief’s Message
Occasionally, the Chief shares important news, alerts, and information directly with you. Here’s a collection of what he’s shared.
Public Safety Staff Recognized – Wildland Fire 2022
Tuesday evening, during the regular meeting of the City Council, I recognized 21 public safety employees for their above and beyond service to our community. On Saturday, August 20, 2022, just after 2:40 p.m., emergency …
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Department Services, a Refresher
The Aransas Pass Police Department provides many services outside of simply responding to calls, investigating cases, and performing proactive traffic/police enforcement. These services are not common in policing, but they are uniquely common here in …
Chief Speaks on the Uvalde Tragedy
As with so many of you, my family and I are profoundly impacted by the recent tragedy at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. On behalf of my wife, kids, and work-family here at APPD, I …
Reactivation of the Aransas Pass Railroad
Many of you are probably familiar with the railroad tracks that run north and south through AP. They intersect with several streets located just to the east of Commercial Street. They’ve long since been inactive, …
Recent Drug Abuse & Crime in the Coastal Bend and AP
Late this past month (February), my social media staff shared a glimpse of information about the recent deadly strain of drugs going around our community. After discussing our experiences with neighboring communities, I learned we were not …
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Community Heroes Recognized
This evening before the City Council, I had the honor of recognizing two young community heroes for their lifesaving efforts this past month. Each of these youngsters acted swiftly and courageously under stress and with …
Annual Public Safety Report – 2021
The Police Chief presented the City Council with the Annual Public Safety Report for 2021, this evening. Here is a copy of that report along with the Annual Racial Profiling audit/report submitted to the State …
Illegal Dumping – It’s Nasty and a Nuisance
This past New Year’s Eve, I was out patrolling the flatlands here in Aransas Pass. What many don’t know is that Aransas Pass is comprised of approximately 40 square miles of water in our City …
School Safety – Message from the Chief
It is no doubt because of this morning’s tragic and devastating events, some may be questioning, “How safe is my family within the community or in Aransas Pass ISD?” That’s a great question and one …
Captain Terry Arnold suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a fight between two students at Cook County High School in Adel.
While taking one of the juveniles into...
Deputy Sheriff Blane Lane was shot and killed while serving a felony arrest warrant in Polk City at about 3:00 am.
He and three other deputies were invited into the...
Senior Patrol Officer Tony Martin was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of State Highway 29 and RM 1869 in Liberty Hill at 6 am.
Officer Martin...
Master Police Officer Tyrrell Owens-Riley suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in the physical fitness training portion of the department's SWAT Team assessment.
He was transported to Providence Hospital after...
Deputy Sheriff Michael Hartwick succumbed to injuries received when he was struck by a front-end loader truck at I-275 and Ulmerton Road, near the Howard Frankland Bridge at 10:30 pm....
K9 Rocket died in his handler's patrol vehicle after the temperature monitoring alarm system failed while idling at the D.C. Police Facility at 2800 New York Avenue, Northeast.
K9 Rocket...
Trooper Cadet Patrick Dupree passed away after participating in a physically demanding weapons retentions course at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center at 1000 Indian Springs Drive in Forsyth at...
Police Officer Mike Todd succumbed to complications of gunshot wounds sustained on December 5th, 1998, by gunfire at Nashville Street and Westphalia Street in Detroit at 11:10 pm.
Officer Todd...
Police Officer Dillon Vakoff was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in the 6700 block of W. 51st Avenue at about 1:40 am.
He and another officer were...
Correctional Officer III Kaitlyn Ritnour was killed in a vehicle crash while leaving the Ruben M. Torres Unit at 125 Private Road 4303 in Hondo.
She had worked an assignment...
