State of Emergency Management
We’ve heard from many within our community about a lot of recent chatter both online and amongst residents in town. As a result, I feel it’s more than appropriate to share with you directly where …
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Lifesavers Recognized and Awarded
During this past Monday’s meeting of the city council, I had the honor of recognizing and awarding Sergeant Jeremy Gates and Officer John Valdez for saving the life of an elderly female while she was …
Officer-Involved Shooting – 1307 W. Wheeler
INFORMATION RELEASE (2)TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEEVENT #21-7792, OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING (OIS) *Update 4/20/2021 @ 1:00 p.m. The deceased suspect is identified as Antonio Cantu AGE 52. Cantu resides in Edinburg, Texas but travels between …
Save the Wait, File it Online – Online Reporting Now Available!
The Aransas Pass PD developed an online crime reporting system to streamline incident reporting and improve our community’s public safety mission. What started primarily for retail theft reporting, has now expanded to public use. Here …
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Range Day at APPD.
Aransas Pass Police Department strives to provide some of the most progressive and leading training around! We continuously train in de-escalation, defensive tactics, less-lethal weaponry, and firearms. There are some significant advantages to being a …
Crystal Bath remembered at the start of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Yesterday was the start of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. We started off our celebrations of our amazing dispatchers today. There was no more heartfelt way to start the week than to post a permanent …
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New Ordinance – Off-Highway Vehicles
On Monday, April 5th, 2021, Aransas Pass City Council approved the adoption of Ordinance #2021-4346. The ordinance updates section 28-109 of the Code of Ordinances for Aransas Pass and makes way for the allowance of …
Pedestrian Killed Highway Crash
INFORMATION RELEASE (1)MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEEVENT #21-6685, FATAL CRASH This morning, at approximately 12:47 a.m., Aransas County SO, APPD, and Rockport officers were sent to the area of Highway 35 near Longoria Road, …
MRAP(RG31), but why?
Have you noticed? It’s here and almost completely ready to be used in the field. We only need to finish outfitting the interior. At that point, staff will begin training with the unit and preparing …
ID-theft Prevention Shred Day
The Aransas Pass Police Department is once again sponsoring a public shred day for the community. Our goal is to encourage the public to gather up and destroy unwanted sensitive information. There will be a …
Sergeant John Burright succumbed to injuries sustained on September 4th, 2001, when he struck by a vehicle near mile marker 243 on I-5 near Albany. Senior Trooper Maria Mignano and...
Police Officer Jimmy Inn was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in the 4400 block of La Cresta Way.
He was approaching the front door of the...
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Jones and Deputy Sheriff Samuel Leonard were shot and killed while responding to a complaint about a dog in the 100 block of Bryan Street in Eden,...
Detective Luca Benedetti was shot and killed as he and other detectives executed a search warrant as part of an investigation of a series of burglaries.
The detectives approached the apartment,...
Police Officer Chris Farrar was struck and killed by a vehicle during a vehicle pursuit of a stolen vehicle involving multiple agencies.
Deputies with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office had initiated...
Corporal Keith Heacook succumbed to injuries sustained on April 25th, 2021, when he was assaulted after responding to a fight call in 11000 block of Buckingham Drive in Delmar, Delaware.
He...
Deputy Sheriff Logan Fox and Sergeant Chris Ward were shot and killed while conducting a welfare check at a home on Hardaman Circle.
A coworker of the homeowner had requested a...
Police Officer Anastasio Tsakos was struck and killed by a vehicle being operated by an intoxicated driver.
Officer Tsakos responded to assist at the scene of a fatal automobile collision on...
