Sergeant Grant Candies was killed by the driver fleeing a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Slidell near the Oak Harbor exit.
Just after midnight, Sergeant Candies was deploying a spike...
Deputy Sheriff Hector Cuevas was killed when his patrol car struck a pole at the intersection of El Evado and Seneca roads just before 11 a.m.
Deputy Cuevas was in pursuit...
K9 Azi was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a subject who barricaded himself in a hotel room at the Red Roof Inn at 1300 North Central Expressway in...
Sergeant Joseph Azcona was shot and killed while investigating illegal weapons possession at the corner of Carteret Street and Broadway in Newark.
At 6:37 p.m. Sergeant Azcona and another officer...
Police Officer Felicia Reilly succumbed to injuries she received after responding to a 911 hangup call at a residence in the 1600 block of Birmingham Street in Saint Paul on...
Deputy Sheriff Martin Shields was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call at the 15000 block of Midway Road in Terry.
A female requested help in retrieving her...
Patrolman Andrew Duarte was shot and killed while responding to reports of an active shooter at the UPMC Memorial Hospital on Innovation Drive and Roosevelt Avenue in York at 10:43...
Police Officer Chris Reese and Police Officer Cameron Girvin were shot while conducting a traffic stop at Sylvan Court at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday evening.
While on patrol Officer Reese and...
Trooper Kyle McAcy was struck and killed by a snowplow while at the scene of a traffic crash on eastbound Interstate 80 between Ashland and Greenwood.
Around 10:00 a.m., Trooper...
Holiday Wrap-Up, 2024
Friday, December 27, 2024
Welcome to Aransas Pass!
Welcome!
On behalf of the City and your Public Safety team, I welcome you to AP, aka. Saltwater Heaven! We commonly refer to Aransas Pass as AP.
As you will soon discover, our community is a wonderful place to live, work, and play. Thank you for visiting us online to learn more about the community and, more specifically, your AP public safety/police department. Â
Be sure to take a close look at our Welcome Flyer…
Stay Connected...
The City utilizes several online portals and, occasionally, the City water bill to send out important and regular information. Below is a listing of those resources.Â
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Should you require assistance with any of these, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly by visiting police.aptx.gov/chief. I am happy to help you get set up! Â
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- City’s Monthly Newsletter, along with those that have been archived. –Â https://aptx.gov/320/
Monthly-Newsletter - Community news and info pushed by the City. – https://aptx.gov/
civicalerts.aspx - Aransas Pass Police Blotter. –Â https://police.aptx.gov/
blotter/ You can subscribe to our blotter here: https://police.aptx.gov/ subscribe/ - All City public meeting agendas for all City boards can be found here: https://aptx.gov/
AgendaCenter - If you go here:Â https://aptx.gov/list.
aspx#agendaCenter, you can pick and choose which boards and alert groups you receive instant notifications for.  - Lastly, social media. We are on Facebook, Twitter, “X”, and YouTube. Here are the associated links:
- City Facebook Page:Â https://www.facebook.com/
CityofAransasPass - City YouTube:Â https://www.youtube.
com/@CityofAransasPass - APPD’s Emergency Alert Portal: https://police.aptx.
gov/ea - APPD Facebook:Â https://www.
facebook.com/AransasPassPD/ - APPD Twitter “X”:Â https://twitter.com/
AransasPassPD - APPD YouTube:Â https://www.youtube.
com/user/aransaspasspd - APFD Facebook:Â https://www.
facebook.com/AransasPassFire - APPD Animal Services:Â https://www.
facebook.com/APAnimalControl - Aransas Pass Civic Center:Â https://www.facebook.
com/APCivicCenter - Aransas Pass Aquatics:Â https://www.
facebook.com/ AransasPassAquaticCenter - NOT OURS, but a good source for info:Â https://www.facebook.
com/aransas.pass
- City Facebook Page:Â https://www.facebook.com/
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Again, on behalf of the City and your public safety team, welcome! I hope you find this information resourceful. If I can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to me or schedule an appointment for a visit online at police.aptx.gov/chief.
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– Chief Eric Blanchard
