Galveston Police Department

            East Isle Communities

March 8^th, 2010

Officers of the Galveston Police Department East Isle Communities - PCRT battled it out with crime from every direction; from prostitution crimes to residential speeders. In the past two weeks four operations were ran targeting various complaints of illegal activity which resulted in 22 arrests and over 109 citations written.

Operation: "Don't Take that Bike!" was conducted to target property crimes, specifically theft. Officers put out a bait bicycle in various locations in the East Isle communities and conducted surveillance on it. Fortunately, only one attempt was made to steal the bicycle over the course of the two-day operation. Three arrests were made during the operation for Theft - State Jail, Solicitation of Narcotics, and Prostitution. The operation was put together and ran by Officer Dannie Simpson #461.

Operation: "Let off the Gas" was put in place as a week long operation targeting speeders inside the residential neighborhoods. The operation was to promote safer driving in the residential neighborhoods that harbor the daily activities of families. Officers were instructed to vigilantly enforce the traffic laws and by the end of the week over 100 citations were written to violators and one suspect was arrested for Evading Arrest/ Detention in a Vehicle. Heading up the operation was Officer Ernesto Garcia #393.

Operation: "Crack-Down" targeted the re-occurring problems of street level drug activity. Officers were assisted by the Harris County Sherriff's Office Special Crimes Unit. With the help from the deputies from HCSO, East Isle Officers put together a buy-bust utilizing the HCSO deputies as undercover officers. The undercover officers targeted known "hot spots" of drug trafficking by approaching street level drug dealers and purchasing crack-cocaine from them. The operation was a success as it removed 5 local drug dealers from within the East Isle Communities and handed out over one million dollars worth of bonds. Suspects were arrested for Delivery of a Controlled Substance - crack-cocaine. In charge of the operation was Officer James Emmerson #373.

Operation: "Dirty Leg" was conducted to combat the local issues dealing with prostitution. Officers were once again assisted by the Harris County Sherriff's Office Special Crimes Unit. Female officers working an undercover capacity, posed as prostitutes as they were flagged down by suspects attempting to solicit sex for money. The undercover officers would then walk the suspects to a motel room that was rented and occupied by an arrest team of officers. The 5 hour operation was a huge success and netted 12 arrests with 11 of those arrests being for Prostitution. Running the operation was Officer Alnasir Mohammud #446.

The citizens among the East Isle Communities voiced their concerns and officers heeded them and answered back with a four punch combo by targeting violators of property crimes, the speeders inside the residential neighborhoods, the street level drug dealers affecting the quality of life of residents, and the nuisance of prostitution activity occurring throughout the community. As stated several times, officers will continue to listen to the concerns from the community and will relentlessly attack those problems to improve the quality of life within the Galveston East Isle communities. Below are the names and charges of those arrested over the four operations:

Operation: "Don't Take that Bike!" 2/17/2010

Victor Mangum, M/B, 12/17/68 of Galveston, TX                Theft >= $1,500 < $20,000

Yvette Smith, F/B, 12/13/62 of Galveston, TX                      Solicitation of Narcotics

Kerri Manning, F/W, 3/3/70 of Galveston, TX                       Prostitution

Operation: "Let off the Gas" 3/2/2010

Bernardo Ponce, M/W, 8/28/80 of Galveston, TX                 Evading Arrest w/ Vehicle

Various                                                                                    109 Citations

Operation: "Crack-Down" 3/3/2010

Marvin Hector, M/B, 1/11/71 of Galveston, TX                    Delivery of a CS PG 1 < 1g

                                                                                                POCS PG 1 < 1g

Roy Lee Fontenot, M/B, 8/8/86 of Galveston, TX                 Delivery of a CS PG 1 < 1g

Jeffery Johnson, M/B, 3/24/61 of Galveston, TX                   Delivery of a CS PG 1 < 1g

Rita Wells, F/B, 12/15/60 of Galveston, TX                          Delivery of a CS PG 1 < 1g

Ernest Smith Jr, M/B, 10/8/86 of Galveston, TX                   POCS PG 3 >= 200g < 400g

Operation: "Dirty Leg" 3/5/2010

Vernon Buss, W/M, 11/8/51 of Galveston, TX                      Prostitution

Tim Robinson, B/M, 3/17/66 of Freeport, TX                        Prostitution

Timeteo Perez, W/M, 11/8/85 of Galveston, TX                    Prostitution

Willis Alexander Jr, B/M, 9/13/84 of Galveston, TX             Prostitution

Esteban Hernandez, W/M, 11/28/69 of Galveston, TX          Prostitution

Chester Ray, B/M, 7/13/62 of Texas City, TX                       Prostitution

Angel Lopelemos, M/W, 10/30/90 of Galveston, TX Prostitution

Ray Garcia, M/W, 1/7/53 of Texas City, TX                          Prostitution

Thaddeus Ross, M/B, 3/27/82 of Galveston, TX                   Prostitution

Enor Zamora, M/W, 5/19/57 of Galveston, TX                      Prostitution

Patricia Boshears, F/W, 10/25/58 of Galveston, TX               Prostitution

Dominick Blanks, M/B, 1/10/74 of Galveston, TX                Warrants

Prepared by,

Capt. Jeff Heyse

Investigative Services Bureau

Galveston Police Department