Teens charged with stealing AISD police gear - AR-15 rifle, ammo, Taser gun, body armor

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Posted: 11/4/2009 4:46:53 AM EDT

Teens charged with stealing AISD police gear

by NOELLE NEWTON / KVUE News

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 6:31 PM

An AR-15 rifle, ammo, Taser gun, body armor and just about every police accessory Austin ISD officers carry got into the hands of thieves in June.

Lt. Silas Griggs of the AISD Police Department says former gang interdiction officer Jose Sandoval's patrol vehicle was parked in his driveway in Central East Austin when thieves broke in. The vehicle has been repaired, but Griggs says there was noticeable damage.

"The back window was up. Entry was made through the driver's door handle. The driver's door handle was damaged," Griggs said.

According a court affidavit, fingerprints lifted from the officer's SUV matched those of a juvenile male and Michelle Lozano, 19. She lives a block away from the officer. A witness told police Lozano tried to sell the items. A theft warrant is issued for her arrest.

Griggs says Sandoval's vehicle was locked and therefore he did nothing wrong. However, tougher policies are now in place.

"We've since issued a directive that requires officers bring firearms in overnight. So we pull firearms and we pull radios in overnight," he said.

The stolen property continues to surface.

"[APD] has since recovered the firearm, the vest –– recovered almost all the property that has been stolen," Griggs said.

Police say the Taser, a flashlight and 9mm gun magazine have yet to be found.

Sandoval resigned from AISD PD in August after being arrested for allegedly drinking at his second job is a club DJ on 6th Street.
http://www.kvue.com/news/Teens-charged-for-stealing-AISD-police-gear-out-of-patrol-car-68973772.html

Posted: 11/4/2009 4:50:45 AM EDT

[#1]

What does AISD stand for?

Posted: 11/4/2009 4:53:24 AM EDT

[#2]

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What does AISD stand for?

I"m guessing Austin Independent School District.

ETA: Why leave that shit in your car? Common sense would tell you to secure it in your home.

Posted: 11/4/2009 4:53:28 AM EDT

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Sandoval resigned from AISD PD in August after being arrested for allegedly drinking at his second job is a club DJ on 6th Street.
http://www.kvue.com/news/Teens-charged-for-stealing-AISD-police-gear-out-of-patrol-car-68973772.html

Lost me right there

Posted: 11/4/2009 4:55:03 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Sandoval resigned from AISD PD in August after being arrested for allegedly drinking at his second job is a club DJ on 6th Street.
http://www.kvue.com/news/Teens-charged-for-stealing-AISD-police-gear-out-of-patrol-car-68973772.html

Lost me right there

It was the last sentence of the article. You didn't miss much.

Posted: 11/4/2009 4:56:24 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Sandoval resigned from AISD PD in August after being arrested for allegedly drinking at his second job is a club DJ on 6th Street.
http://www.kvue.com/news/Teens-charged-for-stealing-AISD-police-gear-out-of-patrol-car-68973772.html

Lost me right there

I think the theft occurred before the resignation....

Posted: 11/4/2009 4:56:40 AM EDT

[#6]

So, I'm kind of confused here. The guy was forced to quit because he had a drink at a SECOND job when he was not at work as a police officer?

Posted: 11/4/2009 4:58:03 AM EDT

[#7]

Ar15 ? Rough school, but I like the way they think.

Posted: 11/4/2009 5:00:31 AM EDT

[#8]

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So, I'm kind of confused here. The guy was forced to quit because he had a drink at a SECOND job when he was not at work as a police officer?

Illegal to drink if you work for the bar, DJ included. I found out about that last week, after 2 years of being a club DJ with 3 free drinks a night.

Posted: 11/4/2009 5:01:12 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
So, I'm kind of confused here. The guy was forced to quit because he had a drink at a SECOND job when he was not at work as a police officer?

Yeah, it doesnt make sense. This is a very confusing article

Quoted:

Illegal to drink if you work for the bar, DJ included. I found out about that last week, after 2 years of being a club DJ with 3 free drinks a night.

Is that just a Tejas thing? I've never heard that anywhere else.

Posted: 11/4/2009 5:04:39 AM EDT

[#10]

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Ar15 ? Rough school, but I like the way they think.

Austin on one side is full of yippies in the making. East Austin is all about thugs of a certain racial disposition and gang banging. Hardly a rough neighborhood.

Posted: 11/4/2009 5:50:33 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

Quoted:
So, I'm kind of confused here. The guy was forced to quit because he had a drink at a SECOND job when he was not at work as a police officer?

Yeah, it doesnt make sense. This is a very confusing article

Quoted:

Illegal to drink if you work for the bar, DJ included. I found out about that last week, after 2 years of being a club DJ with 3 free drinks a night.

Is that just a Tejas thing? I've never heard that anywhere else.

Not sure. If anyone that works for a liscensee is intoxicated, it's illegal.

Posted: 11/4/2009 5:57:16 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
So, I'm kind of confused here. The guy was forced to quit because he had a drink at a SECOND job when he was not at work as a police officer?

Yeah, it doesnt make sense. This is a very confusing article

Quoted:

Illegal to drink if you work for the bar, DJ included. I found out about that last week, after 2 years of being a club DJ with 3 free drinks a night.

Is that just a Tejas thing? I've never heard that anywhere else.

Not sure. If anyone that works for a liscensee is intoxicated, it's illegal.

Waitresses etc? When guys buy the wiatress a shot that's illegal?

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:02:39 AM EDT

[#13]

There was a dallas SWAT guy that had his gear lifted from his tahoe. Gear was in a security locker. This happened about two weeks ago, although IIRC they made an arrest on that too

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Posted: 11/4/2009 6:04:03 AM EDT

[#14]

If an officer says the waitress is intoxicated, yeah, it's illegal. The tricky thing is there is no limit for intoxication. If you smell like beer and slur a word, they can arrest you for it.

Posted: 11/4/2009 6:09:59 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
There was a dallas SWAT guy that had his gear lifted from his tahoe. Gear was in a security locker. This happened about two weeks ago, although IIRC they made an arrest on that too

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That sounds like a planned theft. Most auto burglaries are done by crackheads, or kids with a spark-plug-chunk. It takes tools and time to pry open one of those security lock-boxes.

Posted: 11/4/2009 7:06:11 AM EDT

[#16]

thanks god for dumb criminals.

Posted: 11/4/2009 7:07:24 AM EDT

[#17]

dt.

Posted: 11/4/2009 7:10:02 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

Quoted:
So, I'm kind of confused here. The guy was forced to quit because he had a drink at a SECOND job when he was not at work as a police officer?

Yeah, it doesnt make sense. This is a very confusing article

Quoted:

Illegal to drink if you work for the bar, DJ included. I found out about that last week, after 2 years of being a club DJ with 3 free drinks a night.

Is that just a Tejas thing? I've never heard that anywhere else.

Not sure. If anyone that works for a liscensee is intoxicated, it's illegal.

Waitresses etc? When guys buy the wiatress a shot that's illegal?

You don't think that they actually drink all those shots do you? Many waitresses "chase" it with a beer, but what they actually do is spit back into the bottle. They usuallly do this to get a person liquored up and spend up.

Posted: 11/4/2009 7:24:31 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
If an officer says the waitress is intoxicated, yeah, it's illegal. The tricky thing is there is no limit for intoxication. If you smell like beer and slur a word, they can arrest you for it.

So bartenders shouldn't smell like beer. Got it.

WTF, I thought Texas was a free state.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:25:14 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

Quoted:
So, I'm kind of confused here. The guy was forced to quit because he had a drink at a SECOND job when he was not at work as a police officer?

Yeah, it doesnt make sense. This is a very confusing article

Quoted:

Illegal to drink if you work for the bar, DJ included. I found out about that last week, after 2 years of being a club DJ with 3 free drinks a night.

Is that just a Tejas thing? I've never heard that anywhere else.

Not sure. If anyone that works for a liscensee is intoxicated, it's illegal.

Waitresses etc? When guys buy the wiatress a shot that's illegal?

You don't think that they actually drink all those shots do you? Many waitresses "chase" it with a beer, but what they actually do is spit back into the bottle. They usuallly do this to get a person liquored up and spend up.

You may be right about the waitresses, but I have several friends that are bartenders, and most of them have their own drinks and are at least tipsy by the end of the night. Ive never heard anything about this being illegal before

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:32:11 AM EDT

[#21]

After 17 years in the bar/restaurant industry, i can tell you that the waitstaff (and cooks) ARE drinking those drinks. And their own drinks.

And it's illegal here as well.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:35:41 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
If an officer says the waitress is intoxicated, yeah, it's illegal. The tricky thing is there is no limit for intoxication. If you smell like beer and slur a word, they can arrest you for it.

So bartenders shouldn't smell like beer. Got it.

WTF, I thought Texas was a free state.

Texas is a free state, but we some of the most fucked up liquor laws you've ever seen. I blame it on people who can't keep their noses out of other people's business. Hey, before all the prohibitionist/you can't be too safe types took over, we used to be able to drink and drive. Life was good back then.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:40:09 AM EDT

[#23]

yeah texas had drive thru bar windows back in the day they put a lid on it and you had to break the seal yourself by inserting the straw.

Posted: 11/4/2009 8:58:58 AM EDT

[#24]

I always loved the "beer drive-thru" concept.

Posted: 11/4/2009 9:08:17 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
juvenile male and Michelle Lozano, 19. She lives a block away from the officer. A witness told police Lozano tried to sell the items. A theft warrant is issued for her arrest.

Maybe Im missing something here? But it sounds like some typos.

Posted: 11/4/2009 9:15:24 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:

Quoted:
juvenile male and Michelle Lozano, 19. She lives a block away from the officer. A witness told police Lozano tried to sell the items. A theft warrant is issued for her arrest.

Maybe Im missing something here? But it sounds like some typos.

yes you missed the and

Posted: 11/4/2009 9:18:52 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:
If an officer says the waitress is intoxicated, yeah, it's illegal. The tricky thing is there is no limit for intoxication. If you smell like beer and slur a word, they can arrest you for it.

So bartenders shouldn't smell like beer. Got it.

WTF, I thought Texas was a free state.

Texas is a free state, but we some of the most fucked up liquor laws you've ever seen. I blame it on people who can't keep their noses out of other people's business. Hey, before all the prohibitionist/you can't be too safe types took over, we used to be able to drink and drive. Life was good back then.

Yup, there's too many churches for Texas to be a really free state.

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