DAY 1: 14 ARRESTED DURING 1st DAY OF "HOT CHECK" WARRANT ROUND-UP / MORE TO COME
INFORMATION:
On Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 during the early morning hours, the EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WARRANTS SECTION - PATROL DIVISION / DPS STATE TROOPERS & the U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE in coordination with the COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICE initiated a "HOT CHECK" warrant round-up Operation. A total of 14 individuals with outstanding THEFT BY CHECK warrants were apprehended. 
"ANYONE WHO HAS AN OUTSTANDING THEFT BY CHECK WARRANT, MY ADVICE WOULD BE TO TURN YOURSELVES IN OR WE ARE COMING AFTER YOU, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF WE HAVE TO ARREST YOU AT YOUR HOMES OR PLACE OF EMPLOYEMENT- WE WILL FIND & ARREST YOU"-said SHERIFF JIMMY APODACA
Among the individuals arrested were:
1. 
Villagomez, Cutberto (41) $350.00 Bond
2. Pineda, Frank (50) $4,000 Paid
3. 
Gameros, Linda (49) $2,000 Bond
4. 
Hernandez, Jorge (28) $2,000 Bond
5. Anguiano, Monique (24) $400.00 Paid
6. Molina, Omar (36) $646.03 Paid
7. 
Shoemaker, Michael (31) $2,000 Bond
8. 
Torres, Abraham (25) No Bond
9. 
Cheatum, Iris (39) $2,500.00 Bond
10. 
Juarez, Roberto (56) $500.00 Bond
11. Robbins, Barbara (47) $722.32 Paid
12. 
Barraza, Roberto (43) $500.00 Bond
13 Villa, Rocio (33) $500.00 Paid
14. 
Amezquita, Francisco (32) $2,500.00- Bond & $2,000.00 Bond
TOTAL AMOUNT BONDS/ BOOKED
$18,850.00
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID / RELEASED
$2,268.35
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.