STRIKE TEAM JOINT OPERATION WITH ANIMAL CONTROL NETS POSITIVE RESULTS
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date / Time: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:45 AM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – STRIKE TEAM
EVENT: OPERATION WITH ANIMAL CONTROL NETS POSITIVE RESULTS
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: Agua Dulce Area – FAR EAST EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS
DATE / TIME: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
RESULT: OPERATION NETS POSITIVE RESULTS
FAR EAST EL PASO COUNTY, TX- Wednesday afternoon, Strike Team Deputies along with Animal Control conducted a joint operation in the Far East El Paso County, TX (Agua Dulce area) in an effort to reduce the stray / vicious dog problem in the county. The operation was deemed a success as members of the community joined authorities in seeking & pointing out loose & stray dogs in the area.
The results of the operation were as follows:
- 21 dogs were impounded
- 17 citations were issued (6) for dogs not confined, (6) for unvaccinated dog, (5) for unregistered dog
Similar operations will continue in the near future.
Strike Team is asking any community having problems with stray dogs or other crimes to please contact the Strike Team Office at (915) 921-5150.
“If not for the cooperation & help of the community, this operation would not have been as successful” said DEPUTY JESSE TOVAR EPCSO PIO
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.