DEPUTIES ARREST 4 FOR ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
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Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date / Time: TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009 1:40 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – LOWER VALLEY PATROL
EVENT: DEPUTIES ARREST 4 FOR ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 13010 GATEWAY EAST EL PASO COUNTY, TX
DATE / TIME: SUNDAY, May 25, 2009 10:00 PM
RESULT: ARRESTS MADE
EL PASO COUNTY, TX– Late Sunday night 05-25-09 at 10:00 PM, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Cazador Logistics located at 13010 Gateway East in reference to burglary of business. Information received by “on scene” Deputies indicated several subjects had just left the property in 2 SUVs' but were not sure what they had taken. After a brief investigation, Deputies stopped a vehicle matching the description given at I-10 West MM 35. There were 4 occupants in the vehicle (3 adults and 1 juvenile). After an extensive investigation, it was determined the business had been burglarized. The chain securing the wrought iron fence was cut off, a bobtail trailer then entered the property and attempted to hook up a 53 foot trailer that was loaded with flat screen television sets. The attempt was unsuccessful, therefore the subjects sped off later to be stopped by Deputies. The entire incident was caught on security surveillance video showing 3 out of the 4 subjects detained were the subjects involved (3 were directly linked with the break-in / 1 get-away driver) .
The owners estimated the contents of the trailer to be in excess of $200,000.00 not including the cost of the trailer. All four subjects were arrested for Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity / Theft over $200,000.00 1st degree felony. Three adults were booked and remain at the El Paso County Detention Facility. A Juvenile male teen (16 year of age) was turned over to the Juvenile Probation Department.
ARRESTED:
RUBEN RODRIGUEZ-DORADO (30) of the 3400 block of Billet Hill El Paso, TX
CHARGE: E.I.O.C.A. - $50,000 BOND | CHRISTOPHER DURAN (17) of the 3400 Baron El Paso, TX
CHARGE: E.I.O.C.A. - $50,000 BOND |
MICHAEL APODACA (18) of the 7900 block of Viscount El Paso, TX
CHARGE: E.I.O.C.A. - $50,000 BOND
| 16 year-old male who will not be identified because of his age
CHARGE: E.I.O.C.A. |
(NOTE: INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED / SHOWN ABOVE ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW)
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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.