HISTORICAL CHURCH IN CLINT, TX VANDALIZED / SUSPECT CAUGHT AFTER FOOT CHASE
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date / Time: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:10 AM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – LOWER VALLEY PATROL
EVENT: HISTORICAL CHURCH IN CLINT, TX / SUSPECT CAUGHT AFTER FOOT CHASE
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: SAN LORENZO CATHOLIC CHURCH CLINT, TX
DATE / TIME: TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009 1:35 AM
RESULT: ARREST MADE
CLINT, TX– Early Tuesday morning 06-23-09, at approximately 1:35 AM, Sheriff’s Deputies patrolling the area Clint, TX were flagged down by a town resident at the San Lorenzo Catholic Church’s office building located at 13029 Center, Clint, Texas. The Reporter advised authorities a shirtless male subject was seen banging on a box with what appeared to be a sledgehammer in the rear of the office building. The Sheriff’s Deputy began to walk toward the office building and heard a noise coming from the northwest area of the church. The Deputy observed a male subject running through the canal bank at the end of Church Street. A foot chase ensued through the canal banks leading to a property near a residence. Deputies began tracking the shoe impressions to a residence nearby. Deputies knocked on the front door to the residence & were met by a male subject wearing no shirt in shorts. Deputies noticed the resident appeared to be nervous & observed several superficial cuts to his knees, hands, and redness to the right side of his torso.
After further investigation, it was determined that the resident was the same subject who led Deputies on the foot chase. The subject was positively identified & later admitted he had broken into the church. The church safe had been damaged.
The suspect was arrested & charged with BURGLARY OF BUILDING & EVADING ARREST / DETENTION. He was identified as ANDREW BORREGO (17) of the 700 bock of Center Clint, TX. He remains at the El Paso County Detention Facility.
ARRESTED:
ANDREW BORREGO (17)
CHARGE:
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BURGLARY OF BUILDING - $10,000 BOND
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EVADING ARREST / DETENTION - $1,500 BOND
(NOTE: INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED / SHOWN ABOVE IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW)
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.