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Friendswood Police Department blotter, Feb. 6

The Friendswood Police Department reported the following incidents from Jan. 30 though Feb. 5:

BURGLARY
Jan. 30, 5:45 a.m.: A GPS unit was taken during a burglary of an unlocked motor vehicle in the 16900 block of Townes Road sometime after 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Feb. 1, 4:15 p.m.: A resident of an apartment in the 5000 block of FM 2351 reported a game system was stolen from his residence between 6:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. When the resident arrived home, he noticed that the front door was cracked open and appeared to have been kicked in.
 
THEFT
Jan. 31, 4:47 p.m.: A resident in the 2000 block of North Mission Circle reported the theft of jewelry from her home.  

Jan. 31, 8:11 p.m.: A resident in the 100 block of Blue Heron Drive reported jewelry and silver were stolen from her home, along with her grandson’s iPod and guitar.

FRAUD
Feb. 1, 10:37 a.m.: A resident in the 400 block of Melodywood Court reported several fraudulent transactions totaling $150 were made to his credit union account.  

Feb. 3, 9:39 a.m.: A resident in the 2300 block of Halls Creek Court told police several online purchases were made with his debit card information. The debit card has been cancelled.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
Feb. 4, 8:31 a.m.: A mailbox in the 600 block of Forest Bend Lane was reported as smashed Saturday night or early Sunday morning.  

Feb. 5, 1:43 p.m.: A resident in the 100 block of Tower Drive reported a glass entryway door to his home was damaged Saturday evening while no one was home.

DRUGS
Jan. 30, 4:13 p.m.:  Veronica Leigh Hubenak, 34, of Nederland was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance in penalty group 3 following a traffic stop in the 5000 block of Watkins Way. Hubenak was stopped for having expired tags. The officer checked Hubenak’s driving status and found that she had an outstanding traffic warrant with a Harris County constable’s office.
Another officer searched the car and found 3 units of temazepam and 3.5 units of hydrocodone.

Jan. 30, 10:35 p.m.: Christenina Ivana Webb, 31, of Houston was charged with failure to identify, and Joel Malae Warren, 33, of Friendswood was charged with possession of marijuana following a traffic stop in the 3600 block of FM 528. Webb told the officer that she did not have any identification and provided the officer with a fictitious name and date of birth. Warren, a passenger in the vehicle, also was unable to provide identification. The officer found marijuana in Warren’s pockets, and at the jail, he allegedly turned over a marijuana cigarette he was hiding in his shoe. Webb reportedly confessed to providing false information. The officer later found her driver’s license, which was suspended, in her purse.  

Jan. 31, 1 a.m.: Olivia Dian Zainfeld, 21, of Friendswood was charged with possession of marijuana after she was stopped for speeding in the 300 block of South Friendswood Drive. When he talked with Zainfeld, the officer allegedly smelled marijuana and asked Zainfeld when she last smoked any. She purportedly first said about a week ago but later told the officer she had just smoked marijuana and had marijuana between the seats, where the officer allegedly found a box containing several plastic bags with marijuana.  

Jan. 31, 4:49 p.m.: Genaro Carrillo III, 24, of Friendswood was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Carrillo was a passenger in a vehicle stopped in the 500 block of East Edgewood Drive. When the officer spoke to Carrillo, he allegedly smelled marijuana and suspected Carrillo may be intoxicated. The supposedly driver told officers that they had just smoked marijuana and that Carrillo had taken two Xanax bars as officers were attempting to pull them over. The officer found crushed hydrocodone in the passenger floorboard and a pill bottle containing marijuana residue under the passenger seat. The driver was given a field sobriety test and did not show signs of intoxication.

Feb. 2, 8:10 p.m.: Dustin Tanner Rankin, 20, of League City was charged with possession of marijuana. An officer was patrolling inside Stevenson Park in the 1100 block of South Friendswood Drive when he observed a vehicle parked in the far west corner. As the officer turned around, the driver turned on the vehicle’s lights and left the park, then pulled into a business parking lot in the 1600 block of South Friendswood Drive. The officer then contacted the driver, detected an odor of marijuana and asked about the suspicious park activity. Rankin allegedly told the officer that he and his passenger had been fooling around but denied having any marijuana. The officer allegedly found a box containing a bag of marijuana, two pipes with burnt marijuana residue and instructions from a synthetic urine kit in the car.

Feb. 3, 3:03 p.m.: Zachary Scott Garner, 22, of Pearland was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of inhalant paraphernalia. Garner was stopped in the 200 block of East Edgewood Drive for driving with an expired registration sticker. As soon as the officer contacted Garner, he allegedly smelled marijuana. The officer asked Garner if he had marijuana in his vehicle, and Garner supposedly told him where it was. The officer also found 286 nitrous oxide cartridges, 274 of which had already been used, and two balloons used to inhale the gas.

Feb. 5, 12:38 a.m.: Christopher Eden Lanman, 23, of Pearland was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and Nathan Karl Nobinger, 21, of Pearland, was charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Lanman was stopped for a traffic violation in the 1100 block of South Friendswood Drive. Officers allegedly found a bag of marijuana in the vehicle. Nobinger is accused of trying to eat approximately 1 gram of marijuana after the officer tried to stop the vehicle.

Feb. 5, 7:33 p.m.: Corin Michelle Alcaraz, 19, of Houston and Valerie Ann Carrell, 18, of Heritage Park were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Alcaraz was stopped in the 100 block of Brandywyne Drive because the license plate on her vehicle had been cancelled. As the officer approached the vehicle, he allegedly smelled marijuana coming from the interior of the car. The officer asked Alcaraz if there was anything illegal inside her car. She told the officer that she had weed in the car, which belonged to the passenger. The officer also found two small glass pipes with burnt marijuana residue.  

Feb. 5, 11:12 p.m.: Jennette Susan Carton, 33, of Alvin was charged with possession of a controlled substance in penalty group 1 and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Carton was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for speeding the 1100 block of South Friendswood Drive. According to the report, the driver was extremely nervous but allowed officers to search his vehicle. Carton was asked to get out and as they checked her outer clothing for weapons, an officer found a cellophane bag containing 65 muscle relaxers in her pocket. Carton also allegedly then told the officer that she had some crack cocaine underneath the passenger seat.  

DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED
Jan. 31, 2:33 a.m.: Juan Pastor Jacinto, 36, of League City was charged with driving while intoxicated-second offense after he was stopped in the 3500 block of West Bay Area Boulevard. When the officer approached the driver’s side window, he allegedly smelled alcohol. Jacinto purportedly failed a field sobriety test and refused a breath test.

Feb. 1, 5:18 p.m.: Melissa Laura Raney, 34, of Pearland was charged with driving while intoxicated after she was stopped in the 1300 block of South Friendswood Drive. Police had received a report of a driver following too closely to other motorists and constantly switching lanes. When the officer contacted Raney, he allegedly smelled alcohol. She failed a field sobriety test and refused a breath test.

Feb. 3, 1:45 p.m.: Ronnie Allen Shoemaker, 60, of League City was charged with driving while intoxicated. Shoemaker was stopped for a traffic violation in the 3100 block of West Bay Area Boulevard. He reportedly failed a field sobriety test and refused to provide a breath test. The officer was able to get a warrant for a blood test.

Feb. 3, 10:32 p.m.: Alberto Ramirez, 29, of Pasadena was charged with driving while intoxicated-second offense. Ramirez was involved in an accident in the 200 block of West Edgewood. When officers arrived, an off-duty police officer already had Ramirez detained. Ramirez allegedly smelled of alcohol, and his vehicle was littered with opened beer cans. Ramirez’s alleged level of intoxication was so high he was unable to perform a field sobriety test. A blood sample was drawn at a local hospital and bond was set at $7,500.

Feb. 4, 12:52 a.m.: Cody Calvin Phillips, 20, of Friendswood was charged with driving while intoxicated. He was stopped in the 200 block of East Parkwood Avenue after an officer thought he was having a hard time controlling the vehicle. Phillips allegedly failed a field sobriety test and registered .225 percent on a breath test.

Feb. 4, 2:29 a.m.: Dawn Irene Incerta, 42, of Pearland was charged with driving while intoxicated-second offense after being stopped for speeding in the 500 block of Regency Court. Incerta allegedly showed signs of intoxication and had to hold onto her car as she walked. She also allegedly refused to participate in any field sobriety tests.

Feb. 4, 3:18 a.m.: Silvia Perez, 32, of Dickinson was charged with driving while intoxicated. Perez was stopped in the 100 block of Sunset Drive after an officer alleged she was having difficulty maintaining a single lane. She also reportedly cut the corner as she turned left onto Sunset from West Edgewood Drive. Perez failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a breath test.

Feb. 5, 3:17 a.m.: Jacquelyn Melisa Hernandez, 25, of Houston was charged with driving while intoxicated. Hernandez was apparently driving in a parking lot in the 100 block of South Friendswood Drive and ran over a raised curb as she pulled onto South Friendswood Drive going northbound in the southbound lane. The officer alleged as he tried to stop her, she drove over the center median to the correct side of the roadway but stopped with the vehicle setting sideways in the lane. As he approached the car, the officer said Hernandez started to pull forward and then stopped again in another parking lot. Hernandez allegedly failed a field sobriety test and refused a breath or blood test.

Feb. 5, 3:27 a.m.: Antonio Donahue Hunt, 34, of Pasadena was charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop in the 2700 block of FM 528. The officer said he could smell alcohol when he approached Hunt, who allegedly failed a field sobriety test, but was taken to a local hospital for a blood sample.

FAMILY VIOLENCE
Feb. 3, 5:42 p.m.: Janice Ballard Goodale, 62, of Friendswood was charged with two counts of assault causing bodily injury-family violence and William Robert Goodale, 75, of Pearland, was charged with assault by contact. Officers responded to a residence in the 1300 block of Thomas where Janice Goodale is accused of pushing her granddaughter into a wall, injuring her hand, as she attempted to attack her adult daughter. She had allegedly already pulled her daughter’s hair and pushed her. William Goodale is accused of pushing his adult step-daughter and stopping her from breaking up the altercation between her mother and sister.

PUBLIC INTOXICATION
Feb. 3, 1:22 p.m.: Christopher Wayne Hayes, 44, of Pearland was charged with public intoxication in the 500 block of North Friendswood Drive. Hayes allegedly attempted to purchase alcohol from a local liquor store, but was refused service because he was too intoxicated. He then allegedly put the money on the counter and left with a bottle of vodka.

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