Friendswood Police Activity Report

August 21-28, 2023

Theft     

Aug. 21 (9:49 a.m.) Two checks mailed by a local business were stolen, altered, and cashed. The checks were mailed on August 1 and cleared a San Marcos bank on August 8.

Aug. 24 (1:27 p.m.) A theft of two Amazon packages was reported in the 15700 block of Blackhawk Blvd.

Fraud    

Aug. 22 (10:49 a.m.) A Friendswood man’s email account was hacked.  The suspect gained access to the victim’s personal identifying information, and they applied for multiple credit cards.

Aug. 23 (8:26 a.m.) A Friendswood man’s identity was stolen and used to open an energy account with TXU at an apartment in Webster.

Aug. 23 (3:28 p.m.) A Wellby Financial Bank employee reports that several bank locations had skimmers on the ATMs.  While no skimmers were found at the Friendswood locations, she did report that forged debit cards were used at the ATM at the 1320 S. Friendswood Drive location.

Aug. 24 (9:14 a.m.) A Friendswood resident received a fraud alert about a hard inquiry from a credit card bank on her credit report. The victim discovered that he was listed as a co-signer for a private student loan.  The next day, the victim received two letters from the credit card bank, one was approval of a loan application and the other was denial of the loan due to the inability of the company to verify his identity.

Aug. 24 (1:05 p.m.) A Friendswood businessman was contacted by his bank regarding a check that was presented at a bank and declined due to suspicion of fraud. Then, he discovered that two other checks were cashed and made payable to a 42-year-old Danbury man. The signature on the checks was forged and believed to be stolen by a contractor who recently completed work at his business manager’s home.

Forgery 

Aug. 25 (6:17 p.m.) Two black males passed two fake $50 bills at the Kroger gas station located at 151 N. Friendswood Drive.  Both males purchased cigarettes with the counterfeit bills and received the change back.   One of the males attempt to pass at counterfeit $50 bill inside the main Kroger store.  The cashier noticed that the money was counterfeit and returned it to the suspect.  Suspect 1 is described as a Black male approximately 160-180 lbs., 5'10-6'2, 25-35 years old, thin build, with a goatee and mustache, wearing a black “Bass Pro Shop” hat, white sunglasses, white t-shirt, and blue patterned shorts. Suspect 2 is a Black male approximately 200-240 lbs., 5'10-6'2, 25-35 years old, medium build, with a goatee and thin mustache, short black hair, light blue t-shirt, and black basketball shorts with a red trim around the bottom of each leg. The suspect vehicle is a Silver/grey Chevrolet Tahoe, black Chevrolet emblem on the back hatch, possibly grey five-spoke factory wheels, black top rack, tinted windows, large black brush guard that wraps around the headlights and has mesh in the center grill area. One of the men also attempted to use a counterfeit $50 at a nearby smoke shop. The clerk recognized the bill as a fake. He returned the bill and was able to retrieve $70 worth of stolen product from the suspect. 

Traffic   

Aug. 26 (1:53 a.m.) A hit and run accident was reported in the 2200 block of Mason Terrace Drive.   An unknown driver and vehicle struck a parked vehicle on the side of the roadway and left the scene of the accident without providing their information.

Other Incidents

Aug. 25 (1:08 p.m.) A Friendswood man discovered an Apple Air Tag attached to his vehicle.  He believes the Apple Air Tag was attached to his property by his ex-wife.

Arrests

Aug. 21

Warren Matthew Reed, 30, of Alvin, was charged with Driving While License Invalid and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Ronald Dewayne Prince, 64, of Houston, was charged with Theft.

Isidro Eliseo Pina Ortiz, 30, of Houston, was charged with Display Expired Registration and No Driver’s License.

Aug. 22

Demarcus Scenario Strickland, 35, of Texas City, was charged with Driving While License Invalid.

Aug. 23

Erick Reyes, 27, of Channelview, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

Aug. 24

Sabino Mandujano-Perez, 49, of Friendswood, was charged with Assault.

Aug. 26

Terrance Alvin Samuels, 19, of Texas City, was charged with Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon.

Burglary Case Update

Warrants were issued in Harris County for the arrest of Kavion Chizer, 21, of Alvin, and Giovanni Hernandez, 20, of Houston.  They are responsible for a burglary that occurred on August 12th at the Bellevue at Clear Creek Apartments located 17231 Blackhawk Blvd. Stolen property included jewelry, ammunition, and cash. Both men are known to carry firearms.   Hernandez drives a grey 2006 BMW 4-door.

HEB Theft Case Update

The investigation of a theft at HEB on August 4^th, has led to charges of engaging in organized criminal activity for three suspects.  

Ronald Dewayne Prince, 64, of Houston, and Michelle Leann Dewey AKA Michelle Martin, 54, of Houston, are charged with Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, enhanced to a Felony 3 due to conspiring to commit felony theft with two prior convictions. Jydius Charles Williams, 50, of Houston, is charged with Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity State Jail Felony.  

Warrants were issued in Galveston County. Prince is currently in the Galveston County jail.  Dewey and Williams are wanted. These same suspects are responsible for multiple thefts at other HEB stores in the Houston area.

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