Football is back, and Deputy Mirabal is apparently ready for the season!
Our deputies regularly encounter offenders using bicycles and backpacks to move drugs and stolen property through Albuquerque. This stop is one example.
Deputy Mirabal recently contacted a man riding a bicycle along the I-25 frontage road. He identified himself as “Dominic Vinceway,” but when Deputy Mirabal tried to verify his information, he took off on the bike.
Deputy Mirabal caught up and tackled him so hard that Mirabal’s watch detected a crash and started the countdown to call 911. You can hear it in the video and the watch also cracked during the tackle.
During booking, deputies discovered “Dominic Vinceway” was actually Travis Romero. Romero was arrested for identity theft, resisting, concealing his identity and traffic offenses.
Romero also had four outstanding felony warrants involving charges of receiving or transferring a stolen motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing, and possession of a controlled substance.
FINAL BOX SCORE
▪ Deputy Mirabal: 1 pursuit, 1 tackle, 1 arrest
▪ Romero: 0 successful escapes, 0 yards after contact
▪ Smartwatch: 1 crash alert, 1 cracked screen
▪ BCSO: 1 wanted man in custody
Someone get Mirabal a jersey. And maybe a new watch.