Vanessa Morin

Valerie Trevino

Occurred on 6/11/12, 10:47 p.m.  Endangering a Child/Reckless Driving   Braggs and Sweeney Drives, 1206110179 

Police responded to a moving disturbance in which a which a witness was following a gold Jeep Cherokee which was involved in vandalizing a truck in the Crosswinds Apartment parking  lot.  Officers caught up to the vehicles at Weber Road and Caravelle Parkway observing the Cherokee swerving in and around other motorist as it sped away.  The Cherokee ran the red light at Caravelle Parkway and Weber at Holly Road.  

Officers were able to pull the vehicle over in the 4000 block of Montego Drive.  Both the driver Vanessa Elena Morin (12/09/91) and the passenger Valerie Trevino (03/08/91) were detained.  Officers also found five children, six months, 2, 3, and 4, and another two-year old in the back seat area.  Two of the children aged 2 and 3 were unrestrained.  Further investigation revealed Trevino had smashed the truck’s windshield in retaliation for an assault.  The truck’s owner had assaulted Morin’s sister.  Morin also struck the exit gate at the complex as she drove off. 

Morin and Trevino were both arrested and charged with Criminal Mischief and Endangering a Child.  Morin was additionally charged with Reckless Driving.  The Criminal Mishchief is Class “A” Misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $4,000, while the Endangering a Child is a State Jail Felony and is punishable by up to two years in jail and a $10,000.

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