BRENHAM POLICE MAKE DRUG ARRESTS

  
Tommy Benson
(Washington Co. Jail)

Brenham Police have made two arrests on separate possession cases.

Monday morning, police stopped 27-year old Tommy Benson as he was riding his bicycle in the 200 block of South Drumm St.

Benson admitted to have a small amount of marijuana in his back pack.

Police found marijuana, narcotics and drug paraphernalia.

Benson is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Marijuana.

Vanessa Kapchinski
(Washington Co. Jail)

He was taken to the Washington County Jail.

Then, around noon, 34-year old Vanessa Cardenas Kapchinski of Brenham was pulled over on a traffic stop on Mulberry St.

According to police, Kapchinski had a non-eligible driver status.  During the stop, police found marijuana, narcotics and pills.

Kapchinski was arrested on two charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and a charge of Possession of Marijuana.

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  1. I totally agree with the comment of “The Internet Says” He/She is exactly on point this issue but it seems like all Brenham has to offer is bad choices in this town and it happens most of the time after hours.
    My one question is are the parents so caught up in Facebook where until a family member gets in trouble you wake up or say oh my I’m just shocked to her this or that!
    I know all families work very hard and ask questions but if you don’t take a look around and get out of your shell have a face to face conversation with other parents and put down your phone for a minute then maybe we can help this young adults heading down the wrong path and just maybe we can comment on a positive story for once!
    If you ask around Brenham has taking a turn for the worse lately with a lack of respect so put your pride on a toilet paper roll and smile and say hi the next time your in a public store, school, etc. Just be an example for the community and I’ll pray for you all!

  2. Thank you Brenham PD and all other law enforcement officers !! Doesn’t matter what he was driving or riding, he was not abiding by the law !!! I agree with Mom of 3, I back the blue and pray everyday for their safety.

  3. Washington County Law Enforcement are well trained in spotting “Red Flags”. The fact that in these cases their ‘hunches’ proved positive, demonstrates these skills. Even if they stop you – if you have not broken any laws, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

    1. And when their “hunches” prove negative, what skills does that demonstrate? Making the city vulnerable to a civil suit? Increasing the cost of our insurance? Accidentally killing the wrong person? We fought a Revolutionary War to get away from “hunch”-based law enforcement, among other things, but you kids can’t remember American history that you weren’t ever taught, I guess.

      1. It demonstrates that nothing is 100% effective, that’s all.
        Absent civil rights violations, there’s no civil liability for a police officer in that instance.
        Increasing traffic stops has no bearing on local insurance rates… higher crime rates due to reactive, ineffective policing on the other hand…
        The Revolutionary War was fought over a number of issues. The “law of the land” through the Legislature and the Courts says that an officer needs to be able to articulate the reasons for detention, and that suspicion must be more than a hunch. Then they need probable cause to search him. You cannot realistically expect KWHI to print the entire offense report for your perusal and legal opinion. It’s safe to assume there’s more to the story.

    1. Happened to me, as well. I have no criminal record and had no drugs, so I was kept on the side of the road by BPD for an hour while they ran every serial number on my bicycle thru some database as they thought I might be riding a stolen bike. First question I was asked: Is this your bicycle? Yes. Second question: Do you have a receipt? No, because I don’t carry around receipts for things I purchased years ago. Happened in Brenham about two years ago on Market street. No citations, no arrest. Guess my bike wasn’t stolen after all.

    2. We have to remember that we weren’t there and do not know the whole story. He had illegal drugs that needed to be taken off the street. Whether you are a pedestrian, cyclist, or in a vehicle, the laws applies to everyone equally. I for one am glad that Brenham PD works so hard to get drugs off the street and away from our children and community. We back the blue.

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