Anchor ads are not supported on this page.

4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs

Oceanside bike cop said he was threatened

Eliseo Cruz Flores reportedly admitted marijuana use

“He told me he wanted to provoke the police officer,” said Oceanside police officer Ivan Sanchez, who was called to a confrontation on the main drag of the beach town on February 2, 2018.

Officer Sanchez, who is fluent in Spanish, asked questions and translated for suspect Eliseo Cruz Flores, 29. “He voluntarily told me that he smoked marijuana in the hour before driving. He said he was under the influence. He said he is different under the effects of marijuana.” And suspect Flores said he stopped his car “inches away” from a police officer who was on bike patrol that day, according to the testimony of officer Sanchez in court today March 15, 2018.

A thirteen-year-veteran of the Oceanside police force, officer Duane Schott testified that he was in uniform and patrolling on bicycle with two other bike officers, about noon that day last month. The three bike cops encountered a transient in the road. “He was on Oceanside Boulevard, pushing a shopping cart and impeding traffic,” said officer Schott. The three bike officers stopped and contacted the transient near the intersection of Oceanside Boulevard and Coast Highway; there is a G&M gasoline station on that corner.

Sponsored
Sponsored

Officer Schott said that a green sedan began to exit the gasoline station, it turned towards the officers in the road, and the driver blew his car horn three times. “He was looking at me and my two partners and just smiling at us,” officer Schott recalled.

Schott said that Eliseo Cruz Flores was behind the wheel and was the sole occupant of the vehicle. And, “He produced something very small, it looked like a pipe, it was very thin and narrow.” One of the other bike officers told the driver “something about I don’t care about your marijuana and to wait a minute.” That was when officer Schott heard the vehicle’s engine revving, and then the green sedan accelerated and lurched toward him, but stopped short of striking his leg. “He did not just let his foot off the brake, you could hear the engine accelerate,” officer Schott said. The car came forward about ten to 13 feet, the officer estimated. Schott said he had eye contact with the driver while this happened. “He accelerated quickly, to me it was aggressive. I was seriously in disbelief of what just happened.” Officer Schott testified in court that one of his bike partners shouted, “If you hit my partner I will shoot you!”

Officer Ivan Sanchez arrived and translated for suspect Eliseo Cruz Flores, 29, and then assisted transporting him to Oceanside PD headquarters. At the station, officer Sanchez and officer Anthony Flores, no relation revealed, attempted to administer a “field sobriety test” to suspect Flores.

“He called officer Flores names,” recalled officer Sanchez in court. The suspect yelled and became uncooperative and stomped his foot and made a movement toward officer Flores; witness Sanchez said, “I believe that he was also trying to provoke us.”

When defendant Eliseo Cruz Flores was brought into court on March 15, he had benefit of a Spanish speaking interpreter. Superior Court judge Carlos Armour asked the interpreter the meaning of the phrase Chinga tu madre, which a witness claimed the defendant said to officers. The interpreter said it depended on the usage and it could be the slang equivalent of the English “go fuck yourself.”

Prosecutor Jack Wong presented results of a blood test which showed the defendant was positive for THC.

Judge Carlos Armour dismissed one misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. Flores pleads not guilty to one felony assault charge and one DUI, and will return to court on April 3 to set a date for trial, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse in Vista.

Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Why Unified® Review: What To Expect Dropshipping (Positive & Negative)

Next Article

Looking back at race relations in Coronado

A former football player recalls the good and the bad

“He told me he wanted to provoke the police officer,” said Oceanside police officer Ivan Sanchez, who was called to a confrontation on the main drag of the beach town on February 2, 2018.

Officer Sanchez, who is fluent in Spanish, asked questions and translated for suspect Eliseo Cruz Flores, 29. “He voluntarily told me that he smoked marijuana in the hour before driving. He said he was under the influence. He said he is different under the effects of marijuana.” And suspect Flores said he stopped his car “inches away” from a police officer who was on bike patrol that day, according to the testimony of officer Sanchez in court today March 15, 2018.

A thirteen-year-veteran of the Oceanside police force, officer Duane Schott testified that he was in uniform and patrolling on bicycle with two other bike officers, about noon that day last month. The three bike cops encountered a transient in the road. “He was on Oceanside Boulevard, pushing a shopping cart and impeding traffic,” said officer Schott. The three bike officers stopped and contacted the transient near the intersection of Oceanside Boulevard and Coast Highway; there is a G&M gasoline station on that corner.

Sponsored
Sponsored

Officer Schott said that a green sedan began to exit the gasoline station, it turned towards the officers in the road, and the driver blew his car horn three times. “He was looking at me and my two partners and just smiling at us,” officer Schott recalled.

Schott said that Eliseo Cruz Flores was behind the wheel and was the sole occupant of the vehicle. And, “He produced something very small, it looked like a pipe, it was very thin and narrow.” One of the other bike officers told the driver “something about I don’t care about your marijuana and to wait a minute.” That was when officer Schott heard the vehicle’s engine revving, and then the green sedan accelerated and lurched toward him, but stopped short of striking his leg. “He did not just let his foot off the brake, you could hear the engine accelerate,” officer Schott said. The car came forward about ten to 13 feet, the officer estimated. Schott said he had eye contact with the driver while this happened. “He accelerated quickly, to me it was aggressive. I was seriously in disbelief of what just happened.” Officer Schott testified in court that one of his bike partners shouted, “If you hit my partner I will shoot you!”

Officer Ivan Sanchez arrived and translated for suspect Eliseo Cruz Flores, 29, and then assisted transporting him to Oceanside PD headquarters. At the station, officer Sanchez and officer Anthony Flores, no relation revealed, attempted to administer a “field sobriety test” to suspect Flores.

“He called officer Flores names,” recalled officer Sanchez in court. The suspect yelled and became uncooperative and stomped his foot and made a movement toward officer Flores; witness Sanchez said, “I believe that he was also trying to provoke us.”

When defendant Eliseo Cruz Flores was brought into court on March 15, he had benefit of a Spanish speaking interpreter. Superior Court judge Carlos Armour asked the interpreter the meaning of the phrase Chinga tu madre, which a witness claimed the defendant said to officers. The interpreter said it depended on the usage and it could be the slang equivalent of the English “go fuck yourself.”

Prosecutor Jack Wong presented results of a blood test which showed the defendant was positive for THC.

Judge Carlos Armour dismissed one misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. Flores pleads not guilty to one felony assault charge and one DUI, and will return to court on April 3 to set a date for trial, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse in Vista.

Comments
Sponsored
Here's something you might be interested in.
Submit a free classified
or view all
Previous article

Will L.A. Times crowd out San Diego U-T at Riverside printing plant?

Will Toni Atkins stand back from anti-SDG&E initiative?
Next Article

Looking back at race relations in Coronado

A former football player recalls the good and the bad
Comments
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed Big Screen — Movie commentary Blurt — Music's inside track Booze News — San Diego spirits Classical Music — Immortal beauty Classifieds — Free and easy Cover Stories — Front-page features Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts Feast! — Food & drink reviews Feature Stories — Local news & stories Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore From the Archives — Spotlight on the past Golden Dreams — Talk of the town The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it Letters — Our inbox Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news News Ticker — News & politics Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated Poetry — The old and the new Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers Reading — The hunt for intellectuals Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds SD on the QT — Almost factual news Sheep and Goats — Places of worship Special Issues — The best of Street Style — San Diego streets have style Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves Theater — On stage in San Diego this week Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads Your Week — Daily event picks
4S Ranch Allied Gardens Alpine Baja Balboa Park Bankers Hill Barrio Logan Bay Ho Bay Park Black Mountain Ranch Blossom Valley Bonita Bonsall Borrego Springs Boulevard Campo Cardiff-by-the-Sea Carlsbad Carmel Mountain Carmel Valley Chollas View Chula Vista City College City Heights Clairemont College Area Coronado CSU San Marcos Cuyamaca College Del Cerro Del Mar Descanso Downtown San Diego Eastlake East Village El Cajon Emerald Hills Encanto Encinitas Escondido Fallbrook Fletcher Hills Golden Hill Grant Hill Grantville Grossmont College Guatay Harbor Island Hillcrest Imperial Beach Imperial Valley Jacumba Jamacha-Lomita Jamul Julian Kearny Mesa Kensington La Jolla Lakeside La Mesa Lemon Grove Leucadia Liberty Station Lincoln Acres Lincoln Park Linda Vista Little Italy Logan Heights Mesa College Midway District MiraCosta College Miramar Miramar College Mira Mesa Mission Beach Mission Hills Mission Valley Mountain View Mount Hope Mount Laguna National City Nestor Normal Heights North Park Oak Park Ocean Beach Oceanside Old Town Otay Mesa Pacific Beach Pala Palomar College Palomar Mountain Paradise Hills Pauma Valley Pine Valley Point Loma Point Loma Nazarene Potrero Poway Rainbow Ramona Rancho Bernardo Rancho Penasquitos Rancho San Diego Rancho Santa Fe Rolando San Carlos San Marcos San Onofre Santa Ysabel Santee San Ysidro Scripps Ranch SDSU Serra Mesa Shelltown Shelter Island Sherman Heights Skyline Solana Beach Sorrento Valley Southcrest South Park Southwestern College Spring Valley Stockton Talmadge Temecula Tierrasanta Tijuana UCSD University City University Heights USD Valencia Park Valley Center Vista Warner Springs
Close

Anchor ads are not supported on this page.