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FBI and sheriff’s office foil alleged kidnapping plot
EDINBURG — A former big-time smuggler allegedly plotted to kidnap a local businessman to recoup money lost in an investment made more than two decades ago.
Lorenzo Reyes Jr., 69, apparently lost $250,000 when he partnered with McAllen investor…
Driver hits, kills woman who fell from vehicle
NEAR LA GRULLA — Investigators detained a man who struck a woman with his vehicle after she apparently fell out of hers about midnight Friday.
Witnesses driving along Farm-to-Market Road 2360 called authorities about 12:22 a.m. in reference to an…
Woman killed by Metro bus was energetic, husband says
McALLEN — Karen Louise Lamar, 73, walked out of a blood bank shortly before being struck and killed Thursday morning by a city bus here.
Her husband of 21 years Richard “Pete” Lamar, 82, dropped her off at United Blood Services, 1400 S. 6th…
Police: Woman kidnapped by ex-husband at STC Weslaco campus
WESLACO — Police say a female student at a South Texas College campus was forced into a vehicle at knifepoint by her ex-husband.
Weslaco police received a call about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday about an aggravated kidnapping at the STC Mid-Valley Campus,…
DWI enforcement to continue through March
MISSION — Just when you thought the crackdown on drunken drivers was over, another initiative begins, but this one will run through the end of the month.
Mission Police will be on the lookout for DWI offenders until March 31, said Cpl. Manuel…
Hidalgo County data shows significant decrease in crime
EDINBURG — Rural Hidalgo County saw a significant reduction in overall crime last year, marking the second-lowest crime rate in the past 15 years, Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.
Officials submitted an “accurate and double-checked” compilation of…
Former police impersonator stabbed at downtownMcAllen bar
McALLEN — Police are investigating a stabbing at a downtown bar early Friday morning.
Staff at a McAllen hospital notified McAllen police about a patient who arrived with a stab wound sometime after 1 a.m. Friday, Police Chief Victor Rodriguez…
McAllen first in country to showcase new technology
McALLEN — Motorola Solution representatives showcased cutting-edge technology Friday morning for first responders that no one in the United States had seen until a border security exercise.
The new Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology is designed…
Border security issues dominate legislative committees hearing
McALLEN — Two Texas House of Representative committees gatheredThursday for a more than five-hour hearing on a variety of border issues, from security and intelligence sharing to immigration and first amendment rights.
The Committee on Border and…
Teens with stolen guns accused of trespassing near Harwell Middle School
EDINBURG — Two teens caught with seven stolen firearms near Harwell Middle School faced criminal trespassing charges Friday morning.
Edinburg school police detained a 15-year-old male and two 18-year-old men Feb. 9 in a brushy area near the rural…