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Police: Edcouch Housing Authority board member sold pot from home
EDCOUCH — A member of the Housing Authority Board is accused of selling pot in a home under the board’s governance.
Edcouch housing board member Mary Garza, 37, her boyfriend Israel Serna, 27, and Garza’s customer Aleli Rojas, 23, went before a…
Kingpin’s cash seen as just reward for lawmen’s risks
McALLEN — Federal authorities awarded 12 local and state law enforcement agencies a record-setting $29.5 million in drug proceeds forfeited by former Gulf Cartel kingpin Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, but the money did not come without a fight.
James…
Sheriff: Gunman killed by deputy was convicted murderer
NEAR ALTON — A preliminary investigation revealed an Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputy was justified when he shot and killed an alleged home invader Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.
He identified the suspect as Victor Manuel…
Recognize this man? Police search for burglary suspect
McALLEN — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a burglary suspect.
Officers released the suspect’s image that was caught on surveillance video as he made his way into Smart Price, 322 N. Bicentennial Blvd. Suite D, early…
Weslaco police arrest alleged Walmart shoplifter
WESLACO — Police arrested a man they say shoplifted before he or his accomplice threatened Walmart loss prevention employees with a handgun Saturday.
A Weslaco municipal judge charged Luis Yanez, 21, with one count of aggravated robbery Tuesday…
Man accused of exposing himself at Walmart
McALLEN — Police arrested a man accused of exposing himself to a 10-year-old child at a Walmart store last week.
A judge charged Maxwell Carr, 36, with one count of indecency with a child Monday after officers received a Crime Stoppers tip about…
19-year-old woman shot; McAllen police investigate
McALLLEN — Police are trying to figure out who shot a 19-year-old woman early Monday morning.
Officers received a call about the shooting from staff at McAllen Medical Center about 4 a.m. Monday, police Chief Victor Rodriguez said.
A woman…
3 men kidnapped, beat, strangled coworker, authorities say
EDINURG — A capital murder suspect made his involvement in the kidnapping and slaying of a coworker too obvious when he hid the body at his brother’s property, Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.
A passer-by found the body of German Duque Gonzalez, 65,…
County courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
County courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
EDINBURG — A bomb threat prompted an evacuation at the Hidalgo County Courthouse Wednesday morning.
The threat came in shortly before 9 a.m., according to an Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office…