Aug 08 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com An off-duty San Benito police officer on Friday arrested a man for the alleged sexual assault of a teenage male. According to Assistant Operations Chief Michael Galvan of the San Benito Police Department, the incident occurred around midnight Friday, Aug. 8, in the parking lot of the Canal Place …
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Aug 08 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito teen was recently arrested for allegedly punching a police officer. On the evening of Aug. 5, the San Benito Police Department arrived at a local gas station in reference to a male teenager who was allegedly picking fights with customers. Jose Guzman, 19, of San …
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Jul 08 2014
NEWS Staff Report Cameron County District Attorney’s Office investigator and longtime Rio Hondo City Commissioner Joseph “Joe” Lopez has been accused of domestic violence. According to Rio Hondo police, Lopez was arrested for domestic violence on Monday. Lopez, who took office in May 2012 but has served two prior terms, is accused of using his …
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Jun 24 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The man allegedly behind a standoff from nearly four months ago has been arrested again. The San Benito Police Department apprehended 30-year-old Elidio Jesus Rodriguez and his common-law wife, 26-year-old Monica Rose Johnson on Monday, June 23. According to SBPD Assistant Operations Chief Michael Galvan, detectives with the …
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Jun 03 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito High School criminal justice teacher was recently arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at her husband, an incident that authorities said occurred in front of the couple’s children. Brownsville Police Department Public Information Officer J.J. Treviño said it was on Thursday, May 29 that 38-year-old Lizette …
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Apr 29 2014
NEWS Staff Report BROWNSVILLE – A man was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge on Sunday, April 27 for an incident that occurred in San Benito. According to the CBP, agents apprehended 42-year-old Onorio Ramos on an active arrest warrant for sexual assault from San Benito. …
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Apr 22 2014
NEWS Staff Report An Edinburg father was arrested in San Benito on Monday for allegedly driving intoxicated while his 3-year-old girl was inside his vehicle. Rogelio Banda Jr. of the San Benito Police Department confirmed via press release the arrest of 23-year-old Juan Carlos Gonzalez for driving while intoxicated with a child passenger. Gonzalez’ bond …
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Apr 08 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The wife of a local man recently arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two children has come to his defense. Following news of her husband’s, 20-year-old San Benito resident Francisco Mejia’s arrest, his wife of two years, Reyna Mejia, also 20, took her case to the San Benito Police …
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Apr 04 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com An officer with the San Benito CISD Police Department facing charges of official oppression and injury to a child has been fired, school district officials confirmed Thursday. According to Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio, now-former SBCISD police officer Joe Mendez was arrested Wednesday after he turned himself in to …
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Mar 18 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man is behind bars for physically assaulting his mother over the weekend. Officers with the San Benito Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance between several family members at approximately 1 a.m., Sunday, March 16, at the 400 block of Franklin Street. Upon arrival, the …
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By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sam Hunt, famous county music singer, surprised South Padre Island’s Sea Turtle Inc. by wearing a vintage “Save the Ripley” tee shirt in his “Water Under the Bridge” music video, which was uploaded three weeks ago and already has 384K views. The PRESS asked Wendy Knight, CEO of Sea Turtle Inc., … Continue reading [...]
Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce 41st Annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament will take place this Saturday, August 13, 2022. The tournament kicks off Friday, August 12, with check-in and on-site registration from 4-7 p.m. at the South Padre Island Convention Center. There will be a BBQ with all the … Continue reading [...]
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Thursday August 4 saw the loud joyous celebration of winners and the defeated groans of losers at the grand opening of The Green Room, the new poker room in Port Isabel. The establishment, which is only open to adults of 21 years of age and is 100 … Continue reading [...]
(Courtesy photo by Dianna L. Harvill) By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista, along with the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce, welcomed a new business to their city on Friday, July 29. The ribbon cutting for Johnny’s Liquor Cabinet occurred at 1 P.M. that afternoon. The Laguna Vista location is their second … Continue reading [...]
By SHELDON MOORE Special to the PRESS On Saturday morning, July 30, 2022, Port Isabel celebrated the culmination of a long term effort to make the Mayor Arturo Galvan Coastal Park a reality. A large number of Galvan family members and relatives as well as a sizeable turnout from the community, including City Manager … Continue reading [...]
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