Dec 31 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com As the San Benito Police Department implements their Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), residents of San Benito are being advised by officials to reconsider their plans for drinking and driving this holiday season. A grant from Texas Department of Transportation has been obtained in order to implement STEP, a …
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Sep 28 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department continues to investigate a shooting involving one of its officers. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, officer Joe Ledesma discharged his weapon at four suspects inside a vehicle that reportedly sped towards the policeman. “There haven’t been any updates,” said SBPD Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. …
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Sep 11 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ & FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ San Benito News An altercation at a local elementary school led to a shooting Wednesday night involving a San Benito police officer who reportedly discharged his firearm at four suspects. Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. of the San Benito Police Department confirmed that officer Joe Ledesma fired as …
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Jul 26 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Police officers visited the local Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday to teach kids about stranger danger. Conducting the presentation was Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. of the San Benito Police Department, who was joined by SBPD officers Carlos Romero, Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. and Assistant …
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