Tag: child endangerment

Police: Mother faces charges after showing up drunk to pick up baby

By PETE BANDA    Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito woman was arrested early Monday morning after reportedly trying to pick up her baby from her ex-mother-in-law while intoxicated. Linda LeeAnn Martinez, 24, is currently in Cameron County jail after failing to post the $29,000 bond for charges of Burglary of Habitation, Child Endangerment, and …

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Teen faces drug, child endangerment charges

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A 19-year-old San Benito man has been arrested for possession of a controlled substance, three counts of child endangerment and drug paraphernalia, according to local authorities. At 6:12 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, officers with the San Benito Police Department responded to a residence on the 400 block of Commerce …

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CONSIDER THIS: Do you really know where your child is?

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Walking out of the newsroom on Wednesday proved far more interesting than I anticipated. It was a little after 5 p.m. when I planned to call it a day. I was excited to be going home so early, especially since it had been a long day and I was …

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Toddler wandered FM 732; mother faces charges

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito woman was arrested on Tuesday after her child was discovered wandering down a business road near a local elementary school. It was at approximately 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, when the San Benito Police Department responded to a call made in reference to a child …

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