Nov 18 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A former San Benito CISD police officer on Monday pled guilty to injury to a child, according to Melissa Landín, public information officer for the office of Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz. Joe Mendez was accused in February of assaulting a 15-year-old female student while serving as an …
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Jun 17 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A hearing announcement has been scheduled for Sept. 5 in the case of a now-former San Benito CISD police officer who is accused of assaulting a 15-year-old female student. Joe Mendez, while serving as an officer for the SBCISD Police Department, is accused of allegedly lifting a 15-year-old …
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Apr 12 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Surveillance footage is reportedly one of the pieces of evidence from a Texas Rangers investigation into a San Benito CISD police officer, who was accused of assaulting a 15-year-old female student, reportedly turned over to the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office for review. Joe Mendez, while serving as an …
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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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Dec 30 2013
NEWS Staff Report A San Benito man is behind bars for allegedly punching a 7-year-old girl on Friday. Detective David Rodriguez of the San Benito Police Department reported via press release on Monday the arrest of Oscar Antonio Gracia Jr., 30, for injury to a child after allegedly punching a 7-year-old girl in the face. …
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Feb 19 2013
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – A jury in the 404th State District Court sentenced Abraham Jacob Proenza Tuesday to 40 years in prison for injury to a child that resulted in death. Proenza, 32, was found guilty Friday of injury to a child for intentionally or knowingly failing to feed and seek medical care …
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Feb 15 2013
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – Fourth-month-old Aiden Javier Valdez was pronounced dead weighing only 8 lbs. He had weighed 11 lbs. just two months prior. The only history of food in his system at autopsy was a slightly digested green pepper. A jury in the 404th State District Court found Valdez’s uncle, Abraham Jacob …
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