Jan 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is still investigating an incident which left a man with a gunshot wound to the neck in mid January. According to SBPD Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Galvan, the investigation has been marred by what he described as “conflicting stories.” The investigation stems …
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Jan 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The investigation into a San Benito police officer involved in a shooting incident on the evening of Monday, Jan. 13, remains ongoing. The officer in question, whose name has yet to be released, is facing review after he allegedly discharged his firearm at a juvenile. “Sections of it …
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Jan 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department has concluded its investigation into Municipal Court Judge Benjamin Yudesis regarding allegations that he gave preferential treatment to attorney Monica Solis following her January arrest. According to Assistant City Manager Arturo Rodriguez, the police department has handed its investigation over to the Cameron …
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Jan 28 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Cameron County Precinct 3 Constable Joe Cavazos died at the age of 64 on Sunday, Jan. 26, following a lengthy bout with cancer, but not before leaving behind a legacy that his family and former colleagues now remember vividly. Cavazos served two near full-length terms as Constable dating back …
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Jan 14 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito police officer was involved in a shooting incident Monday evening when he discharged his firearm at a juvenile. Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. of the San Benito Police Department said on Tuesday that the officer, who he did not identify, was in foot pursuit of three …
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Jan 14 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Local authorities apprehended a fugitive and human smuggling suspect wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service near H-E-B in San Benito on Sunday. Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. of the San Benito Police Department reported via press release on Tuesday the arrest of Juan Carlos Aguilar, 28, of San Benito. Aguilar, …
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Jan 14 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department released the crime statistics for the year 2013, which shows an overall decrease in the number of crimes from the year prior. According to SBPD data provided by records personnel, there were a total of 757 crimes in ’13, a difference of 94 …
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Jan 10 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police officers are investigating what they called “conflicting stories” in the shooting of a local man on Thursday, Jan. 9. The circumstances surrounding the incident, however, remain in question, according to San Benito Police Department Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. Morales said on Friday that investigators are …
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Dec 31 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – At least three people, one of whom is believed to be a teenage boy, are confirmed dead in an accident involving a pickup truck that collided with a City of Harlingen garbage truck just outside San Benito city limits. It was before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, …
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Dec 30 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito Municipal Court judge is the subject of a police investigation into allegations that he gave preferential treatment to an attorney arrested Sunday night. According to an arrest report filed by officer Manuel Alvarez of the San Benito Police Department, Municipal Judge Benjamin Yudesis allegedly instructed Alvarez …
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