Jan 16 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com “This is not my fault,” said Juan Manuel Garcia in Spanish, in an exclusive interview with the San Benito News. Garcia is the man accused of threatening to open gunfire at one or more schools within San Benito Consolidated Independent School District on Friday, Jan. 16. Investigators with the …
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Jan 07 2015
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Police arrested a San Benito man on Friday, Jan. 2, after he allegedly shot his cousin in the hand during a family gathering. Officers with the San Benito Police Department arrived at Zillock Road around 9:30 p.m. Friday in reference to a family disturbance and were alerted that a …
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Dec 26 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com T’was the day before Christmas Eve, and the San Benito Police Department hosted their inaugural toy drive, where hundreds of children and their families lined up to receive a brand new Christmas gift. Members of the community were invited to show up at the police department by noon on …
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Mar 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The arrest of two men in San Benito early Monday morning came after a motorist tried to outrun police in his car, all while a female passenger allegedly attempted to jump from the moving vehicle. At approximately 2:19 a.m. on Monday, March 11, San Benito Police Department officers …
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Feb 12 2013
City of San Benito employees are pictured working on the demolition of the former San Benito Police Department on Reagan Street Tuesday afternoon. The project is part of the revitalization of San Benito, in which buildings that city officials said have outlived their usage are demolished or refurbished, according to Code Enforcement Director John Rodriguez. (Staff photo by Francisco E. Jimenez)
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was arrested on Saturday morning after exposing himself to a woman while inside his vehicle on West Business 77. According to a San Benito Police Department press release, a female driver, described by authorities as being in her 40s, said she first observed the …
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Feb 01 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Statistics released by the San Benito Police Department on Jan. 24 reveal that the number of crimes reported in the city increased by nearly 300 cases in 2012. In 2011, the statistics show a total of 3,493 crimes reported in San Benito while 3,778 were reported in 2012. …
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Jan 25 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In a post-Sandy Hook society, it’s no surprise that, during a joint meeting on Tuesday between the San Benito City Commission and the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, the subject of school safety was addressed. Discussed was the implementation of combined-response procedures and protocols should a school …
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