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Rio Hondo still facing acts of rampant arson

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Another case of arson was reported Thursday in the Rio Hondo area as a storage shed and barn were burned to the ground just outside the city limits. Cameron County Emergency Management Coordinator Humberto Barrera said on Friday that he is uncertain of the exact number …

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EMC: More arrests coming in RH arson case

NEWS Staff Report RIO HONDO – Cameron County Emergency Management Coordinator Humberto Barrera has confirmed a third arrest in the case involving two Rio Hondo volunteer firefighters who are accused of arson. According to Barrera, Richard Guajardo, 18, was arrested at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, at Rio Hondo High School. Guajardo, along …

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Volunteer firefighters arrested for arson

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Cameron County Emergency Management Coordinator Humberto Barrera confirmed on Friday the arrest of two Rio Hondo volunteer firefighters who’ve been accused of arson. According to Barrera, Daniel Davis and Alexander Benavidez, the volunteer firefighters in question, were apprehended Thursday by County fire marshals in connection with …

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