CRIME & SAFETY
Teen arrested at Harlingen South Prom for displaying weapon, police say
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — One teen was arrested after displaying a knife during a high school prom, authorities say. According to the Harlingen Police Department, the 17-year-old was arrested for aggravated assault after displaying a knife. The incident occurred on Saturday evening at the Harlingen South High School Prom held at Casa De Amistad. Authorities […]
Mission police investigate fatal rollover accident
MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Mission police are investigating a single-vehicle rollover accident that left a man dead. The incident occurred at 4:24 a.m. on 495 and Los Ebanos. According to the Mission Police Department Public Information Officer Art Flores, the 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The name of the victim is being […]
Fallen San Benito Officer honored at Texas Peace Officers Memorial
AUSTIN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Fallen San Benito Lieutenant, Milton Resendez, was honored on Sunday in Austin, Texas. Lt. Resendez’s name was engraved in the Texas Peace Officer Memorial, located at the State Capital. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott greeted the San Benito Police Department and Officer Resendez’s widow during the event. The San Benito Police Department […]
Harlingen woman arrested for fatal December drunk driving crash in Mercedes
A 69-year-old Harlingen woman was arrested Friday for the death of her passenger after she crashed her vehicle while intoxicated in December of last year. Imelda Silva Velez was charged with intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle after she told a police officer that she had nine beers before crashing her vehicle.
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