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CCSO: Woman arrested for assaulting officer
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman Thursday for allegedly pulling an officer close to her with force. At 8:29 a.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a report of loud music at the 6000 block of Maverick Road in Brownsville. The source of the music was coming from an unoccupied Cadillac Escalade […]
4 charged in plot to steal phone with ‘proof’ of infidelity from Brownsville man
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A plot by one woman to hire two men to steal a phone that had “proof of her infidelities” has resulted in four arrests. In a news release, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office said deputies have arrested Angelica Reyes, Jade Urenda, Brian Rodriguez and Juan Carlos Macias for their roles in a June 25 robbery where a gunshot was fired in Brownsville.
'It's been a long time coming:' Family of victim of Ruben Gutierrez reacts to upcoming execution
A Cameron County man is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. Ruben Gutierrez was convicted in the death of a Brownsville woman. Escolastica Harrison, 85, was found stabbed to death in her home in 1998. One year later, Gutierrez was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to death. Harrison's...
DA: Harlingen man arrested for producing child porn, sending it to person in Tennessee
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Harlingen man was arrested Saturday after allegedly producing child pornography, and sending it to a person in Tennessee, authorities said. Juan Gabriel Mendoza, 33, was arrested by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office on two counts of sexual performance by a child, a news release stated. According to the release, […]
Harlingen man arrested for producing, distributing child porn
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 33-year-old Harlingen man was arrested Saturday once it was discovered he was producing and distributing child sex abuse material with an individual in Tennessee, according to a press release from the Cameron County’s District Attorney’s Office. Juan Gabriel Mendoza was charged...
Tennessee man who received child porn from Harlingen man arrested, police say
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On Monday, it was reported that a Harlingen man was arrested for producing and exchanging child porn with a man in Tennessee. On Tuesday, police announced the Tennessee man was arrested as well. Edward Van Epps of Murfreesboro, 44, was arrested on charges of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and […]
DA's office: Harlingen man admits to producing and distributing child porn
A Harlingen man admitted to producing and distributing child porn to someone in Tennesse, according to the Cameron County District Attorney's Office. Juan Gabriel Mendoza, 33, was arrested on Saturday, July 13 on two counts of sexual performance by a child, according to a news release. Mendoza was arraigned the...
CCSO: Brownsville man steals aunt’s TV, trades it for crack
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man on Thursday for allegedly stealing property from his aunt and trading it for drugs. At 6:23 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to an apartment complex located at 1750 N. Illinois Ave. in Brownsville. The woman told deputies that she allowed her nephew, identified as 25-year-old […]
Expert believes bull shark was responsible for 4th of July SPI attacks as population grows
A Cameron County marine expert says he believes a bull shark is likely responsible for the Fourth of July shark attacks at South Padre Island that injured four people in one day. “The shape of the bite marks on the people, it looked very similar,” Tony Reisinger, the Cameron County...
CCSO continue searching for 2023 Laguna Heights murder suspect
LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the suspect in a 2023 murder case. Jacobo Hernandez-Hernandez, 42, is wanted for the murder of 27-year-old Christopher James De Leon, a news release from the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office stated. At 2:30 a.m. on July 25, […]
Man accused of killing Brownsville father, son, charged with threatening jailer
A 37-year-old man accused of killing a father and son in 2021 is facing new charges after threatening to assault or murder a jail supervisor, according to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that Lawrence James Strong threatened a detention officer at...
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