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Son accused of body slamming mom arrested
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo...@sbnewspaper.com Eli Fredric Martinez A San Benito man is behind bars for physically assaulting his mother over the weekend. Officers with the San Benito...
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ABUSE BOMBSHELL: SBCISD cop accused of official oppression, child injury fired
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi...@sbnewspaper.com An officer with the San Benito CISD Police Department facing charges of official oppression and injury to a child has been fired, school...
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Wife of child abuse suspect comes to husband’s defense
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo...@sbnewspaper.com Francisco Mejia The wife of a local man recently arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two children has come to his defense. Following...
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Dad arrested for DWI with child passenger
NEWS Staff Report Juan Carlos Gonzalez An Edinburg father was arrested in San Benito on Monday for allegedly driving intoxicated while his 3-year-old girl was inside his vehicle. Rogelio Banda Jr. of...
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Sexual assault suspect nabbed at International Bridge
NEWS Staff Report BROWNSVILLE – A man was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge on Sunday, April 27 for an incident that occurred...
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Criminal justice teacher arrested for pointing gun at husband
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi...@sbnewspaper.com Lizette Michelle Lucio A San Benito High School criminal justice teacher was recently arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at her husband,...
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Man in March standoff arrested for cutting sister
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo...@sbnewspaper.com Elidio Jesse Rodriguez Monica Rose Johnson The man allegedly behind a standoff from nearly four months ago has been arrested again. The San...
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Commissioner accused of domestic violence
NEWS Staff Report Joseph “Joe” Lopez Cameron County District Attorney’s Office investigator and longtime Rio Hondo City Commissioner Joseph “Joe” Lopez has been accused of domestic violence. According...
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Teen arrested for punching officer
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer repo...@sbnewspaper.com Jose Guzman A San Benito teen was recently arrested for allegedly punching a police officer. On the evening of Aug. 5, the San Benito Police...
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Man accused of performing sexual act on underage boy
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi...@sbnewspaper.com An off-duty San Benito police officer on Friday arrested a man for the alleged sexual assault of a teenage male. According to Assistant...
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Teen faces drug, child endangerment charges
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer repo...@sbnewspaper.com Jesus Garcia A 19-year-old San Benito man has been arrested for possession of a controlled substance, three counts of child endangerment and drug...
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Two arrested in local prostitution sting
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com On Friday, March 13th, after several formal complaints were made, The San Benito Police department successfully completed a sting operation aimed at...
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SBPD employee fired/arrested
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com A former communications officer for the city of San Benito is facing felony charges for allegedly passing contraband to a female prisoner inside of...
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Jailer arrested in La Feria, arraigned in SB after assaulting officer
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com A La Feria man is being held on a $100,000 bond after being charged with three separate offenses stemming from an altercation with his girlfriend....
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Man arrested on Aggravated Assault charge
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com On Friday May 22, at around 9:50 pm., San Benito police officers responded to a call at a trailer park located on the 300 block of South Oscar...
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‘Daycare Bandit’ arrested after tip
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com A few weeks ago, a local daycare was burglarized of nearly all their electronic appliances. Tablets, televisions, laptops… all gone! Well, after...
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U.S. Marshals Nab Wanted SB Man
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man wanted for sexual assault for nearly three weeks was apprehended by United States Marshals this past weekend. Robert Mollish,...
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Police: Woman arrested for Intoxication Assault after driving against traffic
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com After an early morning crash that sent two people to the hospital last Wednesday, one of them was arrested and charged with Intoxication Assault...
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Four tax officials arrested on multiple felony charges including bribery
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Four Cameron County tax officials are in custody after being arrested on multiple felony charges Wednesday morning. According to a press release...
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BANDITS STRIKE AGAIN!- Over $10,000 worth of merchandise stolen from...
NEWS Staff Report After yet another break in at a company located in downtown San Benito, police are urging citizens to take precautions against thieves. Vandals broke into Garza Furniture earlier...
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