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• Former Roma ISD Employee Sentenced to 7 Years for Possession of Child Porn Play Video

  December 17, 2019 3:54 PM

  RIO GRANDE CITY – A seven year prison sentence was handed down for a former Roma Independent School District employee. Jesus Amado Garcia plead guilty to possessing child porn back in October. He learned his punishment Tuesday. In addition to prison time, Garcia must pay $40,000 in restitution... more »

• Police Verifying Valley Registered Sex Offenders are in Compliance Ahead of Halloween

  October 30, 2019 9:49 PM

  WESLACO – A Rio Grande Valley police department made their rounds to make sure trick-or-treaters are safe on Halloween night. They were knocking on the doors of every registered sex offender in the city of Weslaco. In Weslaco, police started at 7 a.m. Wednesday. Splitting forces up to... more »

• Edinburg Police to Check on Registered Sex Offenders Halloween Night Play Video

  October 21, 2019 5:25 PM

  EDINBURG – In Edinburg, police are reminding people about the rules for sex offenders on Halloween night. Registered sex offenders must be indoors at their homes on Halloween between 4 p.m. and 12 a.m. They are also instructed to have their lights off and post a sign on... more »

• 3 Men Charged in McAllen with Online Solicitation of a Minor Play Video

  September 26, 2019 4:44 PM

  MCALLEN – Three men were arrested in McAllen in separate online sex predator investigations. The busts were made Sept. 23, 24 and 25. Police have charged the three men with online solicitation of a minor, a second degree felony. If convicted, each faces a possible fine, jail... more »

• DPS Offer $3K Reward for Most Wanted Sex Offender Play Video

  May 2, 2019 3:04 PM

  WESLACO – The Department of Public Safety are now offering a reward for a man who failed to register as a sex offender. Officials say 40-year-old Luis Flores was added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list. Flores has been wanted since Sept. 2018. A... more »

• Arrest Warrant Issued for Sex Offender Living in RGV Play Video

  May 17, 2017 5:18 PM

  MCALLEN – McAllen police are searching for a suspect who failed to register as a sex offender. Cruz Sanchez, 38, is required by law to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Sanchez was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault in Illinois and is reportedly living... more »

• Edinburg Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Play Video

  April 28, 2017 5:08 PM

  EDINBURG – An Edinburg man will serve more than 24 years in prison after he was convicted on child pornography charges. In December, 29-year-old Carlos Benjamin Martinez pleaded guilty to production, receipt and distribution of child porn. Authorities were tipped off to Martinez after investigating a suspect in Massachusetts. Authorities... more »