Tag: Alton Police Department

A 71-year-old Mission man was arrested Tuesday after a neighbor tipped off police regarding his dog who was tied to a tree “with a chain with very little slack, no food, water or proper shelter,” according to a probable cause affidavit.

The city of Pharr held an appointment ceremony Monday in which Jonathan B. Flores was named as the city manager.

An Alton man accused of killing a 45-year-old man after beating him to death is set to be arraigned Wednesday morning.

The man who died in Alton police custody threw a walking cane at an officer before taking a baton from him, kicking the officer and then throwing the baton back at him, according to a custodial death report.

An Alton man and a McAllen woman will have their initial charges of aggravated assault enhanced to murder after they allegedly beat a man to death, according to police.

A 39-year-old man from Belton, Texas, died Wednesday night after a police chase that ended with him crashing into the south embankment of a canal, according to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Following the departure of former Alton Police Chief Jonathan Flores, the city of Alton swore in its new chief of police during its City Commission meeting Tuesday afternoon.

Pharr officials looked to Alton when needing to recruit a new administrator and hired that community’s police chief, Jonathan B. Flores, to serve as Pharr’s new assistant city manager.

Healthcare and emergency agencies in the Hidalgo County area continue warning residents that as temperatures rise to nearly unbearable conditions, so do the risks of heat-related illness and even death if the proper precautions aren’t taken.

The city of Alton has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget on Thursday.