Tag: La Joya Police Department
Man pleads guilty in massive ammunition smuggling case in Western Hidalgo Co.
A multi-agency effort composed of local, state and federal authorities ended in the conviction of a Mexican man who admitted to his role in a smuggling ring that aimed to bring more than 2 million rounds of ammunition from the U.S. to Mexico.
Man posing as Monte Alto high school student previously arrested for human smuggling
A 22-year-old Alamo man who allegedly posed as a 16-year-old Monte Alto school district student has been arrested.
La Joya woman who forced people into residence at gunpoint indicted
A La Joya woman was indicted in early November for her role in a human smuggling operation where she is accused of forcing five people into a residence at gunpoint in 2021, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Peñitas man sentenced to 40 years for fatal 2019 human smuggling attempt
A 22-year-old Peñitas man pleaded guilty Wednesday for his involvement in a 2019 fatal crash that killed two San Juan residents and sent six people illegally present in the country to the hospital.
Mission man charged with 3 counts of murder for deadly migrant smuggling crash
La Joya police have arrested and charged a 31-year-old Mission in connection to a June rollover that left three people illegally in the country dead.
5-year-old boy found in vehicle at La Joya ISD school died of heat asphyxiation
Child found dead in car at La Joya ISD elementary campus
Third migrant dies following fatal La Joya crash
LA JOYA – Police here confirmed Thursday morning a third death in the June 29 rollover in which all of the occupants were ejected from a vehicle during a chase, and now the main suspect faces an additional charge of murder.
La Joya police arrest man accused of killing two in fatal rollover
A man was arrested for a fatal rollover that killed two men after he allegedly fled from La Joya police last month.
DPS releases identities of men killed in north Palmview rollover
The two men who died in a rollover after a chase with law enforcement that began in La Joya and ended in Palmview on Wednesday have been identified, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.