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Transformative legacy: City of McAllen honors its first Hispanic police chief

McALLEN — The day McAllen’s first Hispanic police chief, a transformative figure in Rio Grande Valley law enforcement, died, the city broke ground on the department’s current headquarters.

Mission police invite community to support RGV families affected by crime

The Mission Police Department is inviting the community for its 9th annual Garden of Light Thursday to support local families impacted by crime in honor of National Crime Victims’ Right Week. 

Abbott reappoints retired Mission police chief to Texas Civil Commitment Office

Former Mission Police Chief Robert Dominguez has been reappointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to the Governing Board of the Texas Civil Commitment Office.

Mission police officers on paid leave after public intoxication, disorderly conduct arrests

Two Mission police officers have been placed on paid leave after being arrested in separate incidents, one for disorderly conduct at South Padre Island and the other for public intoxication in Alamo, the department said in a news release Saturday.

Photo Gallery: Mission police unveils new motorcycles

MISSION — The Mission Police Department unveiled four new motorcycles Monday that will soon be hitting the streets.

Mission police seize nearly 44 pounds of fentanyl after man didn’t use turn signal

A traffic violation by a 46-year-old man on Monday on the Frontage Road of Expressway 83 resulted in a stop where Mission police found...

Mission police seize nearly 44 pounds of fentanyl after traffic stop

The Mission Police Department arrested a man following a traffic stop on Monday where officers discovered nearly 44 pounds of fentanyl inside a hidden compartment in the vehicle.

Mission police officers to undergo training focused on mental health, de-escalation

As part of the city of Mission’s efforts to increase training on mental health within the police department, the city council agreed to contract a consulting firm to provide training to their police officers on de-escalation tactics, biases and courtroom demeanor.

Mission man who killed mother, daughter gets 35 years in prison

A 19-year-old Mission man received a 35-year sentence for leading police on a chase while smuggling people in the country illegally, a chase that ended in a crash that killed a mother and daughter.