Tag: Progreso Police Department
Grieving family of man who died in police custody sues Progreso
Dawn Stapleton was 14 years old when her younger brother Joshua was born in 1984. She had given up hope of having a sibling at all but then he came along.
Suspected arsonist caught with 60 Xanax pills during arrest at Progreso bridge
A 19-year-old suspected arsonist picked up an additional drug charge Tuesday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers held him on a warrant for the Progreso Police Department when he tried to enter the country.
Lawsuit moves forward in Progreso teen’s pandemic arrest
Two years after a teenager was stopped, cited and arrested during the pandemic, attorneys in McAllen are debating whether the Progreso Police Department was justified in making the stop.
Bond reduced for woman charged with murder in crash that killed Mercedes High School...
A judge on Wednesday afternoon reduced the $1 million bond for a 27-year-old Pharr woman accused of leading Progreso’s police chief on a chase following a drunk driving traffic stop and killing an 18-year-old Mercedes High School senior in a fiery Weslaco crash as a result.
Toy gun’s discovery prompted Progreso schools to be on high alert
The Progreso school district said police found a plastic toy gun in a suspicious vehicle that a concerned parent reported to authorities Wednesday.
New details revealed in Progreso teen’s murder
A probable cause affidavit revealed new details about a woman accused of killing a Progreso teen after she fled from police for allegedly driving while intoxicated.
Progreso teen killed in police chase for suspected intoxicated driver
A Progreso police chase for a suspected intoxicated driver turned deadly Saturday evening when the pursuit reached Weslaco city streets and ended in a fiery crash that claimed one person’s life.