Tag: San Benito Police Department

A Cameron County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the two men accused of gunning down San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez.

SAN BENITO — A San Benito man is being held on $315,000 in bonds for charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and debit credit card abuse.

The San Benito Police Department is actively searching for a suspicious male who allegedly broke into someone’s vehicle and is believed to have used a stolen credit card, according to a news release.

SAN BENITO — A month after tragedy shocked this quiet town, police officers are planning to join residents in a ceremony marking the death of the city’s first lawman killed in the line of duty.

Probable cause affidavits for the two men accused of fatally gunning down a San Benito police officer last month say the alleged shooter confessed.

Just before Lt. Milton Resendez was laid to rest, he was immortalized in paint.

SAN BENITO — In one of the city’s biggest funeral ceremonies, hundreds of law enforcement officers Thursday joined Lt. Milton Resendez’s family to honor San Benito’s first police officer killed in the line of duty.

In one of the city’s biggest funeral ceremonies, hundreds of law enforcement officers Thursday joined Lt. Milton Resendez’s family to honor San Benito’s first police officer killed in the line of duty.

With temperatures resting between the 80s and 90s under a sunny South Texas sky, Friday in San Benito was an otherwise beautiful day that should have been filled with excitement. Neighboring Harlingen was coming to town that night for arguably the biggest high school football game in Texas, the Battle of the Arroyo. Halloween is also right around the corner and families would normally be running to stores to stock up on candy and costumes.

BROWNSVILLE — A judge Wednesday charged two men with capital murder in the shooting death of a San Benito police officer, ordering them held on bonds as high as $2 million.