Tag: Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Troopers shoot at vehicle during chase in Pharr
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety on Wednesday afternoon shot at a vehicle during a police chase.
The agency said in a news...
Indictment handed down for trooper accused in family trafficking case
A state trooper has been indicted on a charge of conspiring to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine.
The indictment against Pablo Talavera Jr. extends the timeline...
65-year-old Edinburg man killed in San Juan crash
A 65-year-old Edinburg man was killed in a two-vehicle collision in San Juan on Thursday, authorities said in a news release.
Alejandro Banda sustained what...
Feds say state trooper’s sister-in-law collected money for drug trafficking family
One by one, federal authorities in the Rio Grande Valley and Tennessee this summer started dismantling a family of drug traffickers that allegedly includes...
Trooper charged with drug trafficking worked Texas border security operation
BY MARK REAGAN AND VALERIE GONZALEZ | STAFF WRITERS
Records obtained by The Monitor indicate the state trooper arrested last week on federal drug trafficking charges...
$75K bond for trooper accused of helping dad move drugs
A federal judge on Monday set bond at $75,000 with a $5,000 cash deposit for a state trooper accused of helping his father and...
One of Texas’ most wanted sex offenders captured in Harlingen
HARLINGEN — One of Texas’ most wanted sex offenders is back in custody following his arrest this month.
John Anthony Rangel, 31, was arrested in...
DPS: Chase leaves 2 dead, 5 injured
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a single vehicle crash that left two men dead.
According to a statement from DPS, the crash...
DPS: Texas Rangers investigating shots fired from Mexico into Starr County
The Texas Department of Public Safety says someone fired two shots from Mexico into Starr County on Thursday that the agency believes were aimed...
Man dies in auto-pedestrian crash north of Alamo
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash that occurred Friday morning.
DPS says in a news release that the fatal...