Tag: Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Man on the run after shooting woman in Donna, causing heavy police presence
The Donna Police Department is looking for a 51-year-old man who police say shot a woman in the shoulder with a rifle prompting a standoff.
‘It was chaos’: Edinburg officer describes manhunt leading to Victor Godinez’s arrest
A Border Patrol agent testified Thursday morning about the damage done to his property during a shootout with the suspect in the case of the shooting and death of 49-year-old Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez.
Witness describes second shooting in Edinburg man’s trial over trooper’s killing
Jurors in the trial for the Edinburg man accused of killing Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez in 2019 heard testimony Wednesday morning from a Texas Ranger who helped in the manhunt for the defendant.
DPS Trooper Moises Sanchez’s widow takes the stand in suspect’s trial
Just days after their wedding anniversary, Yvonne Sanchez, the widow of Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Moises Sanchez, took the stand and testified Tuesday afternoon in the trial of her husband’s accused killer, Victor Godinez.
‘Hold on, Sanchez’: Body cam footage shows life-saving attempts for trooper
EDINBURG — Body camera footage played for jurors Tuesday showed the frantic moments following state trooper Moises Sanchez’s shooting, moments marked by life-saving efforts from colleagues who told him to “hold on.”
Edinburg man killed while crossing road
The Texas Department of Public Safety says a 43-year-old Edinburg man is dead after failing to yield the right of way to a vehicle, which hit him as he tried to cross a road.
Dramatic dash cam video shown in death penalty trial of man accused of killing...
EDINBURG — “Don’t do it, don’t do it!”
Sister of off-duty cop recalls frantic Edinburg scene where DPS trooper was shot
EDINBURG — “The officer is down! We need to call 9-1-1! Get me my gun!”
Death penalty trial for Edinburg man accused of killing trooper begins Monday
Saturday, April 6, 2019 was a night of confusion that forever changed the life of 49-year-old Trooper Moises Sanchez, his family and the law enforcement that responded to Sanchez’s aid.
Troopers say 59-year-old San Benito cyclist killed in distracted driving crash
A 59-year-old San Benito man was killed Wednesday afternoon after a car struck the bicycle he was riding and sent him crashing into the vehicle, authorities said.