Tag: Weslaco Police Department

EDINBURG — A 29-year-old Pharr woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for an alcohol-fueled chase in 2022 from Progreso that ended in a fiery crash in Weslaco that killed a Mercedes High School senior on the verge of graduation.

EDINBURG — The 21-year-old Alamo man convicted of the murder of a Weslaco doctor was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday morning.

One of three men involved in the 2019 shooting death of a Weslaco doctor has been found guilty of murder.

Rio Grande Valley law enforcement agencies have seen a significant rise in the number of car thefts, which some officials say is the result of organized criminal activity that’s driving demand for specific vehicles stolen in the region before being smuggled across the border.

A Mercedes man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for fatally shooting a 19-year-old man in Weslaco a little more than two years ago.

A 29-year-old Weslaco man has been sentenced for the murder of his 3-month-old son from injuries officials described as “sufficient enough to have him airlifted to a hospital in San Antonio.”

A 26-year-old Mercedes man who had been accused of driving drunk and killing a 47-year-old man in a Weslaco crash has instead been indicted on a charge of manslaughter.

An 18-year-old Mercedes man on Thursday pleaded guilty to gunning down a 19-year-old man in Weslaco nearly two years ago.

An appellate court has denied a claim from a 36-year-old Weslaco man who was convicted of stabbing his 54-year-old uncle to death in 2020.

With the Fourth of July right around the corner local law enforcement authorities across the Rio Grande Valley are partnering in campaigns aimed to curb drunk driving together with the Texas Department of Transportation.