Archives for December 3, 2009
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Everyday heroes, that was how City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas and Utilities Director Tomas Rodriguez referred to four City of Laredo Utilities employees who recently went above and beyond the call of duty and helped to save the life of a little baby. Marco Sanchez, Utilities Crew Leader; Mario Valdez,
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On Oct. 29, 2009, two suspects, a female and male, entered the Wal-Mart located on Loop 20. They took two laptops from the display area and walked out the store. Several minutes later, the duo returned and took two more laptops. The next day, Wal-Mart personnel filed a police report and provided
Courtesy Ahley Patterson, Requires performance assessment of FEMA grants to ensure nation is prepared and protected against acts of terrorism, national emergencies Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3980, a homeland security bill authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess how homeland security
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized 239 pounds of marijuana Monday evening that resulted in the arrest of a commercial truck driver. CBP officers arrested a 23-year-old male Mexican citizen from Nuevo Laredo , Tamaulipas and turned him over to the custody
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On December 01, 2009, members of the Laredo Police Department’s Narcotics Unit along with the U.S. Marshals executed a felony arrest warrant for Ernesto “Dopey” Gonzalez DOB: 02-07-1985 at his residence located at the 2300 block of San Leonardo. Upon executing the arrest warrant, Investigators located and seized 60 doses (18.5 grams)