Archives for March 24, 2011
Courtesy Joe Baeza, Assistant Chief Jesus Torres was part of two hundred fifty-seven law enforcement officers who graduated last week from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia. The 244th Session of the National Academy consisted of men and women from 49 states. Included in the class are members of law-enforcement agencies from the
Courtesy Joe Baeza, The stabbing that occurred at 1504 Santa Maria Ave (Gas USA) on March 19th as a result of a beer run gone wrong has produced an arrest. After airing the surveillance video on the news the suspect voluntarily gave himself up and confessed to his participation to the crime. He called Laredo
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) import specialists from Laredo Port of Entry discovered yet another shipment of counterfeit handbags and electronics goods that allegedly infringed on more than a dozen trademarks and copyrights recorded with CBP and carried a retail value of nearly $290,000. CBP import specialists from
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – Members of the Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET) at U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Laredo Port of Entry recently targeted and seized handbags that were confusingly similar to Burberry and counterfeit shirts infringing on well-known brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Hollister and Abercrombie and Fitch for a
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX – Come learn more about Laredo’s own founding father, Captain Tomás Sanchez, at a presentation on Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Laredo Public Library HEB Multi-Purpose Room, 1120 E. Calton. Villa San Agustin de Laredo Genealogical Society (VSALGS) will host a special presentation by
