COURTESY BRENDA MEDINA, Laredo, TX (Webb County) – Three new deputies joined the ranks of the Webb County Sheriff’s Office, being fully certified to pull double duty both as correctional officers and peace officers.  Family, friends and superiors gathered on Monday morning for the deputizing of Victor Salinas, Roberto Ramirez and Christian Gregory. For five

Courtesy Brenda Medina,   Laredo, TX (Webb County) — A thorough search by a Webb County Correctional Officer led to the discovery of heroin intended to make its way into the Webb County jail.  On Tuesday,during intake procedures on inmate Laura Lizzette Rodriguez, the officer noticed the suspect had a suspicious object in her body.

Courtesy Belinda Medina,   Laredo, TX (Webb County) — A vehicular chase in South Laredo by Webb County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday evening led them to 53 pounds of marijuana. The chase, initiated near the Rio Bravo-El Cenizo area, ended up with six subjects abandoning a 1999 Expedition and then jumping into the river to Mexico

Courtesy Brenda Medina,   Laredo, TX (Webb County) – The Webb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotic Unit acting on a tip to the Crime Stoppers Hotline, led them to the arrests of two men in possession of narcotics.   The anonymous tip notified authorities that an apartment located in the 200 block of Obsidian Boulevard was

  Courtesy Yanira Deleon, (Laredo, Tx)-The District Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea in its case against Luis Jimenez. On May 6, 2014, Luis Jimenez, 33, plead guilty to murder, a first degree felony in the state of Texas before the 341st District Court Judge Rebecca “Beckie” Palomo. On February 9, 2012, Laredo Police Department

Courtesy Eddie Zavala, Laredo, TX (Webb County) — For the first time in its history, a canine from the Webb County Sheriff’s Office placed in the top 10 in a national canine detection competition.  Canine (K-9) Brix and his handler, Deputy Luis Eduardo Agredano, placed 9th for narcotic detection at the National Narcotic Detector Dog