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Witness reports woman arrested near the 300 Block of East Main Street Wednesday Morning: Another incident occurred near the same location Thursday

admin — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:41:30 +0000

Picture Credit: J. Anson Bills

Wednesday, June 19th, 2024

Police were on the scene near the entrance of Memorial Park along the 300 Block of East Main Street Wednesday Morning about 10:30 AM where a woman was arrested. According to a witness report.
a rifle may have been involved.

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

About 11:15 on Thursday Morning, Uvalde Police were reported to be in pursuit of a suspect near the Ssgt. Wille de Leon Civic Center. During a pursuit, the fleeing suspect allegedly threw a handgun away. According to reports on the local police scanner, police were looking for the discarded weapon.

T he Uvalde Hesperian is busy working on gathering more information on these two stories.

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Uvalde mom warns others of stalking incident at Wal-Mart this past weekend

admin — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:34:48 +0000

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

Uvalde mom, Kimberly Rodriguez posted on her Facebook page a report of being stalked by two men while shopping at the Uvalde Walmart this past weekend.

Her post reads:

***Uvalde WalMart***

While shopping today we noticed 2 men in the store, didn’t think anything of it and I am horrible about checking my surroundings. (I just want to get in and out)

My baby needed a diaper change so I sent my 2 oldest out to get the diaper bag from the car. Went back to the family bathroom and changed her.. walking out saw 1 of the men there and he went into the men’s bathroom (again didn’t think anything of it) Go to the toy section, same man from the bathroom is circling the area, no kids not even looking at toys.

When one of the girls says mom that man has had his eyes locked on the baby the entire time. As soon as I looked at him he turned the corner and was gone.

Quickly we decided to leave the toy area when the other man ends up behind us and the 1st at the end of the isle. Immediately went to the front of the store by the registers and called my dad and Danny.

As soon as my dad got there we went to grab 1 last item in the makeup section. I’m assuming these men still thought it was just us girls and they also went into the makeup (at this point I was now 100% sure they were following us) (what would these 2 men be doing in the makeup section) as soon as they saw my dad they immediately turned around, never even fully went in. If you know my dad then you know.. he went after the men and confronted them about following us.. all they could say was that they were sorry. Never denied it, that tells me alot. My dad and Danny walked us out to the car and come to find out these men were also just 2 cars away from us on the opposite side of the isle (back to back)

My mind is everywhere not knowing what they’re intentions were, what could have happened, and how long these men had been following us.

We did report it to Walmart management and they too were already receiving reports of these suspicious men. WE WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES!

Parents please keep your children close, I never thought I would have this experience in my own small town. Be aware of your surroundings.

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Officials investigating Friday Morning arson attack on Sabinal City Hall

admin — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 19:27:18 +0000

Cindy Casburn Portraits Photos by Hattie Barham Photography 2021.

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

An incendiary device was thrown into a window of Sabinal City Hall at 4:33 AM Friday, December 22nd according to Municipal Court Judge Cynthia Casburn.

“Yes, no injuries, thank God. The City Secretary discovered the damage and smoke in the Municipal Court Clerk’s office yesterday afternoon and called authorities. Chief Reyes and the Sabinal Volunteer Fire Department Chief responded immediately and had members from the State Fire Marshal’s Office in Sabinal from Austin in under two hours to investigate.

It has been determined that the attack happened at 4:33 am on Friday morning. City Hall was closed for Christmas on Friday.

I am extremely grateful for the swift action of our City Secretary, who is also a volunteer firefighter. I am so very thankful for the immediate investigative action of our Chief of Police, Fire Chief and the State Fire and Explosives investigative response team. And I thank God that nobody was hurt.” Casburn said.

In speaking with a few area residents about the incident, most brought up the Uvalde County Courthouse fire that occurred in the early morning hours of August 9th, according to Sheriff Rubin Nolasco is being investigated as arson. No arrests have been made.

Two local Sabinal residents reported hearing loud booming sounds Friday afternoon.

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2022 Uvalde Park Shooting suspects face additional murder charges in Bexar County

admin — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:42:02 +0000

Source: Kens5

Picture by Robinson at Uvalde Memorial Park following the 2022 park shooting

According to a report from Kens 5 News in San Antonio, two men who had been arrested in connection to the 2022 Uvalde Memorial Park shooting have been charged with murder of Joe Anthony Guerra in April of 2022.

“On Monday, police made another arrest connected to the same house. According to an arrest warrant, 18-year-old Donavan Hill was taken into custody in connection to a brutal armed robbery that happened at the Basse house in March 2022.

And it’s not the first time Hill has had a run-in with law enforcement.

KENS 5 has confirmed that Hill was also arrested in connection to a shooting in Uvalde that happened a few months after the armed robbery.

Two different crimes happening in two different counties, and now Hill is facing charges in connection to both.

The trail of evidence came together last week when federal agents from the FBI and ATF raided the home off Basse Rd.

It’s the same house where investigators said Hill, who was 16-years-old at the time, allegedly attacked a man who went there on March 19, 2022, to buy a rifle magazine,” according to the Kens5 report.

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Temporary tags and vehicle license plates still a hot commodity for criminals

admin — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:01:43 +0000

Image Credit: Advocate Lake Highlands https://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/2022/11/17/texas-dmv-to-redesign-temporary-license-plates-to-reduce-paper-tag-counterfeits/

by Michael Robinson |Uvalde Hesperian, Main picture credit: Lott Whitwell from a recent bailout near LaPryor

On Friday, December 1st, a Uvalde Police officer was dispatched to a local car dealership where an employee called to report a former employee was selling copies of temporary tags in Eagle Pass.

The Uvalde Hesperian consulted with a friend who works at another dealership asking if the theft of temporary tags was an issue. The person stated that vehicle dealerships have to be vigilant to secure temporary tags and even regular license plates on traded in vehicles and these items are a target for theft to be used on stolen cars and vehicles used by human traffickers especially in the border areas.

According to a report by KHOU News in Houston stated in November of 2022 the problem is a multi-million dollar criminal enterprise.

In 2022, the State of Texas redesigned the paper tag adding security features to the paper tags.

“Temporary tags in Texas are getting a new look. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles revealed its redesigned version on Thursday, with new security features aimed at fighting fake paper license plates on vehicles involved in crimes and drivers trying to avoid tolls and registration fees. “In auto theft, the paper tags hit us hard. Those are guys breaking into cars. Those are the guys following people from the banks and robbing them,” Houston Police Sgt. Tracy Hicks said.

According to NBCDFW 5 , In June of 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB718 into law Monday bringing an end to the state’s troubled temporary paper license tag system.

The new law will replace all paper tags with metal ones starting July 1, 2025. However, according to the report, criminals are still still stealing the tags and some are evening getting dealer licenses to access the temporary license plates as the redesigned tags may be causing confusion.

” Over the last year, the Texas DMV has implemented new security measures and suspended dozens of licensed car dealers suspected of using the state’s own system to sell fraudulent tags on the black market.

But as the DMV cracked down, counterfeiters stepped in making and selling entirely fake tags and capitalizing on the widespread confusion created by the proliferation of fraudulent tags printed out of the DMV’s system,” the NBCDFW report said.

Source: Texas DMV.gov

New Temporary Tag Design:

A new design for Texas temporary vehicle tags will be issued for use beginning December 9, 2022. The redesigned Texas temporary tags are more complex and secure than the existing design and include numerous additional data points and security features to facilitate law enforcement identification of counterfeit tags. A sample of the tag components include:

Printed over a Texas flag watermark
Highlights the expiration date of the tag
Identifies the specific type of tag issued
Identifies the vehicle year and make
Identifies the issuing dealer
Font selection and size maximizes readability of primary components
Includes both active and passive security features identifiable by law enforcement
Includes numerous pieces of embedded data and text, linked to law enforcement databases, that can be created only by internal TxDMV computer systems

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