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Uvalde police chief who resigned currently serving as reserve officer for department
Read full article: Uvalde police chief who resigned currently serving as reserve officer for departmentFormer Uvalde police chief Daniel Rodriguez is serving as a reserve officer for the department, according to the city.
Uvalde City Council meeting fails to address police chief resignation, internal investigative report
Read full article: Uvalde City Council meeting fails to address police chief resignation, internal investigative reportThe Uvalde City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday evening won’t be quite as scheduled after the city’s chief of police handed in his resignation earlier in the day.
Uvalde police chief resigns after controversial report cleared officers who responded to school shooting
Read full article: Uvalde police chief resigns after controversial report cleared officers who responded to school shootingDaniel Rodriguez was out of town during the 2022 massacre. He told the local newspaper he was “not forced, asked or pressured” to resign.
Capitol rioter who trained for a 'firefight' with paintball gets over four years in prison
Read full article: Capitol rioter who trained for a 'firefight' with paintball gets over four years in prisonA California man whom prosecutors say was fixated on arresting Democratic leaders and training for combat with paintball fights after the 2020 presidential election has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot.
Hours-long Uvalde city council meeting makes changes for police fitness and communication
Read full article: Hours-long Uvalde city council meeting makes changes for police fitness and communicationAn hours-long Uvalde city council meeting set forward a new era of police department physical fitness requirements and UPD's communication center.
Uvalde residents call for 5 officers to be placed on leave, say inactions ‘directly resulted in further loss of life’
Read full article: Uvalde residents call for 5 officers to be placed on leave, say inactions ‘directly resulted in further loss of life’Families and supporters of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims called out five Uvalde officers to be placed on administrative leave as community members engaged in a heated discussion with the City Council on Tuesday.
Human smuggling cases on the rise in Uvalde, law enforcement says
Read full article: Human smuggling cases on the rise in Uvalde, law enforcement saysIn Uvalde, which is less than two hours away from San Antonio, law enforcement is reporting an increase of human smuggling cases. We’ve dealt with 35 (human) smuggling cases,” said Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco. The Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office have been working closely with the U.S. Border Patrol. It’s not leaving them with anything or the county,” Rodriguez said. Uvalde County measures 40 miles by 40 miles.
Former Uvalde police officer sentenced to probation in child sex assault case, report says
Read full article: Former Uvalde police officer sentenced to probation in child sex assault case, report saysA former Uvalde police officer will serve 10 years of probation after he was charged with six counts of sexual assault of a child, according to the Uvalde Leader-News. Laurence Anthony Martinez accepted a plea deal involving 10 years deferred adjudication, a fine, sex offender registration and the surrender of his peace officer license, according to the newspaper. Martinez was arrested on the child sex crime charges in September 2018, according to a news release from the police department. Uvalde police said the investigation began when the county’s school district police notified them of allegations involving Martinez a few days prior to his arrest. The former officer was accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Uvalde High School student, according to the Leader-News.