RECENT ARRESTS

       The  following arrests do not presume the innocence or guilt of the individuals listed. They are guilty when convicted in a court of law.

WEEK'S ARRESTS August 23-29-  During the week of August 23, Weslaco police officers arrested 49 individuals. Twenty-one of those (43%) were from our city limits, with the other 28 from other towns or the Weslaco ETJ. Of the group, 14 were females. Of all arrests, 15 were alcohol related, and 9 were drug related. There were 4 felony arrests.

Some of the felony arrests were
     Armando Vallejo Jr          age 24           Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle
     Sandra Lee Rios               age 35           Forgery
     Amanda Zuniga               age 21           Possession of Controlled Substance
     Roel Gonzalez                 age 49            Hindering Apprehension
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     On August 23, Weslaco Police arrested Rodolfo Sarmiento, age 39, for making a false report to a police officer.  Originally, Sarmiento advised police that he had been robbed at gunpoint of his Pontiace Grand Am. This was supposed to have occurred at 149 N. Texas, on August 14. Sarmiento had stated he had a large screen TV and a laptop computer inside the car when it was taken. In reality, there was no robbery, no robber, and no Grand Am. It was all a ruse to justify his not being able to pay for the electronics items he had bought on credit from a local "rent to own" business. Sarmiento was taken to county jail on misdemeanor charges.                

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