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Residents press for accountability at Edinburg police while others praise department performance
Summary
Multiple residents used the council's public-comment period to criticize the police chief's handling of noise complaints and to seek accountability; other speakers defended the department and cited crime and enforcement statistics.
Several residents used the Edinburg City Council’s public-comment period on May 6 to demand accountability from the police chief over handling of loud-noise complaints, while other speakers defended the department’s performance and urged support for officers.
Resident Diana Sepulveda told the council she has experienced what she called “harassment” and “persecution” from the police chief, and she urged the council to hold leadership accountable for how a March 5 noise complaint was handled. “Jaime's police failures lead my concerns because he's in charge of our public safety,” Sepulveda said during public comment.
Homeowner Reynaldo Sepulveda said he had been…
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