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Police chief presents multi-year crime declines; residents criticize enforcement and noise ordinance application
Summary
Police Chief Jaime Ayala reported long-term declines in several crime categories but highlighted motor vehicle theft and rising DWI enforcement. Public commenters criticized police responses to noise complaints and questioned department leadership and enforcement practices.
EDINBURG, Texas — At the April 1 Edinburg City Council meeting Police Chief Jaime Ayala presented the department’s 2024 annual report, including multi-year crime reductions and increases in enforcement actions, while several residents used the public-comment period to criticize police response to noise and neighbor disputes.
Chief Ayala told the council that crime has decreased over the last four years, saying violent-crime categories including assault, robbery and homicide had fallen “19 and a half percent.” He said crimes against property were down about 24% since 2021 and that year-to-year reductions continued between 2023 and 2024. Ayala said motor-vehicle theft remained a problem, with 74…
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