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Police chief reports falling burglary trends, launches summer traffic enforcement grant
Summary
Police Chief Edeng Garcia presented second‑quarter crime and response statistics, reported declines in home burglaries and building burglaries compared with recent years, and said the department will run TxDOT‑funded Operation STEP traffic enforcement in July.
Alice Police Chief Edeng Garcia presented second‑quarter department statistics at the council meeting and outlined enforcement and grant activity aimed at reducing crashes and thefts.
The chief said the department responded to 5,267 calls in the second quarter and offered a year‑over‑year comparison showing steady or reduced burglary numbers: habitation burglaries in prior years held in the low‑50s (2021–2024), and the current second‑quarter trend projects lower…
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