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Residents urge stronger police response and traffic cameras during public comment
Summary
Two residents described recent incidents that, they say, show a lack of police follow-through on minor crimes and juvenile harassment; they urged more officers and the installation of intersection cameras. City staff agreed to arrange follow-up meetings with police leadership.
At the public-comment period on Sept. 2, two Weslaco residents urged the City Commission to address what they described as insufficient police response to recurring neighborhood safety problems.
Sandra Reina told the commission an Aug. 28 incident at Texas Boulevard and 2nd Street nearly resulted in a collision when another vehicle cut across her path while she had the right of way. She said a police supervisor (badge 3D1146) told her minor traffic violations…
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