Laredo officer fled hit-and-run because wife was crying, records state
May 25, 2021
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Alberto Aleman, 25, and Kristina Vera, 26, were charged on Friday with making false statements to police. Aleman was additionally charged with accident involving damage to a vehicle. Show MoreShow Less
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The Laredo police officer involved in a hit-and-run crash stated he fled the scene of the crash because his wife was scared and would not stop crying, according to an arrest affidavit.
Furthermore, Alberto Aleman initially stated that Kristina Vera was the driver at the crime of the crash. He then allegedly confessed to his supervisor that he was the driver when the crash occurred.
Laredo police locate missing woman
April 1, 2021
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The woman reported missing on Wednesday afternoon was found safe later that evening, according to Laredo police.
Earlier in the day, authorities had requested help from the community in locating Maria Guadalupe Torres, 59. As per police, she was last seen on Wednesday at about 3:20 p.m. in the area of Texas 359 and Maria Luisa Drive.
Authorities then received a call with information on the whereabouts of Torres.
“We re happy to report that the missing woman has been located and is in good health. She was spotted walking near the fountain area of Laredo Medical Center walking on Saunders. A passerby who saw the posts reported the location of the woman to police,” said Investigator Joe E. Baeza, police spokesman.
Mexican woman accused of harboring immigrants in Laredo
Jan. 29, 2021
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Federal and county authorities discovered this group of people inside a mobile home in the 3800 block of Alexandra Court. All were determined to be immigrants who were in the country illegally.Courtesy photo /
A Mexican citizen illegally residing in Laredo has been arrested for operating a stash house according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Law enforcement arrested Maria San Juana de Hoyos, 43, on Thursday at her home in the 200 block of Valladolid Avenue in the Santa Rita neighborhood in south Laredo.
De Hoyos is accused of operating a human stash house in the 3800 block of Alexandra Court, off Texas 359. A search of the home yielded 10 immigrants from Mexico. If convicted, de Hoyos faces up to 20 years in federal prison.