Alice Police Blotter
Arrested on campus
On Monday, May 10, police were called to a school on the #1 Coyote Trail in reference to a student with drugs. When Officer Hector Perez arrived he made contact with the reporting party. The reporting party told the officer that 17-year-old Isiah Montes had been searched after returning to the campus. During the search, Montes was discovered to have a bag of marijuana hidden in his wallet. Montes was arrested and taken to the JWC jail. He was charged with possession of marijuana in a Drug Free Zone.
Heroin and crystal meth
Two men and a woman were arrested following a traffic stop on Friday, May 7 on the 1000 block of West Front Street. Officer Manuel Garcia IV made contact with Ruben Gonzalez, Krystal Diaz and Juan Villanueva. After police received consent to search the vehicle, officers located a bag of black tar heroin. They were taken to the JWC jail and charged with possession of a controlled substance. At the jail, Diaz was discovered
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Alice celebrates Nurse of the Year, Daisy Award nominees, winners
Alice Echo News Journal
This passed year has been especially hard for anyone in the medical field. They have had to care for patients like never before and many of these patients have been alone in a nurses care due to the coronavirus and the safety guidelines in place.
Nurses have taken on roles they never expected. Nurses became family and friends for those who visited the hospital for any health issue.
On Wednesday, May 12, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Alice celebrated its nurses by announcing the latest Nurse of the Year and the Daisy and Sunshine Award recipients.
Alice Echo News Journal
ORANGE GROVE - Jordan Garcia, 17, and four other teenagers were charged on Thursday, May 13 by Orange Grove police in connection with a hazing incident that occurred at the Orange Grove High School in April, Police Chief Roy Lee Guerrero said.
Luke Inglis, 17, is wanted by Orange Grove police in connection with the incident, Guerrero added.
Names of the other four male suspects in this case will not be released due to their age.
On May 3, Orange Grove police were contacted by school officials in reference to a potential hazing incident that occurred on April 29.
Video footage was submitted into evidence which showed several male minors participate in the hazing of a 16-year-old teen on school grounds, Guerrero said.