**UPDATE**
MISSING CHILD FOUND SAFE

Thanks to the hard work of Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division, Major Crimes, Patrol, Texas DPS, and the quick activation of Texas Equusearch, 9 year old Noralee Yado has been located and is back at home with her family.

**RGV REGIONAL ALERT SYSTEM MISSING CHILD ALERT**

The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is actively investigating the disappearance of a 9 year old female child.

On Saturday June 24, 2017 at about 12:20 a.m., Hidalgo County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the 3700 block of Cherokee Drive located in the Indian Hills community in rural Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas, in reference to a Missing Child.

Deputies met with the child's mother and siblings who said that 9 year old Noralee Yado was last seen at the residence yesterday, June 23, 2017, at about 5 p.m. as she waited to be picked up by her biological father. When Noralee's mother called to check up on her, the child's father denied picking her up or having any knowledge of Noralee's whereabouts.

Sheriff's Investigators have met with several parties, and continue to canvas the area.

Noralee Yado is described as 5'0", 70 lbs, brown eyes, brown hair, and was last seen wearing white shirt, and red/orange shorts, and sandals.

An Endangered Missing Persons Alert has been issued through the RGV REGIONAL ALERT SYSTEM. An AMBER ALERT will also be issued out.

We ask if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of this child to please contact the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office at (956)383-8114. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers Hotline at (956)668-TIPS(8477). You can also submit the tip through www.p3tips.com or the "P3" smartphone app.

If the information provided through the Crime Stoppers Program leads to an arrest or the recovery of the child, you may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000.

* UPDATE *
MEDIA RELEASE - AGGRAVATED ASSAULT INVESTIGATION -MI TIERRA DR IN WESLACO- FEMALE ARRAIGNED

Adult female taken into custody and charged with Aggravated Assault.

On Wednesday June 21, 2017 at approximately 4:24 a.m., Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Mi Tierra Drive in rural Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas in reference to a hit and run that had just occurred.

Upon arrival, Deputies met with the reporting party who witnessed the assault of the 25 year old female victim. The victim was allegedly struck intentionally by a motorist, later identified as 21 year old Mariah Nicole Garcia, driving a white passenger car. The victim was transported to a local hospital to receive emergency surgery for the injuries she sustained as a result of the assault, and remains hospitalized but in stable condition.

Sheriff’s Investigators met with the alleged suspect, 21 year old Mariah Nicole Garcia, whom implicated herself as being the driver of the suspected vehicle. Investigators executed a search warrant and recovered the suspect vehicle: white-colored Dodge Avenger passenger car. After reviewing the evidence, Garcia was subsequently taken into custody for the offense of Aggravated Assault with Serious Bodily Injury. The possible motive is an ongoing feud between the victim and the suspect.

This morning, 21 year old Mariah Nicole Garcia was taken before a Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace where she was arraigned for the charge of Aggravated Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury, a second degree felony. Garcia was given a $50,000 cash surety bond and then committed to the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center.

MEDIA RELEASE - AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE INVESTIGATION - MI TIERRA DR. IN WESLACO

Sheriff’s Investigators are conducting an investigation into the assault of a 25 year old female victim.

On Wednesday June 21, 2017 at approximately 4:24 a.m., Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Mi Tierra Drive in rural Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas in reference to a hit and run that had just occurred.

Upon arrival, Deputies met with the reporting party who witnessed the assault of the 25 year old female victim. The victim was allegedly struck intentionally by a motorist driving a white passenger car. The victim was transported to a local hospital to receive emergency surgery for the injuries she sustained as a result of the assault, and remains hospitalized. The victim is in ICU but in stable condition.

This is an ongoing investigation. We ask if you have any information regarding this case to please contact the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 956-383-8114. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers hotline at 956-668-TIPS (8477). You can also submit an anonymous tip through the smartphone application “P3 TIPS”.

If the information provided anonymously through the crime stoppers program leads to an arrest, the tipster may be eligible for a cash reward.

WANTED WEDNESDAY

Good afternoon Facebook friends! WANTED WEDNESDAY is here!

This week's Wanted Wednesday person is:

Name: Osciel Gonzalez
Offense: Sexual Assault of a Child
Age: 33
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 220 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Last known address:Elsa, T, Texas

If you have information on the whereabouts of this wanted person, please contact the HCSO Criminal Investigations Division at 956-383-8114. You can also call anonymously to the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers hotline at 956-668-TIPS (8477). If the information provided through the crime stoppers hotline leads to an arrest, you may be

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