"HUG A COP" Breakfast ☕️

Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office attended the "Hug a Cop" breakfast hosted by Weslaco Lions Club at Ciro's restaurant in Weslaco. A special thanks to the members community who joined us for breakfast.

WANTED WEDNESDAY

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This week's Wanted Wednesday person is:

Name: Edgar Uresti
Offense: Assault Continuous Family Violence
Age: 27
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Last known address: Edinburg, 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 eligible for a reward.

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*REGIONAL ALERT SYSTEM - ENDANGERED MISSING PERSON ALERT - WELFARE CONCERN*

The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is aggressively investigating the disappearance of 13 year old Priscilla Elisabel Martinez. Priscilla was last seen on Wednesday August 9, 2017 after midnight, at her residence on Val Verde Road in rural Donna.

Priscilla is described as a hispanic female, 5'10", 156 lbs, black eyes, brown hair, wears eyeglasses, and has a scar on her left elbow. Priscilla was last seen wearing white/black shirt, jean shorts, and carrying a black with light flowers backpack.

Vehicles of interest in this case:
-2015 silver Dodge Ram Truck TX license plate HFW2831
-2015 black Hyundai car TX license plate FZD2753

Sheriff's Office is pursuing all potential leads In this Welfare Concern Investigation. If you have information regarding the whereabouts of this child, we encourage you to please contact the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office at (956)383-8114. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact 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.

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION - SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN SEPTIC TANK

On Wednesday July 26, 2017, at about 9:13 p.m., Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service in reference to human skeletal remains found in a septic tank at a residence on Dallas St. located north of FM 1925 on Mile 4 West in rural Edcouch, called in by the occupants of the residents.

Sheriff’s Deputies met with the current occupant of the residence who reported calling the police after having discovered a large bone and boot while servicing the septic tank.

Hidalgo County Major Crimes Investigators and Crime Scene Specialist were called out to conduct the investigation into skeletal remains found and executed a search warrant for the property. Due to the raw sewage, a private company specializing in the recovery and removal of bio-hazardous waste was hired to sift through the sewage and recover the rest of the human skeletal remains as well as articles or female clothing.

Through the course of the investigation, Investigators identified the property owner as the suspect, 40 year old Aristeo Cervantes Jr., whom is serving a 12 year sentence in a Texas prison facility for stabbing his wife at the same residence in 2015. During questioning, Cervantes confessed to murdering a female and placing her body in the septic tank of his home about 10-12 years ago.

An autopsy performed on the skeletal remains provided the cause of death as being homicide by stabbing with a sharp object; injuries consistent with Cervantes’ confession. The remains will be submitted to a private lab for DNA comparison.

An arrest warrant has been issued for 40 year old Aristeo Cervantes Jr, for the offense of murder, a first degree felony. We are working with the District Attorney’s office to make arrangements to charge Cervantes as he is currently in the custody of the TDCJ prison system.

This is an ongoing investigation. We are researching persons reported missing within the same time frame in an attempt to identify the victim. We ask if you have any information regarding this case to please contact the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division at 956-383-8114. If you wish to remain anonymous, please call the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers Hotline at 956-668-TIPS (8477).

DOUBLE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION - SUSPECT ARRAIGNED

Sheriff’s Investigators have arrested a male suspect in Double Homicide Investigation on Sunflower Rd in rural Edinburg.

On Tuesday August 8, 2017 at approximately 6:48 p.m., Sheriff Deputies responded to the area north of FM 2812 on Sunflower Road in rural Edinburg in reference to a 911 caller reporting that he had shot his wife.

Responding Sheriff’s Deputies were informed from citizens calling 911 of the physical description of a male subject walking away from the location. Deputies located the male caller, identified as 47 year old Alvaro Medrano, and detained him without incident near FM 493 and FM 2812.

Sheriff’s Deputies proceeded to the Medrano’s residence located on Sunflower Road, and discovered the lifeless bodies of two females inside of a vehicle, with gunshot wounds to the head. The females were identified as Medrano’s wife, 30 year old Olga Espinosa, and his mother-in-law, 52 year old Irene Espinosa.

Sheriff’s Investigators along with Crime Scene Specialists were summoned to conduct the investigation and collect evidence, including the handgun used in the shootings. Justice of the Peace Gilberto Saenz pronounced both victims deceased and ordered autopsies.

Through the course of the investigation, it was learned that Medrano had streamed his confession on Facebook Live, while walking away from the crime scene. Sheriff’s Investigators are working with the Facebook Law Enforcement Compliance Department to recover and preserve the stream as evidence. During questioning, Medrano confessed to killing his wife and his mother-in-law in a domestic disturbance due to infidelity. Medrano was subsequently arrested for the murder of both females.

Today, Alvaro Medrano was taken before a Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace, where he was arraigned on a charge of Capital Murder (Capital Felony). Medrano was given a $2,000,000 cash surety bond and committed to the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center.

This case is yet another tragic incident of domestic violence. We encourage persons who are victims of domestic violence to seek help from their respective law enforcement agencies. Additional resources and help are available from organizations such as Mujeres Unidas, Hidalgo County Family Violence Task Force, and the Texas Advocacy Project.