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UPD names new assistant chief

The Uvalde Police Department has tapped Mike Davis, a tenured law officer and criminal justice professor in San Antonio, to fill Homer Delgado’s role as assistant chief. The department announced Davis’s hire in an April 29 news release that said he and Delgado plan to improve the department through transparency, investing in professional development, and “fostering multi-disciplinary partnerships.” Delgado took... READ MORE >

Delgado: Changes to come after review of every UPD policy, member

New Uvalde Police Department Chief Homer Delgado said no part of his predecessor’s administration will remain the same unless he determines those items contribute to the success of the department   Delgado said April 10 he is planning sweeping changes to the department’s structure and operations and is in the process of reviewing every element, including policies, procedures and personnel.... READ MORE >

Sabinal officer to be recognized at airshow

Sabinal police officer Crystal Chacon will be honored as a “Hometown Hero” at the Great Texas Airshow held by Joint Base San Antonio this weekend. On April 5 Chacon will receive a briefing from the Thunderbirds flight crew, get fitted for a flight suit, and take a backseat flight during airshow practice. Then, on April 6, attendees will recognize Chacon... READ MORE >

City names Delgado permanent police chief

The city of Uvalde formally named Homer Delgado as the Uvalde Police Department’s new chief on April 4. Delgado, who joined UPD as assistant chief on May 8, 2023, will assume outgoing police chief Daniel Rodriguez’s position effective April 7. Rodriguez resigned on March 12, just a few days after city leadership presented a report by Jesse Prado of JPPI... READ MORE >

Cross camping outside PD until officers fired

“I'll sit here as long as it takes,” Cross said on March 13. “I demand justice.”... READ MORE >

Community members call for action after Prado report

This was the first city meeting since the March 7 release of a report that exonerated all Uvalde Police Department officers that responded to the shooting.... READ MORE >

Uvalde Police Chief Rodriguez resigns effective April 6

Neither the city administration nor Rodriguez have specified why he's resigning. Homer Delgado, assistant chief of the department, will be named interim chief.... READ MORE >

Fire department testing sirens this evening

The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department plans to test emergency alert sirens on Monday, Feb. 19 The tests are separate from the regular monthly test, typically performed the third Monday of the month at 6 p.m.  Fire chief Mario Rangel said the test involves technicians checking radio communication and sound activation at the five sites.  He said quarterly testing of the... READ MORE >

UCISD forms subcommittees in response to DOJ report

Superintendent Ashley Chohlis is tasking the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District with establishing the “gold standard” for school security, she told trustees on Feb. 12. Chohlis, who joined the district last fall, said that she has appointed administrators to security subcommittees and is requiring they complete incident command training through FEMA. She also said the district is starting quarterly public... READ MORE >

Junior high student was trying to sell handgun to another student

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police removed two Morales Junior High School students from campus after one student brought a handgun to school and attempted to sell it to another, UCISD said on Feb. 1. The district did not say whether the gun was loaded or unloaded. District spokesperson Anne Marie Espinoza reiterated later that afternoon that both students were... READ MORE >