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Saturday, May 11, 2013  A Port Isabel man who left a tip for police about a suspicious package has now been arrested.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  A Port Isabel man is fighting to clear his name. He's claiming Port Isabel police are threatening him after he reported a suspicious package near the Dollar Tree.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  An entire shopping center in Port Isabel is evacuated after a suspicious package was found.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A Mexican man is behind bars after he allegedly had two children with an underage girl from Port Isabel.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Port Isabel police have arrested a man who allegedly threatened to sexually assault his victim's younger sister if she didn't have sex with him.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  A Port Isabel man and his wife are facing criminal charges in connection to a sexual abuse investigation.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  A Port Isabel man is behind bars after being accused of exposing himself to two young children.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  An elderly man is behind bars after he allegedly soiled himself and went on a mini-crime spree.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  A Port Isabel teen is behind bars after officers caught him having sex with a 16-year-old girl.

Friday, September 28, 2012  A man is behind bars in Port Isabel after he allegedly kidnapped a woman outside a WalMart store and took her to the Houston area.

Friday, March 30, 2012  One person is seriously injured and remains hospitalized after a car crash in Port Isabel.

Monday, March 12, 2012  A man once considered to be the 'heir' to the Gulf Cartel empire has pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking case in Brownsville.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Two men arrested last fall with the nephew of the former boss of Mexico's Gulf cartel have been sentenced to time served for giving false statements to federal agents.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  A man who was supposed to be the alleged 'heir' to the Gulf Cartel empire is expected to go to trial in January after pleading 'not guilty' during an impromptu arraignment.

Monday, November 21, 2011  Federal authorities have moved to seize $20 million dollars in cash, a luxury home east of Rio Hondo and a house in Brownsville as part of an indictment against a jailed Gulf Cartel leader.