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Monday, May 13, 2013  Concerned citizen notified police after spotting a man picking up the immigrants on the side of the road.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A report of an unknown man taking pictures of students outside sparks increased security at Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School in the Sharyland ISD but the district's action did not include alerting school parents and that has a father of 2 girls who walk home from the school very concerned.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  A Silver Alert has been issued for a man out of Laredo.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Authorities have issued an Amber Alert issued for two girls abducted by a man in a town located just southeast of Austin.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 12-year-old who was abducted from a Dallas suburb.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Authorities temporarily issued an Amber Alert for three children who were last seen in a small town outside of San Antonio.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Since the flu outbreak started nearly 2 dozen children have died and hundreds more have fallen ill to this treatable virus.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old girl taken in the Texas Panhandle by a man posing as a social worker.

Friday, December 14, 2012  While the nation searches for meaning in a shooting that left 20 children dead at a school in Connecticut, one school district in the Valley said they are adding extra security.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Police officially charged one of the men accused of kidnapping a UTPA student last week.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  The carjacking of a Catholic bishop and other violence have prompted U.S. Consulate officials to issue an alert for Americans living in or traveling to the border community of Piedras Negras.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  University of Texas Pan American Police Chief Roger Lee Stearns took our Action 4 News cameras through the moments that led up to a UTPA student being kidnapped in broad daylight on Tuesday.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  The victim of an abduction that occurred Tuesday at the University of Pan American campus in Edinburg has been safely recovered and returned to her family.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  The University of Texas-Pan American Police Department sent an alert out to all students Tuesday evening about a possible kidnapping on campus.

Sunday, August 26, 2012  Former State Rep. Don Lee's family said despite the circumstance, they have closure.