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Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A security guard, a coach and an assistant prinicpal are being credited with saving a man whose car plunged into a canal during a Wednesday morning accident.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  A 2-year-old was wondering down a street in a Mercedes subdivision on Wednesday.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  A Mercedes couple is behind bars after a little girl stepped forward with sexual abuse allegations.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Officials temporarily placed the Science Academy in Mercedes under lockdown after receiving reports of gunfire from a nearby levee.

Friday, November 02, 2012  A group of Mercedes parents are calling for action after they spotted their former neighbor and convicted child sex offender out on their street Halloween night.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  The job of a teacher's aide is not only to help the teacher, but also to provide extra assistance to students in the classroom.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  The man who led the Texas Department Public Safety troopers on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle  went before a judge today turns out  Mercedes police had already been on the lookout for him.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Traffic came to a standstill on the westbound lanes of Expressway 83 in Mercedes on Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Mercedes police arrested a man for beating and almost drowning his girlfriends 3-year-old and 2-year-old.

Friday, July 27, 2012  The driver of a truck that plunged into a Mercedes canal, had been shot in the arm before crashing. He tells police he knows who his shooters are.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  A suspect is expected to face a judge after he allegedly shot a man in Mercedes.

Friday, April 13, 2012  A two-vehicle accident in Mercedes left two people dead Friday night.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  The angelic-like peace and quiet of a neighborhood on the outskirts of Mercedes has been washed out by the sounds of speeders.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  The baby was found inside a suspect vehicle Tuesday night in Mercedes.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  In a small room inside the Mercedes Police Department, a judge tells Valentin Orandy he'll be spending the night in jail until he can post 100 thousand dollars bond.