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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Authorities are looking for a man after he and his brother allegedly beat two Primera brothers from another family in an ongoing dispute about fish.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  A 21-year-old man is arrested on six counts of sexually abusing a young girl he knew well.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  A 22-year-old woman was involved in a hit and run early Saturday morning.

Saturday, December 15, 2012  Primera police are searching for a man that complained he had chest pains during an arrest and escaped from the hospital.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  A 70-year-old domestic violence suspect died in hospital one month after being shot by a Primera police officer.

Sunday, September 30, 2012  The Cameron County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Primera.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A San Benito man is behind bars after a disturbance where he spit on and threatened to kill a Primera police officer who arrested him.

Sunday, July 22, 2012  A 22-year-old was arrested Tuesday night for causing a rollover accident that injured a child, and put his own daughters life at risk.

Sunday, July 22, 2012  An early morning car chase from Combes to La Feria lands a driver behind bars.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  A man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl faced a judge on Tuesday morning where he was issued a $100,000 dollar bond.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  An alleged member of the Vallucos gang is behind bars after leading authorities on a wild chase through several cities in Cameron County.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  El Rancho Drive in Primera is a neighborhood filled with family homes except for one, where neighbors say a man lives alone and has allegedly terrorized them for years.

Friday, October 07, 2011  The Primera City Commission is expected to take action next week on Police Chief Joe Rodriguez's resignation.

Thursday, October 06, 2011  Fresh into his one week unpaid suspension for texting a county constable porn pictures of a transgendered female, Primera's Police Chief Joe Rodriguez calls it quits.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Amy Ramirez recalls hearing the news that her neighbor, Joseph Adam Ortiz, allegedly killed his pet Chihuahua by slashing its throat, "(His grandfather said) there was blood everywhere," Ramirez said.