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Tuesday, February 14, 2012  Love is in the air on Lovette Road in San Benito.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Nora Cantu knows to wheel her 2-year-old son in his wagon as quickly as possible near Fred Booth Elementary School in the afternoon.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012  Welcome to Alberta Road between Raul Longoria and I Road.  The start of a new year for zapping brings fireworks of the speeder kind.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010  A Weslaco ISD teacher is one of several drivers who were “zapped” in a La Feria school zone that is questioned by some for its lack of police patrol.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010  Mission police are leading the charge against illegal cell phone use in school zones.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  Los Fresnos’ PD said the number of tickets are on the rise.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  The Speedzapper found plenty of tailgaters and speeders on the expressway in San Benito where police warn drivers face stiff penalties.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  The Speedzapper caught parents outside an elementary school in Lyford driving with their children not wearing their seatbelts.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010  Jackson Elementary School along Harvey Drive in McAllen is the backdrop for this week’s Streets of Speed.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010  School zones, highways and residential streets are all typical places where the Speedzapper sniffs out speeders.  But now you can add a brand new location to the list of places “zapped.”

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  How many of you made a new year's resolution to slow down behind the wheel? According to one woman in Alamo, none of the drivers who travel where she lives have.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  Typically, it's the kids who share what they want for the holidays this time of year.  But, not when the speedzapper is playing Santa outside a school zone.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009  An 11-year-old from McAllen is giving the Speedzapper a run for his money.

Tuesday, November 03, 2009  This Election Day the Speedzapper is hitting the streets to talk to voters about a dangerous issue lurking along North 27th Street in McAllen.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009  Parents agree speeding is a problem along 30th Street just outside of Cromack Elementary School in Brownsville.