How Many Staff Reporters does the Brownsville Herald Have?
By Diego Garcia III | Editor of The Brownsville Beacon
Friday evening, while Brownsville was partying the night away at the Sombrero Festival, a vehicle was being chased down Old Port Isabel road. According to eyewitness reports, about nine marked, and unmarked, Brownsville Police vehicles were chasing the perpetrator. The offender's vehicle ended up in the resaca off Hackberry Lane. The driver bolted from the vehicle and led the police on a foot chase ending in a neighborhood between Old Port Isabel and Coffee Road.
Police vehicles were prowling around the neighborhood as they searched for their suspect for hours. Eyewitnesses were unable to tell if the suspect had been caught or not.
The next morning, I looked through all the local major media outlets, including The Brownsville Herald's online edition (assuming the Herald can still be considered a local major media outlet), and all I could find were pictures of the Charro Days parades. Nothing was mentioned about the chase, the vehicle ending up in the resaca, or the manhunt that followed.
What ever happened to the blotter? The Herald used to have a section dedicated to the calls local law enforcement had over the week. What ever happened to the Herald staff reporters? Were they all downtown covering Charro Days?
I understand many people will think I am beating a dead horse, but we really need a legitimate local newspaper or a television station that is dedicated to covering local stories. A chase through Brownsville ending in a massive search throughout a usually quiet Brownsville neighborhood is newsworthy.
Brownsville is too big to have a one-trick-pony for their local newspaper. I can't help but think we would get more local coverage if we still had a legitimate newsroom rather than the broom closet we currently have in the Venture X building.
Local news outlets have a responsibility to report on matters that affect our public safety. It really is a pity The Brownsville Herald does not focus on enough Brownsville stories.
*3/2 UPDATE*
One of our readers left a comment on the Beacon's Facebook page. He mentions around the time of the chase, he saw several police vehicles screaming down the frontage road and turning on Price towards Old Port Isabel.
He also mentioned one of the police vehicles cut through the El Globo parking lot, parked at the front of the store and ran into the building. He then quickly came back out. He went into the trunk of his cruiser, removed a rifle and placed it in his front seat. He then sped off to join the other vehicles.
Friday evening, while Brownsville was partying the night away at the Sombrero Festival, a vehicle was being chased down Old Port Isabel road. According to eyewitness reports, about nine marked, and unmarked, Brownsville Police vehicles were chasing the perpetrator. The offender's vehicle ended up in the resaca off Hackberry Lane. The driver bolted from the vehicle and led the police on a foot chase ending in a neighborhood between Old Port Isabel and Coffee Road.
Police vehicles were prowling around the neighborhood as they searched for their suspect for hours. Eyewitnesses were unable to tell if the suspect had been caught or not.
The next morning, I looked through all the local major media outlets, including The Brownsville Herald's online edition (assuming the Herald can still be considered a local major media outlet), and all I could find were pictures of the Charro Days parades. Nothing was mentioned about the chase, the vehicle ending up in the resaca, or the manhunt that followed.
What ever happened to the blotter? The Herald used to have a section dedicated to the calls local law enforcement had over the week. What ever happened to the Herald staff reporters? Were they all downtown covering Charro Days?
I understand many people will think I am beating a dead horse, but we really need a legitimate local newspaper or a television station that is dedicated to covering local stories. A chase through Brownsville ending in a massive search throughout a usually quiet Brownsville neighborhood is newsworthy.
Brownsville is too big to have a one-trick-pony for their local newspaper. I can't help but think we would get more local coverage if we still had a legitimate newsroom rather than the broom closet we currently have in the Venture X building.
Local news outlets have a responsibility to report on matters that affect our public safety. It really is a pity The Brownsville Herald does not focus on enough Brownsville stories.
*3/2 UPDATE*
One of our readers left a comment on the Beacon's Facebook page. He mentions around the time of the chase, he saw several police vehicles screaming down the frontage road and turning on Price towards Old Port Isabel.
He also mentioned one of the police vehicles cut through the El Globo parking lot, parked at the front of the store and ran into the building. He then quickly came back out. He went into the trunk of his cruiser, removed a rifle and placed it in his front seat. He then sped off to join the other vehicles.
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