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Staff
-Eagle Pass
After a series of phone calls to Eagle Pass Police alerting them of the presence of what reportedly were black bears in the vicinity of the Seco Mines area in the northernmost sector of our city.
A resident called on Sunday morning these reports were confirmed when a resident on Barrera Street called the Maverick County Sheriff's Department and reported that a bear was in a tree in a tree in his front yard.
This may have been the bear seen in the Enrique Montalvo Subdivision on Friday near The News Gram offices.
Officers of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department were called in to assist and they arrived at 2435 Barrera where they found the young cub. They were able to get the cub down and subdue it and were reportedly going to release it in a safe place where it can live out its days in its natural habitat.
On Monday, The Eagle Pass Police Department received yet another report of a bear sighting which in all probability may be the mother bear searching for her lost cub.
It is believed that the recent drout has affected the bear's habitat and they are looking for food in moist areas similar to those around the Rio Grande and the bears may be hungry and simply searching for food.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass Police are investigating an incident which occurred on Sunday morning in which two young girls may have been held in a residence against their will. Two individuals were arrested as suspects in this case and have been identified as Jose and Erik Felan according to Chief of Police Antonio Castañeda. According to the report, one of the girls called the EPPD to alert authorities they were being held against their will. Initially, Police were looking for a car whose passengers may have been involved in the incident in which a Chevy Silverado ended up in the Municipal Pool. Witnesses say they may have been driving at a high rate of speed. Officials finally caught up with the car and three individuals exited from the vehicle and ran from authorities. They were able to detain one 15 year-old minor, the others ran into the residence where they heard the screams of girls from within the home. They had no idea what was happening as they had not been alerted by dispatch, and they planned to forcibly enter the home, but the two individuals tried to escape through the rear door of the house and were later detained. The Chief of Police said that there was evidence that there may have been a party, however officials do not know why the girls are claiming to have been held against their will in their own home. The owner of the home was notified of the incident and the case remains under investigation.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
A spectacular MVA occurred on the intersection of Quarry and Pierce Streets near the downtown area of Eagle Pass which left one vehicle overturned from the force of the impact and left two women in need of serious medical attention.
A Chevy Cobalt, red in color, may have attempted to cross Quarry when a Pontiac Grand Prix, silver in color, drove right into the passenger's side door of the Chevy at a relatively high rate of speed causing the Cobalt to not only spin in a 180° turn and ended up on its side on the other side of Pierce in what must have been a violent collision.
Two ambulances transported the victims to the hospital.
According to the report, the driver of the Pontiac was Sandra Rodriguez of the Loma Bonita sector of the city. Rodriguez was driving down Quarry when the driver of the Chevy identified as Jocelyn Martinez, 19, crossed into the path of the other car. The cars crashed and the Chevy was thrown 10-20 feet from the street landing on Pierce in an inverted position.
The Eagle Pass Police Department informed The News Gram that the accident remains under investigation.