Police Standoff Ends in Anzalduas Park
The KRGV News (Mission, TX), March 26, 2008
Mission, TX -- A police standoff has ended in Anzalduas Park.
Newschannel 5 learned a chase started somewhere in the Palmview area. One Palmview police car was reportedly forced off the road. The pursuit continued to Anzalduas Park, where the suspects drove off an embankment and landed in the river.
Police say there were 15 Mexican nationals waiting on the other side of the river. According to officers, the men were reportedly armed.
Officers say some of the people put vests on and tried to swim to the vehicle. But a Border Patrol helicopter flew low to stop them. Police say at one point the group was throwing rocks at the helicopter.
Officers say the people appeared to be positioning themselves for a shootout, but then they loaded up into five vehicles and left the area.
The vehicle involved in the chase is still submerged in water. Authorities are working to retrieve the truck. There's no word on what happened to the people inside it.
http://www.newschannel5.tv/2008/3/26/988726/Police
-Standoff-Ends-in-Anzalduas-Park
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