A 3 GAME. NOW PUMP. WE DIDN’T. YOUR FRIDAY.
>> WE’RE CONTINUING OUR
COVERAGE OF THE BORDER IN OUR
SERIES. THE LINE YESTERDAY, WE
TOLD YOU ABOUT ASYLUM SEEKERS
WHO ARE TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF
SOMETHING CALLED TITLE. 42.
AND WE’RE STILL WAITING TO SEE
WHAT THE RULING ON THAT MEANS.
IT WILL END LATER THIS MONTH.
BUT TONIGHT WE’RE TURNING OUR
ATTENTION.
>> TO A DIFFERENT INCIDENT
LINKED TO THE BORDER. THAT’S
HUMAN SMUGGLING, THE RURAL
COMMUNITY OF DILLEY 71 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO IS
FEELING THE EFFECT IS THIS KSAT
EXCLUSIVE. THE POLICE CHIEF
THERE TELLS THE NIGHT TEAM’S
LEIGH WALDMAN, A PARTNERSHIP IS
HELPING THEM KEEP UP WITH THE
DEMAND FOR MORE OFFICERS.
>> BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY.
WE’VE ACTUALLY HAD 26 PURSUITS
THAT.
>> WE’RE ARES COMPARED TO THE
HANDFUL FROM LAST YEAR. DILLEY
POLICE SAY IT’S CONCERNING THE
STACK OF PAPERS ON POLICE.
CHIEF HOMER DELGADO’S DESK
DETAILS. THOSE CHASES. THAT’S
WHAT WE WERE ACTUALLY INVOLVED
IN THE INITIATED. SO.
>> FOR A TOWN OUR SIZE, A 4,000
PEOPLE. THAT’S UNHEARD OF.
>> AND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,
DELGADO SAYS THAT’S ON TOP OF
THE CHASE IS THEY’RE CALLED TO
ASSIST. AND I’VE NEVER
EXPERIENCED THIS MANY. THE
SUITS WE’RE HAVING ON A ON A
DAILY BASIS. SIMPLE GEOGRAPHY
IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
WE’RE GETTING TRAFFIC FROM
EAGLE. PASS FROM GO. RIO FROM
LAREDO AND THEY ALL HIT BILLY
TO HIT. 35 NORTH.
>> HIS DEPARTMENT IS MADE UP OF
13 FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICERS
AND 5 ON RESERVES. SERGEANT
ADRIAN RUIZ HAS WORKED HIS WAY
UP THE RANKS IN A SHORT TIME
AND HELPS PLACE OFFICERS WHERE
THEY’RE NEEDED HELP STAGE ONE.
>> ABOUT HALF MILE OUT OF TOWN
ON STAGE. ANOTHER ONE HERE AT
THE INTERSECTION IF.
WE HAVE THE RESOURCES, I HAVE
AN OFFICER GO AND INTERCEPT.
>> THE PURSUIT. THOSE PURSUITS
ARE TIED TO STOLEN VEHICLES
USED FOR TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN
SMUGGLING. SOMETHING RUIZ AND
OTHER OFFICERS SAY THEY’RE USED
TO BY NOW. THAT COMES BY THAT
THAT TRIAL BY FIRE USED TO BE
HARDER FOR DILLEY POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO MANAGE THE INFLUX
OF CHASES UNTIL THEY STARTED
PARTNERING WITH OPERATION LONE
STAR IN FEBRUARY 2022. BEFORE
OPERATIONS STAR WAS WE WOULD
HAVE OFFICERS WHO ARE ASSIGNED
TO PATROL.
WE’RE HAVING TO GO AND HELP OUT
WITH THESE PURSUITS. NOW WITH
OPERATION LONE STAR’S TOTAL
GRANT OF $380,000 OVER THE NEXT
2 YEARS, DILLEY OFFICERS CAN
WORK OVERTIME AND HAVE
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AT THEIR
DISPOSAL. IT ALSO HELPS TO KEEP
OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE BECAUSE
THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE SUPPOSED
TO BE WORKING PATROL DON’T HAVE
TO GO AND COVER THE PURSUITS IN
THE HUMAN SMUGGLING.
>> SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP
STARTED, THEY’VE DETAINED 58
UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS. 3
REMINDERS ANOTHER 28 GOT AWAY.
10 SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
FOR HUMAN SMUGGLING.
THE OTHER PART OF OPERATION
LONE STAR STOPPING ILLICIT
DRUGS. OFFICERS SAY THEY’RE
FINDING THINGS LIKE METH,
MARIJUANA AND EVEN SOME COCAINE
IN VEHICLES OR STRAPPED TO THE
MIGRANTS THEMSELVES.
>> ALL RIGHT, LISA, WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT A SMALL CITY TALK
ABOUT A SMALL DEPARTMENT.
THE POLICE CHIEF OF DELAY HAS
SAID THAT OPERATION LONE STAR
IS HELPING PAY OVER TIME,
HOUSING, MAKING SURE THAT HIS
OFFICERS AREN’T BEING
OVERWORKED.
>> WELL, THAT BECOMES A CHOICE
OF THE OFFICERS, WHETHER OR NOT
THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO PICK UP
THOSE EXTRA SHIPS WITH
OPERATION LONE STAR. BUT EVEN
IF THEY DO, THEY’RE REQUIRED TO
STOP WORKING FOR THE DAY AFTER
16 HOURS. TOTAL AND MAKE SURE
THEIR OFFICERS ARE OVERWORKED.
AND THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS HE
REALLY TAKES CARE OF THEIR
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AS
WELL AND PART OF THEIR JOB WITH
OPERATION LONE STAR IS LOOKING
OUT FOR SIGNS OF SMUGGLING IN
THE AREA. ALL THIS IN A TOWN OF
4,000, EXACTLY. WOW.
>> HE WAS DRIVING ON THE WRONG
SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRY TO
CATCH UP TO HIM. HE SPED OFF.
TRYING TO GET AWAY. AND THEN
I GOT HERE THE NEXT TIME HE’S
GOT IT.
>> TOMORROW NIGHT ON THE NIGHT
BE WERE RIDING ALONG WITH
DILLEY. POLICE WILL SHOW YOU
THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING