Edinburg City Council Approves More Than $220,000 In Police Equipment

BY LORENZO-ZAZUETA-CASTRO | STAFF WRITER, The Monitor (Texas)
Thu, 03/23/2017 - 9:30pm

EDINBURG — On Tuesday the city council here approved nearly $223,000 in resources for the police department.

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