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Mission PD officer charged with DWI




MISSION – Mission cops arrested one of their own on a driving while intoxicated charge Sunday morning.
Officer Randy Garza hit a mailbox in the 1500 block of Sheri Lee Drive in Mission about 7:15 a.m. Sunday, said Mission police Chief Martin Garza. Cops who were called to the scene noticed that Randy Garza displayed signs of intoxication and arrested him. Randy Garza, who was off-duty at the time, declined to perform a field sobriety test or take a Breathalyzer test.
“He was immediately suspended with pay after the arrest and we’re going to continue looking into finalizing further disciplinary action,” Chief Garza said.
Chief Garza said the Police Department will do an internal investigation to determine how to discipline the officer. He said he’ll make a final decision later this week.
“We’re putting together all of the city and Mission Police Department policies that were violated during the incident,” he said.
Randy Garza has worked for the Mission Police Department since June 2010, according to city records.
Although he was arrested Sunday, the officer was not arraigned until Monday, and he went to the Hidalgo County Jail on Monday evening, Chief Garza said. Police did not have all of the witness statements together in order for the arraignment to take place Sunday, so Randy Garza promised to come back the next day.
“As law enforcement officers, we need to be responsible for our actions,” Chief Garza said. “I think this is just an irresponsible act of any person who enforces these types of laws.”