Cop Killer Caught in Acuña
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Some questions may still remain after the capture and arrest of the 51 year old Guatemalan man, accused of killing 47 year old Houston Deputy Constable Charles Galloway.
It took authorities about 3 days to find, collect, and extradite Oscar Rosales from Ciudad Acuña, across the river from Del Rio, Texas. That may be a record.
No one’s saying exactly how they did it— but there some pretty simple possibilities as to how they tracked him down.
Realize, Authorities found two associates of his soon after the attack— cleaning up his car— presumably trying to wipe out evidence. They were both taken into custody, and you can bet were threatened with the maximum punishments.
What are the odds that one of them didn’t flip and give authorities chapter and verse on where the man was heading? Even if they didn’t know which border city was on Rosales’ itinerary, they could’ve surrendered all kinds of useful information like what sort of vehicle Rosales was driving and what time of night or day he left Houston.
Armed with that, authorities would simply need to work the various cameras and possibly also license plate readers set up on highways in and out of Houston and other cities to track the man’s movements. Once past San Antonio, his destination would’ve been apparent.
U.S. Marshals were apparently able to secure Rosales’ capture with the help of Mexican authorities and returned him to the U.S.
Rosales is a Guatemalan, and has been in the United States illegally for 20 years, working as a mechanic. He was already on probation for assault with a deadly weapon when he shot and killed Deputy Constable Galloway.
KHOU, Channel 11 in Houston has a pretty good summation of events.
We are told that Rosales was secured with the same handcuffs that Deputy Constable Galloway had on his belt. He’s being held without bond.
A big thank you to some of our readers and friends, who made sure we didn’t miss this one:
We’ve been chattering about Maverick County coming on board with Operation Lone Star. Yesterday, DPS published photos of some of the planning meetings they’ve been having with Sheriff Tom Schmerber and other County Officials.
What some folks may not appreciate at first, is that while every County is part of the State of Texas, each one is also unique with their own wrinkles and issues— requiring a somewhat tailored approach in some cases. Authorities can’t just turn the key and get going, clearly.
Off camera are apparently City of Eagle Pass Police— you can also see Texas State and National Guard representatives.
A perennial favorite here at the Cavalry - Dispatch, reporter Todd Bensman has another great piece, highlighting something not many fully appreciate— and that is the rational decision making and actions behind each individual immigration choice.
Did you know that repatriation flights have quietly resumed, sending Haitians back to Haiti? Bensman reports, word has started getting out in the Haitian alien community, and many are choosing to stay and wait in Mexico, until word comes that the flights have stopped.
This speaks to something we’ve been saying about the border— and how it’s going to take a lot of work in a lot of areas to fix what’s broken. It won’t be enough to just throw money at poor nations, “addressing root causes” for immigration— there will have to be discussion about making the United States less attractive a destination. The threat of being returned to Haiti would seem to fit the bill in this case.
And finally this morning, because not everyone has the time to go wading through twitter: a very strange video out of Westchester, New York— where U.S. Government “midnight flights” have been coming and going for months, in some cases dropping off unaccompanied minor children, found at the U.S. - Mexico border.
Reading comments to this tweet— certain folks suggest that there’s nothing untoward. That this is actually normal, and there’s nothing wrong with it.
Nighttime secrecy does suggest otherwise. At best, one might think that while legal, these sorts of flights are being kept on the down low, to avoid criticism and demands for change. What people don’t know about— they can’t complain about.
Give it a watch. It’s less than a minute.
It’s not immediately clear who shot the video and quizzed the Government Contractor about the flights. The twitter account-holder, Rob Astorino, is a candidate running for Governor of NY.
Westchester houses certain migrant processing facilities that also saw use during the Trump Administration.
That’s all for now. As always, we have to mention that this newsletter is an independent work product, and any errors or opinions contained within are our own, and don’t represent official positions at the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office. Have a great morning, and we’ll see you again soon. Take a deep breath, the Weekend is right around the corner.
The initially published version of this newsletter mistakenly identified Rosales as being from Mexico. He is not. He is Guatemalan. Also-- Deputy Constable Galloway was 47 years old, not 51. The perils of trying to rush a newsletter out before reporting to the day job. Apologies to our email readers.