{"id":7036,"date":"2024-04-29T10:26:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T16:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=7036"},"modified":"2024-04-29T10:26:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T16:26:17","slug":"dog-owners-supporting-edinburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/29\/dog-owners-supporting-edinburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog owners supporting Edinburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Victoria Gonzalez | Vaquero Radio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dog-walker-watch-program-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7037\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:600px;height:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dog-walker-watch-program-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dog-walker-watch-program-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dog-walker-watch-program-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dog-walker-watch-program-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Graphic \/ Victoria Gonzalez<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dog-walker-watch-program.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On May 17, the Edinburg Police Department will launch its Dog Walker Program, which will allow dog owners to report suspicious activity while they are walking their dogs in public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dog Walker Watch was developed by the National Town Watch Association. This new program would be the third watch group established in the city of Edinburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edinburg Police Department Lieutenant Gabriel Vela-Reyna said the program consists of people getting together to go and help the police whether it&#8217;s in the individual&#8217;s neighborhood, business or park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vela-Reyna said he hopes to inspire change with the program in the city with community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cSo, when you have that trust, it\u2019s going to change your community,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause the better the relationship is between the community and the police department, the safer our community will be.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vela-Reyna said another reason why this program is significant is because the police department wants to focus on training the public to properly identify suspects and vehicles and be able to relay that information back to officers when they respond at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of this new program, the department will host an event from 6 to 8 p.m. May 17 at Sgt. Jacob de La Garza North Park in Edinburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event will feature various vendors, community stakeholders, and the Edinburg Police Department. 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