J.E. "Eddie" Guerra

J.E. "Eddie" Guerra is the Sheriff of Hidalgo County, Texas. The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is a local law enforcement agency serving the over one million citizens of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. On April 2, 2014, the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court appointed J.E. "Eddie" Guerra, who was Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Constable at the time, to replace Guadalupe Treviño, who resigned on March 28, 2014, saying both internal and external pressure started building on December 12, 2012, when the Panama Unit scandal broke.^[1] On November 4, 2014, Sheriff Eddie Guerra was elected by a majority of voters to the post he had held for seven months and the victory will keep him in office until 2016, since former Sheriff Treviño was in the second of a four-year term. That year, he will be up for re-election to a full term.^[2]

Early life, education, and career

Guerra was born in McAllen and grew up on the D.V. Guerra Ranch, named after his grandfather. He went through Catholic school and graduated from Edinburg High School in 1980. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Education from Texas A&M University.^[3]

Guerra became involved in law enforcement because of his personal experience growing up in the rural Linn/San Manuel area where he saw first-hand the lack of connection between the community and county law enforcement services. It was in 1995 when Guerra set out to make a difference by joining the Precinct 4 Constable's Office as a part-time reserve deputy serving the area where he lived and worked. He soon became a valuable resource to the community. In 1999, he was recruited by the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office as a full-time deputy. He quickly moved up the ranks to sergeant and was assigned to the U.S. Customs Drug Task Force where he served as the primary liaison officer between the Sheriff's Office and U.S. Customs. He served as a liaison officer for five years and earned the respect of the local, state and federal law enforcement agencies with whom he worked. His efforts helped confiscate over $1 million in seized assets to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office.^[4]

Prior to becoming sheriff, Guerra served as Hidalgo County Precinct 4 Constable beginning in 2009. He was emphatically re-elected and served as Constable with distinction. Under his leadership, the Precinct 4 Constable's Office received awards from ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Texas Attorney General's Office, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Department of Public Safety and Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.^[5] Guerra is married to Norma Guerra together they have 4 children Triplets Krystianna, Andres and Laryssa and Miguel

See also

• Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office (Texas)

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