J.E. "Eddie" Guerra is the Sheriff of Hidalgo servicing around 1 million people. Sheriff Guerra was appointed to office after his predecessor resigned as a result of scandal. Sheriff Guerra rebuilt trust with the public and was reelected multiple times by the voters. Sheriff Guerra talks about the steps he took to rebuild trust with the public.
Hidalgo County is a border county with Mexico. As a result, Sheriff Guerra deals with all the things that a sheriff has to deal with and then on top of that he deals with border issues as well.
Sheriff Guerra has won many awards. He is known for sharing data with many different agencies and says that he does not care who gets credit for getting the arrest. By all metrics, crime in Hidalgo County has gone down in Hidalgo County.
Join us for this episode of The Bail Post as we talk to Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra.