Texas Border Business
Eight Mission Police Department officers were recognized at the state level during the 2022 Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Awards.
The officers were recognized at the State Capitol in Austin on the Texas House of Representatives chamber floor. The first responders all received the Texas Medal of Valor award.
The first four were recognized for their heroic actions during a July 2020 shooting and standoff with a machete-wielding suspect on the 1400 block of Viejo Lane during a domestic call they responded to. The quad of officers helped rescue a woman and her 3-year-old son amidst an exchange of gunfire with the suspect.
The other four officers were honored for their bravery during the untimely death and shooting of Cpl. Jose Luis “Speedy” Espericueta Jr. in June of 2019. Cpl. Espericueta’s widow accepted the valor medal that he received posthumously.
