ANTHONY, Texas (KTSM) — Patrolling along the Texas-New Mexico state line in the Town of Anthony, Texas offers its unique challenges, despite low-call volumes, said Patrol Sgt. Phillip Maldonado with the Anthony Police Department (APD).
Maldonado said that an Anthony police officer’s 12-hr shift can be vastly different from one day to the next.
“Anthony tends to be like a melting pot of different people, of different things coming through,” Maldonado told KTSM during an exclusive ride-along on Saturday morning, Oct. 4.
Maldonado said APD officers will often interact with travelers driving through town, or people from neighboring towns because of its geographical location.
The Town of Anthony borders Village of Vinton, Texas to its south end, with the City of Anthony, New Mexico to its north, and sits right off of Interstate 10, which is east of the town…