Former Portland police officer terminated for arresting individual recording incident

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City of Portland Police Department says a former officer was terminated after an internal investigation found an arrest during a December traffic investigation was unwarranted.

Police say the incident happened Dec. 23, 2025, when then-Corporal Alexander Vallejo arrested an individual who was lawfully recording an investigation from a public roadway.

Police said Vallejo handcuffed the individual, placed him in a patrol vehicle, and later released him at the scene…

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