Gandara, a former radio dispatcher, was declared the de facto police chief last summer; after the 10 other cops in town had either quit or been killed. The young woman took her job as chief of 9,000 border residents seriously, going out on patrol every morning with an R-15 rifle and proudly hefting the gun in pictures for local papers.[nypost.com]

I bet they sent plenty of help when they came for Ms. Santos, too. She doesn't look like the type it's safe to trifle with ...