N. Bexar County neighbors claim racial profiling
mysanantonio.com
By Jason Buch
jbuch@express-news.net
Published 06:55 p.m., Friday, August 26, 2011

The Sheriff's Office is investigating allegations of racial profiling made against a deputy by residents of a north Bexar County neighborhood.

Some residents of Timberwood Park, near Bulverde, claim that starting in July, Deputy Patrick Plate began targeting Hispanics, pulling them over on bogus traffic stops and calling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they couldn't prove citizenship.

Deputy Chief Dale Bennett said the deputy has been reassigned and the matter is under investigation. No disciplinary action has been taken against Plate. He did not respond to a message left Friday afternoon at a number listed in his name.

Immigration enforcement is “not under our purview, being Texas state peace officers,â€