Mexico town fires young police chief who left post

Officials in a violent Mexican border town have fired a 20-year-old police chief for leaving her post after reportedly receiving death threats.

A statement from the city government of Praxedis G. Guerrero says Marisol Valles Garcia was given permission to travel to the United States for personal matters.

It says she failed to return to her post Monday as agreed, leading the mayor to dismiss her.

Valles Garcia made international headlines when she accepted the job in October.

Local news media have reported that Valles Garcia is seeking asylum in the United States after getting threats against her life, but there has been no confirmation of that.

Her whereabouts are unknown.