Victoria police arrested on Wednesday a 38-year-old man on suspicion of drug charges.
John Lawrence Aldis has an outstanding warrant for violation of parole.
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A Victoria man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on U.S. 183, near Goliad.
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A Houston man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for using information purchased on the dark web to finance two vehicles.
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Police continued on Wednesday an investigation into the death of a Victoria attorney who was found in his home days before.
Victoria police arrested a 27-year-old man Tuesday on an aggravated assault with a deadly charge.
Authorities arrested at least eight people in Victoria County on driving while intoxicated charges over the weekend.
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A 65-year-old Victoria man on Thursday was killed after he drove the wrong way on a Victoria County highway, causing a head-on crash, authorities said.
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A former senior care worker who exploited an elderly dementia patient she later married was sentenced by a district judge on Friday to 40 years in prison.
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EDNA — A district court judge found a man guilty of intoxication manslaughter Friday, handing down a 60-year sentence for the 2019 death of a 12-year-old Ganado boy.
Victoria County sheriff’s deputies searched on Thursday two Victoria homes, finding more than 1,000 grams of controlled substances and arresting two people, according to a news release.
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Victoria police arrested on Wednesday a 23-year-old man on suspicion of deadly conduct, according to jail records.
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The Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man armed with a handgun attempted to rob a lumber store at gunpoint last week, authorities said Wednesday.
A Victoria County jury on Wednesday sentenced a 36-year-old man to 35 years in prison on the third day of trial proceedings.
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No one was injured after a Nan Ya Plastics Corporation facility in Wharton caught fire Monday evening, police said Tuesday.
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EDNA — A bench trial began Tuesday to determine whether a man was at fault for a 2019 crash that killed a 12-year-old Ganado boy.
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One of two fatal hit-and-runs that took place on Dec. 17 — one on Dairy Road and another on Houston Highway — has been completed by law enforcement.
Two 13-year-old boys were detained on Monday after police said one stole a vehicle and led officers on a pursuit in Victoria.
A Shiner man led law enforcement on a pursuit through Lavaca county Sunday evening.
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Family and friends of a man killed by a U.S. deputy marshal this week gathered in the First Assembly of God church parking lot — a short distance from where a fatal shooting took place — Saturday evening to honor the man and call for a thorough investigation.
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Two people charged with gambling charges last week were arrested during a game room raid in Victoria, a sheriff’s official said Friday.
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Authorities identified on Thursday a 28-year-old man who was shot and killed by a U.S. Marshals Service official during a traffic stop the day before.
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A fourth arrest connected to the disappearance of a 16-year-old Vanderbilt teen who was found dead near Seguin more than two weeks ago was made Wednesday.
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A U.S. Marshals Service official shot and killed a person, who police say tried to flee said during a traffic stop, in Victoria Wednesday afternoon.
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A U.S. Marshals Service official shot and killed a person during a traffic stop in Victoria Wednesday afternoon.
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In recent months, in the face of confusion over the legality of a certain cannabis derivative, smoke shop owners in Victoria have found themselves on either side of a “line in the sand” when it comes to selling those products.
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A Francitas man died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in the early morning hours of Saturday..
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Two people were arrested on gambling charges by Victoria County deputies Thursday.
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A Bloomington woman was charged Wednesday with assaulting a family member after sheriff’s deputies say she shot another family member in the hand.
Victoria police on Wednesday identified three Victoria men that they said were involved in a shooting at a gas station on Christmas Eve that injured one man.
Victoria Crime Stoppers is requesting information regarding the disappearance of Antonio Vela Jr.
A gold necklace and a silver watch were reported stolen Tuesday to Victoria police, according to a police report.
Victoria police arrested three people after a shooting on Christmas Eve that injured one person, a department spokesperson said Tuesday.
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Benjamin “Tank” Loera, a 16-year-old Vanderbilt boy who was reported missing Oct. 27, was found dead last week, according to a news release issued Monday by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
A Bloomington man was arrested Wednesday on a charge of possession of child pornography.
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Benjamin "Tank" Loera, a 16-year-old Vanderbilt boy who was reported missing Oct. 27, was found dead last week, according to a Monday Jackson County Sheriff's Office news release.
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Victoria police released photos of a vehicle they think was involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 33-year-old mother of four on Dec. 17.
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The last day of November marked one year since Police Chief Roberto Arredondo Jr. took the reins of the Victoria Police Department.
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Four sheriff’s offices and at least one police department in the Crossroads will receive a combined $3.6 million as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border security initiative, officials said Wednesday.
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Victoria County has received notice of a grant award in the amount $1,491,345 through the governor’s Operation Lone Star Grant Program for use by the sheriff’s office.
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A 57-year-old Victoria man injured in a hit-and-run last week remained in critical condition Tuesday, police said.
A third man who police said is connected to a fatal Victoria apartment shooting was booked into the Victoria County Jail after being arrested outside the county, according to jail records Tuesday.
Victoria police arrested on Tuesday a 51-year-old man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to jail records.
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A 19-year-old driver was arrested Friday evening after striking a man using a wheelchair and then fleeing the scene, police said.
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Danielle Urias, 33, had a deep love for her four young kids and a servant’s heart.
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John Davis, a fifth-generation Jackson County native with more than 39 years of law enforcement experience, announced his candidacy to be the county’s next sheriff this week.
U.S. Marshals Service officials arrested on Thursday a 37-year-old Victoria man on a warrant charging him on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to jail records.
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A Victoria woman, who married a dementia patient in her care after the death of his wife in 2020, was found guilty of stealing from and exploiting the 87-year-old man on Friday.
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Victoria police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash Friday morning.
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