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Many questions still remain after a Victoria criminal justice advocate filed a federal lawsuit against county enforcement officials and her subsequent arrest by deputies on misdemeanor charges the same day.
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Firefighters were called to a burning Victoria home Friday evening after smoke was reported there.
This article is the latest development about a criminal justice advocate who was issued a criminal trespass warning by a district judge after she filmed a TikTok in a courtroom that was not being used. Earlier coverage includes articles on the trespass warning, the federal lawsuit against co…
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This article is the latest development about a criminal justice advocate who was issued a criminal trespass warning by a district judge after she filmed a TikTok in a courtroom that was not being used. Earlier coverage includes articles on the trespass warning, the federal lawsuit against co…
This article is the latest development about a criminal justice advocate who was issued a criminal trespass warning by a district judge after she filmed a TikTok in a courtroom that was not being used. Earlier coverage includes when she was served the warning, her attorneys filing a federal …
An electric blower was reported stolen from a home on Williamsburg Avenue in Victoria on Thursday, according to police records.
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Attorneys for a criminal justice advocate, who was indefinitely banned from the Victoria County Courthouse by a district judge, filed a lawsuit against county law enforcement officials on Thursday.
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Jail officials paused inmate visitation at the Victoria County Jail after an inmate tested positive for COVID-19, Sheriff Justin Marr said Thursday.
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Victoria County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Pharr man and a Mission woman on money laundering charges Wednesday.
One of our partners, Lavaca County Crime Stoppers, has been seeking information on the whereabouts of Michael Goode.
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This week, Lavaca County officials posted signs in the county to combat increasing bailouts and pursuits related to illegal immigration.
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Patrons at Texas Roadhouse on Thursday will have the opportunity to meet local law enforcement officials and support the Special Olympics.
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A district judge served a criminal justice advocate an indefinite criminal trespass warning on Tuesday, barring her from some Victoria County facilities after she filmed a social media video in one of the courtrooms.
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GOLIAD — For months, red-lettered signs placed by the Goliad County Sheriff’s Office have greeted many commuters moving through the county. Written only in Spanish, the signs warn human smugglers and traffickers to go around the county in lieu of being “hunted” and put in jail.
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Coast Guard personnel were dispatched to a collision involving two fishing vessels near Port O’Connor Monday night.
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A Victoria woman was arrested on assault, criminal mischief and drug charges Wednesday.
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A Victoria man reported that the back windshield of his vehicle was damaged Monday afternoon, according to police reports.
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Items valued at $740 were stolen from a Victoria home Saturday.
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A man found dead alongside a rural Victoria County road has been identified as a Mexican national, said Will Franklin, chief deputy of the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday.
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A Victoria County house was destroyed by a fire Friday morning, officials said.
No one was detained Friday after the occupants of a vehicle bailed out during a pursuit in rural Lavaca County, Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon said.
Victoria police arrested a man on drug charges while executing a search warrant at a Victoria home Wednesday.
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The body of a dead man was found by investigators on Wednesday after the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office received a tip about an individual who was abandoned during an immigrant smuggling operation.
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A Victoria man was sentenced to 99 years in prison by a jury after receiving his seventh Texas felony conviction.
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SHINER — After just an hour of meeting in executive session on Wednesday, Shiner City council members voted to extend the administrative leave of the police chief until August.
Refugio County sheriff’s deputies seized more than 44 pounds of cocaine during a stop Tuesday, according to a news release.
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A 19-year-old Yoakum man who starred as a running back and linebacker on the high school’s football team was arrested Sunday on a murder charge.
VICTORIA — A 28-year-old Victoria man was arrested by officers Monday on a warrant charging him with violation of a boundary or protective order with previous convictions and on a warrant charging him with bond forfeiture in a evading arrest or detention case.
VICTORIA — A 20-year-old woman reported she was assaulted with a deadly weapon.
John Calloway was killed in a shooting in rural Lavaca County early Sunday morning. His name was misspelled in a story on Page A1 Monday.
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Two people were shot in a parking lot early Sunday during an altercation after a quinceañera celebration in Yoakum.
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As Shelby Pena, of Refugio, was driving away after picking up her truck from a mechanic, she noticed something was off.
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A traffic stop in southern Victoria County Saturday morning resulted in an arrest on human smuggling charges and the detention of four immigrants deputies said were in the country illegally, according to a sheriff’s office news release.
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Victoria County deputies rescued a Honduran man who was kidnapped by human traffickers after a failed ransom exchange in Rosenberg, authorities said.
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A Victoria man pleaded guilty to aggravated assault against a public servant on Friday, according to court records.
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Victoria County deputies rescued a Honduran man who was kidnapped by human traffickers after a failed ransom exchange in Rosenberg, authorities said.
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A Houston man remained in jail Thursday on five felony drug offenses.
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A Bloomington woman was arrested Thursday on a capital murder charge in connection with the death of her infant child.
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After more than year in the position, Shiner’s police chief was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation, city officials said Wednesday.
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A Hallettsville woman was struck by a pickup Wednesday morning while walking on a rural Lavaca County farm road, authorities said.
A Corpus Christi man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on smuggling and drug possession charges.
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Members of Victoria’s business community were briefed on the status of immigration at the state’s southern border and in the region by a local sheriff Wednesday.
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After searching almost seven hours, law enforcement officers recovered the body of a man who is believed to have drowned in Saxet Lakes Tuesday afternoon while fishing.
Victoria residents will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to city officials in two July public meetings.
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CUERO — Five years ago, when Fred Postert decided to become a volunteer firefighter at the Cuero Fire Department, he made it his mission to get the department’s long out-of-use training facility back up and running.
On Jan. 23, at about 9:45 p.m., officers investigated a shots fired call in the area of the 3000 block of E. Red River Street. Several shell casings were located in the parking lot of 3010 E. Red River St., House of Fades, which was closed at the time. Officers located a gray Ford Expedition…
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An electrical fire at Mumphord’s Place BBQ on Tuesday morning caused little damage but may force the beloved restaurant to be rewired.
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The DeWitt County Sheriff's Department, Cuero Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety are searching Monday night for suspects involved in a bailout in the area of 5399 Old Cuero Road, according to a news release from Sheriff Carl Bowen.
A Port Lavaca man pleaded guilty to assaulting a pregnant woman in Victoria County courtroom on Monday.
VICTORIA — A 43-year-old Victoria man reported he was assaulted on Sunday.
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Pending approval by commissioners courts of both counties, the Victoria County Jail could soon house low-risk inmates from the Nueces County Jail, which state regulators reported is at overcapacity.
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An Inez man was in jail Friday on felony drug charges and bail jumping warrants from two counties.
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