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Authorities arrested three people on murder charges Monday, accusing them of stabbing a Victoria County man.
At 2:50 a.m. March 13 a shooting occurred at Autumn Park Apartments, 4405 N. Navarro St. Detectives with the Victoria Police Department are looking to identify the people involved.
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Authorities are seeking an Inez motorcyclist whom they said led deputies on a chase that exceeded 130 mph Sunday night.
VICTORIA – A 39-year-old Victoria woman reported that a family member struck her with their fist and a blunt object causing her physical pain while in the 4700 block of North Main Street on March 25, according to a Victoria Police report.
On Feb. 27, at about 8:40 p.m., a man and a woman were caught stealing at a business in the Victoria Mall. When security confronted the pair, one of the suspects brandished a knife, threatening him. They were able to escape from the store and left in a vehicle of unknown description.
Victoria County sheriff’s officials released on Monday details about a high-speed chase, including the identity of a man who is suspected of being the driver.
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A sixteen-minute police chase took officers across the city beginning at 8:05 p.m. Sunday.
Two people were transported to a hospital Saturday night after the vehicle they were riding in struck a power pole, knocking it over and causing a power outage, according to Victoria police officials.
VICTORIA – A credit card skimmer was placed on the pumps of a gas station on Farm-to-Market Road 444 in Inez on March 18, according to an incident report from the Victoria Police Department.Victoria officers discovered two skimmers at the location, which was not specified, according to the r…
VICTORIA – A 34-year-old Victoria woman reported an incident of criminal mischief at a home in the 5600 block North John Stockbauer Drive on March 18, according to a Victoria Police report.
Police are searching for those responsible for the burglaries of at least six Victoria businesses Wednesday.
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Victoria police announced a second arrest Thursday in a motel robbery case.
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Victoria police announced Thursday the arrest of a 20-year-old man whom they say was shot during a robbery at an apartment complex.
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Authorities have arrested a 21-year-old Victoria man on a murder charge, accusing him of fatally shooting another man on March 13.
Victoria police are investigating a shooting in which a man said he shot his would-be robber Tuesday morning.
On March 13, a shooting occurred at the Autumn Park Apartments, 4405 N. Navarro St. The shooting occurred around 2:50 a.m. Detectives with the Victoria Police Department are looking for any information anyone has about this shooting.
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Many Crossroads court cases will be paused for weeks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Victoria police arrest a 32-year-old man suspected of burglarizing a home Friday morning.
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A 16-year-old juvenile has been accused of robbing two people in Victoria on Sunday, police said.
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Victoria police identified 30-year-old Cary Givens of Victoria as the victim in Friday’s shooting homicide.
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An off-duty Calhoun County deputy was involved in an exchange of gunfire outside his Victoria apartment Friday morning, authorities said.
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A fire was reported at a University of Houston-Victoria building Thursday night.
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A 30-year-old Victoria man was shot outside a home in the 4100 block of Callis Street and died a short time later at a Victoria hospital.
Fire investigators released the names of a father and son whose Victoria home was burned days earlier.
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Two Victoria residents were treated for smoke inhalation Wednesday night after the back of their house caught fire at 703 Crestwood Drive.
Man robbed of AR-15
VICTORIA - A 38-year-old Victoria man was arrested on Monday on multiple charges related to sexual assault of a child.
About 9:20 a.m. Monday, two armed men, robbed AT&T Mobility, 6803 N. Navarro St.
VICTORIA – Miscellaneous items were reported stolen from a hotel in the 6200 block of Dairy Road on March 8.
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After a two-month lapse, prospective game room owners can legally apply to operate under Victoria County’s new regulatory ordinance.
Victoria Crime Stoppers is looking for information on the location of Leslie Marie Garcia.
Man assaulted, window damaged on Hollybrook
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A Goliad County jailer accused of giving an inmate a cellphone has been arrested and is moving toward trial.
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After more than eight hours of deliberations, jurors announced a partial mistrial in a child sex abuse trial for a Victoria father.
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Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Thursday morning in the trial for a Victoria father who faces sexual and physical abuse accusations from some of his children.
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Firefighters were dispatched to a small fire inside a Victoria apartment unit Wednesday afternoon.
Clothes, furs reportedly destroyed
Victoria police used ‘less-lethal’ weapons to de-escalate a mental health crisis Sunday afternoon.
Two motorcyclists who crashed Saturday in Victoria are expected to make a full recovery, police said.
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Two Jackson County men died Saturday in a head-on collision on Farm-to-Market Road 234.
Victoria County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a report of an irate parent confronting a Nursery school district bus driver on Raab Road on Friday after school.
A vehicle crash Saturday morning left one lane of Rio Grande shut down because of downed power lines.
Two motorcyclists traveling east on Rio Grande were involved in an accident Saturday afternoon, sending both to an area hospital.
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