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The stories of an alleged abuse during a baseball tournament are concluded to be rumors, according to an investigation requested by Hallettsville school district officials.

A fire started by an overloaded electrical system destroyed a recreational vehicle in Coletoville Thursday night.

Children’s bike stolen from home

A Victoria defendant accused of fleeing from police attempted a “dead mother defense,” a prosecutor said to jurors.

VICTORIA – Police responded the 300 block of Williamsburg Avenue Friday night after a Domino’s employee reported an order stolen.

VICTORIA -  The Victoria police responded to the 300 block of Reeves Ranch Road about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, where a 51-year-old Victoria woman reported five yellow lab puppies stolen.

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Victoria police are investigating a shooting in a Victoria neighborhood Sunday night that left one man injured.

One man was shot Sunday night and was taken to Citizens Medical Center by family members, a Victoria police official said.

Justin David Lopez, 39, was arrested Friday on a warrant for murder in the November shooting death of Isaac Ybarra in Edna.

Victoria Crime Stoppers continues to seek information regarding the locations of Chasity Lou Purnell and James Robert Brock.

Victoria police arrested a 26-year-old Victoria man on aggravated robbery charges Friday afternoon.

Woman reports assault by family member

Law enforcement cooperation and heightened awareness among residents are essential in combating a new kind of crime known as “jugging,” authorities said.

Around 8:35 p.m. Jan. 12, an unknown man shot another man while in the 3100 block of Linda Drive, near the street’s intersection with Lova Drive. The victim, a resident of the area, was shot and then taken to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect was described as a clean- shaven Hispan…

On Dec. 30 at about 3:20 a.m., an unknown man entered a business on the 2500 block of North Ben Jordan Street, displayed a firearm, and demanded money. Witnesses described the man as slender and about 5-feet 8-inches to 5-feet 9-inches tall and weighing 140 pounds. He wore a black hoodie or …

VICTORIA – A 32-year-old woman reported she was assaulted and her vehicle was damaged on Jan. 8.

Victoria police arrested two Victoria residents Tuesday on drug-related charges in the 200 block of Sam Houston Drive.

5-year-old girl reportedly sexually assaulted

A member of the notorious Texas Chicano Brotherhood was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges.

An occupied Victoria shed that was destroyed by fire should have had a smoke alarm inside, said the city’s fire marshal.

Victoria police again are seeking a state grant that pays officers overtime for patrolling the city’s most troublesome traffic areas.

Animal cruelty reported

Victoria police are anticipating DWI charges for the 19-year-old driver of a car that crashed into a utility pole Monday morning.

A car flipped late Saturday lodging a telephone pole into the undercarriage at the intersection of Liberty Street and Colorado Street.

VICTORIA – A 37-year-old woman reported she was assaulted by a family member.

A Victoria man was arrested on an indictment warrant charging him with attempted kidnapping on Friday.

A 7-year-old boy was transported to a Victoria hospital after suffering a severe dog bite to the face Friday afternoon.

VICTORIA – A 38-year-old Victoria man reported he was assaulted on Jan. 1.The man was assaulted at a home in the 200 block of Sabine Street, according to Victoria Police report.The offender hit the man in the head with a log and caused bodily injury, according to the police report.

VICTORIA – A 35-year-old Victoria woman was attacked in her home by a family member early Monday, according to a police report.

Victoria police are investigating an armed robbery of a Stripes convenience store on Ben Jordan Street.

VICTORIA – Five people were arrested for driving while intoxicated over the weekend, according to Victoria Police reports.

There are some words no driver wants to hear.

The Yoakum Police Department is investigating an incident at a Yoakum apartment complex in which two people were shot Friday night.

MEYERSVILLE – Broken glass and debris from more wrecks than Heather Lowe can remember lie in the front lawn of her house on a curved portion of Farm-to-Market Road 237 southeast of Meyersville.

VICTORIA – A 59-year-old man Victoria man reported he was assaulted by a family member at a home in the 4600 block of Begonia Lane on Dec. 26, according to a Victoria Police report.

The Wharton Police Department is investigating the death of a woman near Wharton Regional Airport.

Brother, sister scuffle