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A determined Linda Tweedie going through therapy, hoping to walk to May 30 fundraiser
By TOM KENNEDY

“Chief’s Corner”
Chief Randall Aragon, La Marque Police Department

2 Comments Last Comment 16 hours ago

Albuquerque - Police fatally shoot 19-year-old woman
She stopped, turned and pointed a handgun at close range

Dallas - Homicide detectives working 2 deaths overnight
One shooting and one cutting

DOJ announces clemency overhaul, allows release for some after 10 years
They must be "non-violent, low-level offenders"

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Galveston - Body found near Galveston Seawall
Awaiting autopsy to determine cause of death

Galveston - Woman kidnapped, sexually assaulted
Investigation underway

Harris County - Former detention officer charged with delivering contraband
4th detention officer charged this year

Jefferson County - Deputies make 3 arrests in murder case
Assisted suspect in hiding from law enforcement

Lewisville - P olice are seeking the public’s help in finding armed robber
Police believe he committed three robberies

Open animal cruelty cases
Dog shot to death with crossbow

Texas City - Three jailed in drug bust
Executed a narcotics search and arrest warrant

Baytown - Man charged with murder in death of girlfriend's baby
Autopsy showed blunt force trauma

Dallas - Field Sobriety Training To Resume at Police Academy
Concerned only African American recruits were failing

1 Comment Last Comment at 4/22/2014 9:41:12 AM

Dallas - Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy iGets Man 17 Years in Federal Prison
17 defendants have pleaded guilty

Dallas - Police shoot armed man after half hour chase
Got out of his car with a pistol

Damon - Brazoria County Fire Chief killed battling fire
He had collapsed on scene

2 Comments Last Comment at 4/22/2014 8:37:32 PM

Fort Bend County - Judge hands down probation for Deadly Conduct conviction
Threatened a man with a gun

Friendswood - Police Activity Report

Friendswood - Woman charged in Galveston DUI death arrested again
Dana Tweedie died and his wife was severely injured

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Galveston - Houston bicyclist hit by car on San Luis Pass Road
Car and bike traveling in same direction

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Galveston - Mayoral Candidate Forums
Galveston Island Pachyderm Club

Houston - Fatal Traffic Accident
5200 East Freeway

Houston - Homicide investigating fatal shooting
8510 Martin Luther King Boulevard

Houston - Six Teens, Ages 14-18, Arrested For Burglarizing Home
Neighbor saw the suspects break a window and enter

Houston - Woman claims she was beaten during arrest
She faces four felony charges

1 Comment Last Comment at 4/22/2014 9:51:08 AM

Hurst - Weekly Crime Information
Business & Residential Reports

LaPorte - Another Rape Aggression Defense course offered by LaPorte PD
Self-defense tactics and techniques

Lewisville - Police Chief's Weekly Update

Midlothian - Officer hurt in crash succumbs to injuries
Four days after she crashed into a big rig

1 Comment Last Comment at 4/22/2014 7:36:27 PM

MOST WANTED - Galveston County Sheriff

MOST WANTED - Harris County Sheriff
Week of April 17, 2014

MOST WANTED - Texas City Police

14 Comments Last Comment at 4/18/2014 8:58:09 PM

Nacogdoches - 3 jailed in drug arrests
16 grams of crystal methamphetamine

Orange - Woman killed in motorcycle accident, daughter injured
Were riding a three-wheeled motorcycle

Pet Abuse Case Updates
Kitten thrown from moving vehicle

Plano - Traffic crash with serious injuries
Two victims were struck by a vehicle

Port Bolivar - Investigators hope discovery of murder victim’s vehicle will provide new clues
Cosby's father has been charged in the case

1 Comment Last Comment at 4/22/2014 10:00:35 AM

Salt Lake City - Defendant Killed by Court Officer in Courtroom
Had committed a yearslong string of robberies, assaults and carjackings

2 Comments Last Comment 12 hours ago

San Marcos - Armed robbery crime of the week
From the Hays County Crime Stoppers:

Police Newslinks

Navy baseball players go viral with 'Frozen' musical tribute

Florida elementary school stops serving Mountain Dew before standardized tests

German unions call for workers to be allowed to show up late after World Cup games

Mayor Rob Ford turns down beer bet on outcome of Raptors/Nets playoff series

Vermont library locking public restrooms because needles are clogging the drains

Woman accused of threatening husband with car after argument about her driving skills

80-year-old woman has worked at the same Michigan KFC for over 50 years

13-year-old pulled over for serving as designated driver for drunken Missouri dad

SWAT team sent to Long Island home by man who lost at 'Call of Duty'

Kansas man charged with first-degree murder wants to cover up 'murder' tattoo before trial

Spud-wielding suspect uses potato in attempt to rob two Rhode Island businesses

Oregon woman files $275,000 lawsuit after alleged domestic duck attack

Tennessee teen arrested with loaded gun stashed in her vagina

UPI Almanac for Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Häagen-Dazs Japan to release vegetable ice cream

Bear walks down streets in Canadian town with jar stuck on its head

Florida man catches 805-pound mako shark

Candy that doesn't suck: The beer-flavored lollipop is here

Florida lawmaker arrested on DUI charge after Taco Bell trip

8-year-old disabled boy charged with two felonies in Michigan

Teen kicked in head during viral train conductor video could earn up to $250,000

Pennsylvania woman suspected of selling heroin out of her hospital room and ICU

Alabama Rep. Steve Hurst using float with gun-shaped grill to help him campaign

British tourist faces deportation from Sri Lanka over Buddha tattoo

Turkey considering plan to use pistachios to heat country’s first eco-city