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Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
View More67 booked as DWI crackdown sets new daily high in Montgomery County
Montgomery County's DWI crackdown hit a new single-day high of 67 bookings on Monday, Aug. 17, as the statewide Intoxicated Driver Mobilization campaign continues through Labor Day with extra patrols covering The Woodlands.
Public Safety
View MoreDeputies pull theft suspect from burning car after I-69 chase
Montgomery County deputies rescued 53-year-old Michael BeBawi from a burning vehicle on Aug. 18 after a Walmart theft call in Porter turned into a high-speed chase on I-69 that ended in a multi-vehicle crash at FM 1485.
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View More66 booked in Montgomery County as DWI crackdown hits third day
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office booked 66 people on Sunday, Aug. 16, the largest single-day total in recent weeks, with at least 11 DWI arrests on the third day of a statewide impaired-driving crackdown running through Sept. 7.
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View MoreAutopsy: IRONMAN Texas swimmer's death ruled accidental drowning
The Montgomery County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the April death of Brazilian triathlete Mara Flávia Araujo during IRONMAN Texas in The Woodlands an accidental drowning, with minor cardiac abnormalities found but no clear link to the drowning established.
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View MoreChild sex abuse suspect caught after fleeing Texas twice
A 42-year-old Montgomery County man charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child is back in the Montgomery County Jail after fleeing Texas twice under multiple aliases, captured July 27 by MCSO SWAT, U.S. Marshals and Galveston PD.
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View MoreMCSO logs 11 DWI arrests on first day of impaired-driving crackdown
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 11 people on DWI charges among 47 total bookings on Friday, Aug. 14, the first day of a statewide Intoxicated Driver Mobilization enforcement campaign running through Sept. 7.
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View MoreWoodlands Fire assists at Oak Ridge North house fire
The Woodlands Fire Department assisted South Montgomery County Fire at a 2:30 a.m. house fire at 26703 Maplewood Drive in Oak Ridge North on Monday, Aug. 17; no injury or damage details were immediately available.
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View MoreTire blowout spills diesel across 300 yards of I-45 southbound
An 18-wheeler tire blowout on southbound I-45 Thursday night caused a collision with a car carrier, rupturing the truck's fuel cell and spilling diesel across approximately 300 yards of highway. No injuries were reported.
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View MoreSawdust Road lanes close for golf course bridge work
Lane closures on Sawdust Road near Grogan's Point are forcing detours as a private golf course contractor replaces a pedestrian bridge, while Montgomery County Precinct 3 Commissioner Ritch Wheeler's office has 11 separate county-funded road projects active across The Woodlands.
Public Safety
View MoreFlock cameras tracked fleeing stabbing suspect back into Conroe
The same Flock license plate reader technology being deployed in The Woodlands area helped Conroe police track a vehicle that fled after a July 25 stabbing and arrest the suspect when the car returned to the city.
Public Safety
View MoreMontgomery County man gets 12 years for child pornography
Patrick L. Sparks was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Aug. 12 after a Montgomery County jury convicted him on two counts of child pornography possession, with a prior aggravated robbery conviction enhancing the charges.
Public Safety
View MoreDeputy clocks driver at 147 MPH on Tomball Tollway
A driver was arrested for reckless driving after being clocked at 147 MPH on the Tomball Tollway near the 27000 block on Aug. 12, two days into Constable Mark Herman's week-long traffic enforcement crackdown.
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