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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 MoreFlock camera alert leads Conroe police to sexual assault suspect, meth seizure
Conroe Police Department's Crime Reduction Unit used a Flock automated license plate reader alert to locate and arrest Dragon Wood-Hillman, 31, on an outstanding sexual assault warrant Thursday, July 30, also recovering approximately 6 grams of methamphetamine during the traffic stop on N. Loop 336 W.
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View MoreWoman arrested at Woodlands Mall with stolen credit cards, postal master key
Montgomery County deputies arrested Caitlin Hale at The Woodlands Mall on July 29 after finding stolen credit cards, mail, and a postal "arrow" key that opens community mailboxes, raising concerns about mail theft targeting Woodlands residents.
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View MoreBystanders lift SUV off boy ejected in FM 2090 rollover crash
Nearly a dozen bystanders lifted a Honda CR-V off a 10-year-old boy who was ejected and pinned during a rollover crash on FM 2090 at Westgate on Sunday morning, freeing him before first responders arrived.
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View MoreSpeeding pickup with three children flips tractor-trailer on SH-99, shuts highway for three hours
A speeding pickup carrying a driver, an adult passenger, and three children struck and flipped a Spectrum Communications tractor-trailer on SH-99 near Galaxy Boulevard just after midnight Sunday, closing the highway for three hours with no injuries reported.
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View MoreMontgomery County jail logs 60 bookings Saturday as felony charges cap weekend surge
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, which provides primary law enforcement for The Woodlands, logged 60 jail bookings on Saturday, Aug. 1, including felony charges of aggravated kidnapping, multi-count drug manufacturing, and robbery, capping a three-day stretch of 179 total arrests.
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View MorePanorama Village woman charged after bedridden patients found in home without fire safety systems
Jennifer Yvonne Rios, 60, faces charges after authorities found bedridden patients in a Panorama Village home operating as an unlicensed assisted living facility without fire sprinklers or alarms; court records show she had been warned about the same violations years earlier.
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View MoreMontgomery County jury sentences child predator to life without parole
A Montgomery County jury sentenced Shawn Joseph Mullen, 35, to life without parole on Tuesday, July 28, for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, the maximum penalty under Texas law, after an ICAC Task Force investigation that rescued the victim within 48 hours of the initial tip.
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View MoreK-9 finds repeat fugitive hiding under mobile home after I-69 motorcycle chase
Montgomery County Precinct 4 K-9 "Joker" apprehended Hunter Wayne-Douglas Harston under a mobile home after a late-night motorcycle chase on I-69 that ended in a crash near Oak Lane; it was at least his third documented flight from law enforcement since September 2025.
Public Safety
View MoreChildren's Safe Harbor fielded more than 9,000 abuse reports in Montgomery County area last year
Children's Safe Harbor's 2025 impact report shows the Montgomery County-area nonprofit received 9,189 child abuse reports and conducted 2,444 forensic interviews last year, a 9 percent increase over 2024, as the organization transitions leadership and operates from a new expanded facility in Conroe.
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View MoreMontgomery County jury sentences man to 60 years for child sexual assault
A Montgomery County jury convicted Josean Michael Vallejo, 31, on three child sexual assault charges and sentenced him to 60 years in prison following a three-day trial in the 221st District Court.
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View MoreDevice-sniffing K9 Andy introduced at Woodlands Township board meeting
Detective K9 Andy, an Electronic Storage Detection dog trained to locate hidden electronic devices in child exploitation cases, was introduced to The Woodlands Township Board of Directors at its July 23 meeting by Montgomery County Constable Ryan Gable's office.
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View MoreCrime trends stable in The Woodlands, quarterly law enforcement report shows
The Woodlands Township Board unanimously accepted the quarterly law enforcement report on July 23, with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and constable precincts reporting stable crime trends, successful multi-agency operations against vehicle theft and human trafficking, and a warning about impersonation scams.
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