UTMB's SOAR helps burn victims cope - Daily News - Galveston County

7 February 2012, 5:56 am

UTMB's SOAR helps burn victims copeDaily News - Galveston CountyGALVESTON — University of Texas Medical Branch's Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery program helps burn victims cope with the help of volunteers who can relate. AP Prosecutor Xochitl Vandiver-Gaskin said she spoke on beh... Read More »

Texas City officer charged with injuring child - Houston Chronicle

6 February 2012, 6:07 pm

MyFox HoustonTexas City officer charged with injuring childHouston ChronicleBy Harvey Rice GALVESTON – A Texas City police officer Monday surrendered at the Galveston County jail after being charged with injury to a child, Texas City Police Chief Robert Burby said. Officer John Gene Thorn, a five-... Read More »

Road closures, safety guidelines for parades - Daily News - Galveston County

4 February 2012, 10:58 pm

Road closures, safety guidelines for paradesDaily News - Galveston CountyThe Galveston Police Department reminds residents and visitors of parking protocol: Do not try to cover space with anything other than a properly registered vehicle or trailer. Cones, chairs, ropes, chains and the like will be ... Read More »

Fight over woman ends in gunfire - Daily News - Galveston County

3 February 2012, 10:46 pm

Fight over woman ends in gunfireDaily News - Galveston CountyThe shooter, who police identified as a Galveston man, took off in a dark green Cadillac, Wagoner said. No one was hurt. Police were searching for the shooter and thought he could be headed to Galveston or a spot in West Texas City, detect... Read More »

Police: Gunman fled restaurant - Daily News - Galveston County

2 February 2012, 10:44 pm

Police: Gunman fled restaurantDaily News - Galveston CountyThe man dressed in a black shirt and tan pants waived a small handgun in the air, ordered a server and co-worker on their knees and demanded to see the manager, Galveston police Capt. Jeff Heyse said. The manager, however, was on a restroom ... Read More »

Police work by Brian Goetschius makes its way to the silver screen - Wellsville Daily Reporter

2 February 2012, 11:21 am

Police work by Brian Goetschius makes its way to the silver screenWellsville Daily Reporter... highway known as I-45 between Houston and Galveston, Texas. From I-45 it is less than six miles to the heart of Texas City. Goetschius, born and raised in Wellsville, has been a member of the Texas City po... Read More »

Man arrested in Texas City home invasion killings - Houston Chronicle

1 February 2012, 7:59 pm

Austin American-StatesmanMan arrested in Texas City home invasion killingsHouston ChronicleBy Harvey Rice GALVESTON - Texas City police Wednesday took into custody a Galveston man in the November home invasion slaying of a Texas City man and his 15-year-old daughter. Diminque Alonzo Stokes, 31, was ... Read More »

Man charged in Texas City double murder - Daily News - Galveston County

1 February 2012, 4:40 pm

abc13.comMan charged in Texas City double murderDaily News - Galveston CountyBy TJ Aulds TEXAS CITY — A Galveston man, already in the Travis County jail on unrelated charges, has been charged in the double murders of a Texas City man and his 15-year-old daughter. Texas City police served arrest wa... Read More »

Galveston Police Department to offer civil service exam - Ultimate Clear Lake

31 January 2012, 12:07 pm

Galveston Police Department to offer civil service examUltimate Clear LakeThe exam is for people interested in becoming a police officer on the Island and is required as part of the City of Galveston's hiring policies. Minimum qualifications for applicants are: they must have the ability to obta... Read More »

Student Says School Cop Assaulted Her - Courthouse News Service

31 January 2012, 6:19 am

Student Says School Cop Assaulted HerCourthouse News ServiceBy CAMERON LANGFORD GALVESTON, Texas (CN) - A high school student claims a police officer called her into his campus office, where he fondled her breasts and assaulted her. The plaintiff, BC, says she was an 18-year-old senior at Brazoswood... Read More »