William Glenn Herron was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Mary Elizabeth Hyman, in San Leon, Texas, and sentenced to 40 years in prison.

A woman is facing multiple animal cruelty related charges after authorities with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office says a total of 60 dead animals were removed from a property in San Leon.

In collaboration with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, Houston SPCA investigators served an animal seizure warrant that resulted in more than 800 animals being rescued and relocated.

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a severe case of animal cruelty and neglect after they were tipped off over the weekend.

A Friendswood man has been arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material found on his devices.

A Galveston County teenager who vanished from her own home in the middle of the night last week has not been seen or heard from since.

Republican candidate for the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, Jimmy Fullen, is now in the middle of an investigation involving the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, also known as TCOLE. Fullen is accused of not being truthful about his work history statements at previous law enforcement jobs he has had.

With a total of 275 arrests made, the event garnered attention for its high number of incidents.

Galveston County sheriffs and state troopers responded to the incidents, and one suspect has been taken into custody.

A search warrant leads to the arrest of a man after child pornography was seized from his League City home on Wednesday, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

Several search warrants were executed in connection with a vintage car repairman accused of scamming customers in a monthslong investigation by Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

A woman was kidnapped during the annual Go Topless Jeep Weekend in Crystal Beach, raped and then held for ransom, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

A 2-year-old is dead after climbing an arcade game Wednesday afternoon, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

A man who was arrested for driving while intoxicated last Sunday has been charged in his girlfriend’s murder, Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said.

A woman died and four others, including children, were critically hurt after a car fell off a bridge on I-45 in La Marque late Monday night, officials said.

A 23-year-old man has been charged after authorities found child pornography inside his League City home, where children were present, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s office.

A high school student has been arrested after reportedly texting in a bomb threat on Thursday.

Officers say a woman was killed and a man was critically wounded in a double shooting Friday night in San Leon.

A suspect was jailed and given an $80,000 bond after shooting a man Thursday, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

Galveston police are searching for the person who allegedly shot a bicyclist early Friday.

Three people were arrested and charged after several narcotics were seized Wednesday during a drug bust at a Hitchcock home, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

A ten-year-old boy was flown to the hospital after being shot in the head when a gun he and a friend were playing with discharged, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said.

A security guard was hospitalized after being shot several times by three armed robbers at a game room in Galveston County, according to Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

A man has been arrested and charged after a Galveston County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured at Galveston’s Jeep Weekend at Crystal Beach Sunday morning, according to Sheriff Henry Trouchesset.

Officers with the Kemah Police Department and Galveston County Sheriff’s Office have set up a perimeter around a home in Bacliff where a man is allegedly barricaded inside.

A La Marque mother, who had her 3-year-old son in the car with her, was murdered as she sat in the driver’s seat Thursday night, according to authorities.

The annual ‘Go Topless Jeep Weekend’ has returned this weekend to Galveston County’s Bolivar Peninsula.

The Galveston Sheriff’s Office said Captain Pedro Alcocer was involved in an off-duty disturbance regarding possible criminal conduct. GALVESTON, Texas – An investigation is underway after a Galveston police officer was charged with assault causing bodily injury family violence. According to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, Galveston police Capt. “Anytime you have to investigate another officer there are hurdles, challenges in play but we’re going to do what’s right,” said Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset. Alcocer was placed on administrative leave without pay while the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cases.

HOUSTON – A father was charged with making a firearm available to a minor after his 9-year-old child brought a loaded gun to a Dickinson Independent School District elementary school on Monday, the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said. The father, who wasn’t named by law enforcement, received a misdemeanor citation and wasn’t arrested, authorities said. Little Elementary School. Little Elementary brought a loaded gun to school on Monday, Jan. 25. Before the school day started, at approximately 8:20 a.m., a student told a teacher that another student had brought a gun to school and was trying to hide it.

HOUSTON – A march for justice is planned in La Marque Saturday morning for Joshua Feast, the black man shot and killed by a police officer on Dec 9. The group will walk nine minutes to the La Marque Police Department on Bayou Road. Feast’s family and the community plan to call for the firing of Officer Santos as well as the resignation of the police chief. Bodycam video released Dec. 21 shows La Marque Police Officer Jose Santos shooting at Feast while he runs away. ORIGINAL STORY: 22-year-old man fatally shot by La Marque police officer, department saysAuthorities said Feast had felony warrants out for his arrest at the time and was a person of interest in recent drive-by shootings.

LA MARQUE, Texas – A 22-year-old man was fatally shot by an officer Wednesday, according to the La Marque Police Department. According to officials, the man, identified as Joshua Feast, got out of a vehicle and ran across the street into a driveway when a La Marque officer opened fire. Jackson said La Marque residents have made reports of gunshots in the area. Mayor Pro Tem Keith Bell of La Marque said he knew the man because he went to one of his childcare facilities. At approximately 11:15 p.m., on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, a La Marque Police Officer was involved in a fatal shooting... Posted by La Marque Police Department on Wednesday, December 9, 2020According to the La Marque Police Department, Santos will be placed on administrative leave during an internal investigation.

Two children were flown to the Texas Medical Center following an accident on Bolivar Peninsula Saturday afternoon. Others, adults involved in the crash, were transported by ambulance to an area hospital, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office. The crash was reported around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on Highway 87, near Crystal Beach on Bolivar Peninsula. Deputies said three vehicles were involved in the crash. The cause of the accident is not yet known, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

A 17-year-old boy drowned at Crystal Beach while visiting with his grandmother, according to Galveston County Sheriff’s OfficeOfficials said the grandmother turned around to get something out of the car and when she turned back around the boy was missing. She said she looked for him for about 45 minutes before she called the sheriff’s office. The teen’s body was found 10 miles away, officials said. Officials said it is not clear how the boy drowned, but there wasn’t much beach area due to the storm. The waves were coming pretty far up on the beach and could be strong enough to knock you down, officials said.

HOUSTON – The body of a child that was found at Crystal Beach during a search for a 10-year-old boy who went missing while swimming has been confirmed as that of the 10-year-old Micah Batson, officials said. The body of the boy was recovered about a fifth of a mile from where the 10-year-old boy was said to have disappeared, according to Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset. Officials said they received a call from a woman Saturday, who said her husband and child were missing in Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula. Officials confirmed the father was found alive Saturday.

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas – A Galveston County probation officer was arrested Friday for multiple warrants after being accused of using his job to sexually assault women, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office. Eric Alzafari, 42, was arrested at his Pearland home Friday after being charged with seven counts of official oppression, two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual contact/intercourse with supervised persons. Alzafari, who has been a probation officer in the county for 7 years, became the focus of a large-scale investigation after the Galveston County Community Supervision and Corrections Department received complaints about him. The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office was notified of the complaints and referred the investigation to the sheriff’s office Criminal Investigation Division. The Galveston County probation department suspended and then fired Alzafari.