Montgomery County

Maribel Vasquez: Low-Rent Beer Entrepreneur With Big Dreams Gets Busted, Not Applauded

Fill a need -- that's what they tell you in business school. (We assume, anyway, since we escaped from a business major about two courses into it.) Fill a need and you can charge a premium to folks who can't get what you're selling anywhere else. It's a sophisticated plan, although the word "sophis ... More >>

The Fast and the Foolish: Spendora Teen Christian Raines Leads Cops on Chase, Terrifies Passengers, Brags About Previous Exploits on Facebook

Christian Raines, 17, had a fast car. Now, he doesn't. Apparently, Raines decided that his hopped up sled could go Dukes of Hazard on Montgomery County constables, and believed it so fervently, he bragged about outrunning cops on previous occasions. Unfortunately for Raines, this will probably be hi ... More >>

Shane Trumble: Extensive Child Porn Collection and Kids' Underwear Found in New Caney Trailer Home (This Is So Wrong)

This dude's alleged actions are grosser than grossest. It also may be disturbing to some readers -- you've been warned. At approximately 6 p.m. Wednesday, Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constables requested a search of the New Caney motor home occupied by Shane Anthony Trumble, his father and his ... More >>

An Ongoing Issue: Bartender in The Woodlands Arrested After Allegations of Over-Serving

The Houston Chronicle reported this morning that a bartender at the popular Baker Street Pub location at The Woodlands Waterway has been arrested for allegedly over-serving a patron. Chelsea Marie Willburn, 24, was arrested early Sunday morning after a patron whom she'd served at Baker Street was fo ... More >>

Some Advice for General Petraeus

Mad at Your Boyfriend's Eighth Grade Son? Why Not Plant a Gun in His Backpack and Send Him to School?

A gun scare at a junior high school earlier this month apparently was not the brainstorm of a disturbed teen, but instead the twisted revenge scheme of his father's girlfriend. According to the Montgomery County Police Reporter, on November 5, constables moonlighting as school security got a phone ... More >>

Duane Charles Parker, Johnny Pepper: Police Seek More Victims Of Alleged Online Solicitor/Masturbator

If you or your kid have had any online dealings with a dude who looks like this guy on the right, beware. Law-enforcement officials in Montgomery and Galveston counties say he is a sexual predator who has been stalking and contacting underage girls on the net, and they're not sure how many victims ... More >>

Dogs Seized From Spindletop Need a Loving Home, So What's Your Deal?

A dozen dogs seized from the Spindletop Dog Refuge last month are still at the Montgomery County Animal Shelter and in need of forever homes. So what the heck are you waiting for? They all vary in breed, age, and temperament, but they're all the same in one crucial way: they've all languished in th ... More >>

Pose Nicely for Your HDTV-Robbing Video, Please. Thanks!

If you've set up a security camera in your backyard, it's pretty clear you're expecting trouble. One Montgomery County homeowner found the trouble that was being looked for when his or her camera captured perfectly someone breaking into a back door and carting off a giant television. It happened t ... More >>

Robert and Deedra Grubbs: Middle-Aged Montgomery County Couple's Crime Wave Over

A middle-aged Montgomery County couple is now behind bars after a brutal home invasion in The Woodlands followed by a horrific triple shooting in deep East Texas. Shelby County authorities believe that Bobby Dewayne Grubbs and Deedra Michelle Grubbs arrived there after Wednesday morning's assault ... More >>

Fantasy Land

A green amusement park was supposed to bring prosperity to New Caney, but so far, only a few have profited. And it still exists only on paper.

Cover Story: We Were Promised a Theme Park!

By now, ground was supposed to have been broken on a 500-acre "green" theme park in New Caney, around 30 miles north of Houston. But a funny, and wholly unsurprising, thing happened after an unvetted consultant, dubious Dallas developer and secretive Montgomery County taxing district announced the p ... More >>

How Not to Turn Yourself in for Arrest When High

I turned myself in, for something I didn't do, 'cause I got hiiiiiiiggggh.​If you have a warrant or two for your arrest, it's a good idea to go ahead and turn yourself in. That way you get to pick when you are detained, and not the boys in blue, who might just haul you in at a very inconvenien ... More >>

Anatomy of an Illegal New Caney Garbage Pile: Meth, Funny Money and a Hate Pumpkin

Felony charges could be pending after a Montgomery County Precinct 4 constable uncovered some incriminating and weird items in a large, illegal roadside garbage pile. Acting on a citizen's complaint, deputy Chapa found the 680-pound dump site in a ditch at the corner of White Oak and Vick in a semi ... More >>

Terry Dale Carnes: Serial Child Rapist Gets at Least 30 Years

Photo from Montgomery County DATerry Dale Carnes: In prison for at least 30 years.​Talk about getting scum off the streets -- a Montgomery County man tied to at least five attempted or actual child rapes was sentenced to four life sentences, and won't be eligible for parole for 30 years. The ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Lying About Rape

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

The Single Worst Person To Pick Up A Buddy Stopped For Driving Without A License Gets Arrested

A valid driver's license: So elusive​When you're pulled over and the cop discovers you don't have a valid driver's license, he's generally not going to let you drive away. So you call a friend. Or a co-worker. That's what one Montgomery County man did, and that co-worker showed up to take ove ... More >>

If You're Going to Falsely Tell Cops a Guy Sexually Assaulted You, Don't Get Caught on Camera Announcing Your Plans

Oh, snap.​"Gotcha" moments don't come more classic than the one that happened in Montgomery County recently. The Sheriff's Office blotter says two officers were called to an apartment to investigate a sexual assault. "The alleged victim stated to the deputies that her 26-year-old male friend ... More >>

Comment of the Day: The Plight of Bank-Bombing Grannies

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Sheila Carter: Woman Blows a .47 -- Four-Seven -- On Breathalyzer

KTRKSheila Carter: How did she manage to get in the car?​KTRK had an exclusive story last night on a woman who is in the Montgomery County Jail on drunk-driving charges. How drunk? She blew a .47 on the Breathalyzer. (Maybe if she was only in the .32 range, she would have remembered to never ... More >>

Marc Bane: I Was "Cleaning the Roadways," Not Stealing a Fallen Highway Sign

He was just a few days early​No good deed goes unpunished, apparently. Sterling citizen Marc Bane, 36, of the rural hamlet of Porter was volunteering to improve the visual blight caused by the large pipe-like stand for a fallen highway sign on U.S. 59 in Montgomery County. At least that's wha ... More >>

They're Already Spraying For Ice on Houston-Area Roads

Weather about to go all Van Winkle on your ass​Let the fear begin! The Ice Monster that will likely put a deep freeze on Dallas's Super Bowl festivities is also headed our way, as anyone who watched television news today or tomorrow will learn (Here are five tips on surriving the unsurvivable ... More >>

Million Dollars' Worth of Weed Found in Montgomery County

Conveniently located near a mall, a school and a church​Talk about your convenient locations -- a million-dollar pot-growing operation in Montgomery County was located near a) a school, b) The Woodlands Mall and c) a church. So you had your students, your shopping moms and your bored-to-death ... More >>

DWI No Refusal: Houston, Montgomery County Make The Today Show

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyNew Year's Eve is coming up, and that means local law enforcement agencies are putting out tons of press releases warning drivers about DWI. Harris and Montgomery counties, two of the mroe aggressive players in that game, scor ... More >>

Comment Of The Day: Probable Cause

​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

Stevie Victoria Brown-Crever: Pot Bust Stems From Michigan Plates?

Stevie Brown-Crever: Tough luck on 59​The Montgomery County Police Reporter is a just-the-facts publication; here's one of their latest stories: Sunday evening approximately 7:00P.M. Deputy Juan Chapa and his partner Porter [a dog, by the way] were on routine patrol along US 59 near Creekwood ... More >>

RenFest Folks: Watch Out For Ye Olde DWI Patrols

Where is thy designated driver?​Harken!! Ye king of the County of Montgomery hathe decreed that -- ah, we were never really into this Renaissance Festival stuff. But lots of people are, and they should be aware that shoud they be enjoying the Queen's Mead or ye olde mulled wine or the Miller ... More >>

No Refusal DWI Crackdowns: Every Weekend For The Next Three Years

Because you're mine, you walk the line​Every holiday weekend, it seems, the Harris County District Attorney's office puts out a release touting a "No Refusal Weekend," where law-enforcement sets up locations targeting drunk drivers.Normally, DWI suspects who refuse to take a Breathalyzer (as attor ... More >>

Dumb Counterfeiters Allegedly Strike Again: Garbage Men Crack Montgomery County Case

Connie Gulley (styling by Joe Dirt)​Counterfeiting money is a real art. It's not easy reproducing all those watermarks, holograms, and color-changing inks, but some -- the real artists of the form, manage to do so.Others fail humorously.From the looks of it, you'd have to say that Montgomery Co ... More >>

Snatching Some Meth

Local woman hides drugs in vagina

How To Solve Walden's Deer Problem: Music Hath Charms To Soothe That Savage Beast

The Montgomery County town of Walden is having a deer problem, the Houston Chronicle reports.And before you get all logical and say "Well, if you're going to build homes in a forest full of deer, you're going to have deer problems," just remember that deer don't worry too much about the resale va ... More >>

Your DWI Arrest Shall Be Tweeted About

​Do you like to be tweeted about? Do you like driving drunk? If you answered "yes" (or just gave a drunken head-nod) to both, then you're in for a treat: Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon is tweeting the names of folks charged with DWI this holiday season."The number one crime -- mos ... More >>

Most Menacing Fugitive Ever On The Loose In Area: Really, Don't Try To Apprehend This Dude On Your Own

Photo from Montgomery County SO​A lot of times when you read a report about a fugitive, that part about how "the subject should be considered armed and dangerous: do not attempt to apprehend" seems like a mere formality. That is decidedly not the case when it comes to 41-year-old Montgomery County ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Southern Star Brewery

Photos by Brittanie SheyThe canning processUp until March of last year, there weren't a whole lot of good reasons to spend a Saturday afternoon in Conroe. But now there's a least one: The Southern Star Brewing Company. Southern Star celebrated their one-year anniversary this spring with the release ... More >>

Texas Traveler: Southern Star Brewery

Photos by Brittanie SheyThe canning processUp until March of last year, there weren't a whole lot of good reasons to spend a Saturday afternoon in Conroe. But now there's a least one: The Southern Star Brewing Company. Southern Star celebrated their one-year anniversary this spring with the release ... More >>

Lesson One, Criminal Masterminds: Don't Call The Cops If You've Got 270 Pounds Of Pot In Your House

Photo by JamesCohenThere is a tangled tale coming out of Montgomery County (where else), but one lesson seems clear -- if you're hoarding 270 pounds of pot in your house, think twice before calling the cops about something.Think three or four times. And we don't mean dope-addled "thinking" like exam ... More >>

News Chopper Crash Shows The Dangers

SOS From The Montgomery County Animal Shelter

First Victim Claimed -- A Kid

Ripping Off Robb Walsh

Cop Couture

Keeping It Real

Spring Creek stands poised to ride into history, one way or another

Collision Course

Cyclists are finding out what really lurks along those serene country roads

Getting Carnal

Sexcapades come to Conroe ISD

Bond Bombshell

Debra Foster’s used to rounding up fugitives. Now she’s firing away at Montgomery County.

(Cl)ass Warfare

Forget the fig leaf and the banished art. Now the censors are after student T-shirts.

When the Circus Comes To Town

And the stars of the show end up dead

An Open But Shut Case

Paul Beauchamp's death was ruled a homicide. So why isn't the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office investigating?

Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat