Montgomery County

Cop Couture

Ripping Off Robb Walsh

First Victim Claimed -- A Kid

SOS From The Montgomery County Animal Shelter

News Chopper Crash Shows The Dangers

An Open But Shut Case

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

When the Circus Comes To Town

And the stars of the show end up dead

In the Pines of Houston

Americana prospers in the northern suburbs

Pregnant Bitches, Gay Christians and Swindling Baptists

One dog-lover gets a surprise

Home Again

Ten years brings the Texas justice system to its senses. Roy Criner's free.

CSI: New Caney

Tonight's episode: "Oops"

Keeping It Real

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

Visitors' Guide

Get Bowled over by the best of the real Bayou City

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.

The Naked Truth

Plus: Osteen's Off, Extra Innings at Rogers, All That Jazz

(Cl)ass Warfare

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

Hot Shots

There's a bull market on the meningitis vaccine. Are some doctors cashing in?

Elephant Walk

Montgomery County tries to ride herd on its exotic pets

Still Open and Shut

The state bows out of the Beauchamp case

Trouble in Mind

Texas's mentally impaired used to go to treatment centers. Now they go to prison.

Hard Time

The evidence points away from Roy Criner's guilt in a savage crime. But the state still has what counts most -- a conviction.

Alison Cook looks back at 1996: Year of the Rat

The evidence points away from Roy Criner's guilt in a savage crime. But the state still has what counts most -- a conviction.

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 >>

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 >>

Slide Show: Scenes from the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival

Michael PittmanL-R: Jesse Dayton, Mike Stinson and Davin James twang it up in Montgomery County.​ When the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival says "rain or shine," they mean it. The rains poured Friday night and Sunday, but that didn't keep the festival from drawing a huge crowd on Saturday when the we ... 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Snatching Some Meth

Local woman hides drugs in vagina

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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: 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 >>

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 >>

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

Not your usual Jack O'Lantern adornment.​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 ditc ... 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 >>