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Montgomery County

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Steven Cox: This Close To Not Getting Busted With 30 Pounds of Weed

    Steven Cox used to be a jailer for Galveston County, but left that job for the greener pastures of working for a Dollar General store. He's back in the jail business now, but on the other side of the bars. He was arrested for possession of 30 pounds of marijuana in a case where it sounds like he al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    James Dinkins: Justice of the Peace Charged With Hurricane Ike Fraud

    A former longtime Justice of the Peace in Montgomery County has been charged with fraud in connection to receiving Hurrican ike relief funds, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. James W. Dinkins, 64, got $120,000 in relief funds by falsely claiming his primary residence was in Galveston County, p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Enrique Alvaraez-Soria: Had 14 Gallons Of Liquid Meth In Truck's Fuel Tank

    Those Ford truck ads with Denis Leary schticking his way through the vehicle's high points so far have not included one enticement: "Great for carrying LIQUID METH." (We see the "LIQUID METH" as the words emblazoned on screen as he growls them.) Enrique Alvaraez-Soria, an undocumented immigrant fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Calli Dretke: Cops Say Drunk Driver Slams Into Blood-Alcohol Testing Van, Bringing Serious Charges for Area Hospital Spokesperson

    In a DWI incident that recalled last year's "Why was the helicopter flying so low?" debacle, a 25-year-old Montgomery woman has been jailed after police said she drunkenly rear-ended a police Blood Alcohol Testing Van. According to the Montgomery County Police Reporter, a county sheriff's deputy wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Brandy Hans Fails at the Old "Hide the Meth in Your Bra" Ploy, Cops Say

    Brandy Hans's bra held extra stuff, cops say.​Brandy Hans, 34, wasn't going to make it easy on the Montgomery County deputy constables who pulled her over for a traffic violation. She may have had some meth, as the cops claimed, but she wasn't going to leave it out in plain sight. Instead sh ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2012

    The 2011 Houston Press Crimes of the Year

    From a fake vampire to a getaway guy in a wheelchair, a defendant peeing in court to a cop-car backseat blow job, it's been a wild year.

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    The 2011 Houston Press Crimes of the Year

    From a fake vampire to a getaway guy in a wheelchair, a defendant peeing in court to a cop-car backseat blow job, it's been a wild year.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Amanda Billiris: Police, Relatives Say She Spent Turkey Day Raping 15-Year-Old Relative

    Last week Hair Balls came up with a list of the 10 worst things you will face at your family Thanksgiving. One that didn't make the cut: walking in on an adult woman having sex with an underage relative. Police in Montgomery County say that scenario unfolded at a family gathering on Oakridge For ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2011

    Hard Times at the Chron

    Unbleached towels in the bathroom.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Lamest Cop Impersonator Ever Gets Arrested

    An iPhone looked like this?​The mind of a 17-year-old male is a wondrous thing to behold, especially because oftentimes it isn't working properly. Take the case of one unnamed Montgomery County teen who, according to the police blotter, now faces charges of impersonating a public servant. Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    David McIntyre: Worst Cop Impersonator Ever, Possibly

    David McIntyre: the South will rise again.​A red 2003 Ford F150 extended cab pickup speeding in a Montgomery County trailer park by a guy wearing a Confederate-shirt flag: It's a scene that takes place every weekend, probably. But things were different recently, according to the Montgomery Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Two Sets of Human Bones Found in Houston Area in the Past Week

    There have been two separate reports of skeletal remains found in the Houston area over the past week. The first set of bones was found September 24 by the U.S. Forestry Service in the National Forest in Montgomery County. The remains were found near Forest Service Road 234 off of Cavalry Road and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Jeremy Kaelin, Accused 'Roid-Dealer/Woman-Beater, Loses Fancy Breitling Watch to State. What a Pity.

    Jeremy Kaelin: Probably won't need that watch for a while anyway.​With last Friday's default judgment favoring the plaintiff, the case of The State of Texas vs One (1) Watch with Clear Stones has come to an end. A court found that Jeremy Kaelin's silver-colored Breitling for Bentley watch fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Wolfgang Fisher: Tries to Reverse Chimp-Abuse Conviction Because Wrong County Was on the Search Warrant

    Nice try, chimp abuser.​Acting on a tip, Harris County Deputy Constable Christine Kendrick went to a garage in Crosby in 2008 to check on a chimpanzee housed there. She heard the chimp screaming and found: a chimpanzee in a metal enclosure inside a garage. No water was available. The enclosu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Knife Fight Between Man and Cat Requires Airlift to Hospital

    Now we know.​As with so many things, The Onion has been proven prophetic again. The famous headline, turned into the shirt design seen at the right, seems to have come true in the Montgomery County town of Cleveland, where a man had to be airlifted to a hospital with injuries given to him by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Piranhas in Lake Woodlands!! Shoppers Beware!!!

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water....a piranha has been found in Lake Woodlands. The good news: It's only "a cousin" to the piranha. The better news: This is "a vegetarian" type of piranha. Still, sophisticated scientific research has proven just what can happen:

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Patricia Mancuso Janowski: $1.5M in Embezzled Funds Gambled Away in Quick-E Mart's Poker Machine, Police Say

    Not so good at the video poker.​They might not be willing to admit, but you have to just know that the proprietors of the Klein Food Mart on Louetta Road just loved it when they would see Pat Janowski pull up in the strip mall parking lot. Like them, you might even not be above giving her some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Joshua Lee Joehlin: Porter Man's Religion Is "Redneck"

    Smoking GunA man's gotta have a code​Joshua Lee Joehlin, of the Montgomery County town of Porter, got himself arrested in Florida recently, the Smoking Gun reports. As the above form shows, the local cops asked him his religion and he answered forthrightly: "Redneck."

  • Music

    February 10, 2011

    Man on a Mission

    There's more to singer-songwriter Amos Lee than just his pitch-perfect voice.

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Scarface Jailed For Child-Support Nonpayment

    ​For the past few months, Rocks Off has been deluged with several tips indicating that Houston rap icon Scarface may be behind bars. Those rumors were confirmed today by a Montgomery County Jail representative who spoke to XXLMag.com. According to reports, Scarface was arrested on Oct. 13, 20 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Deep In The Piney Woods, A Big-Ass Pot Farm Grew

    Don't give these two any ideas​Police say they typically find a couple of hundred pot plants when they raid an outdoor growing operation. This is Texas. Everything's bigger here, including the pot farms.Hunters sprucing up their deer blinds in darkest East Texas made a startling discovery Sunday - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Nicole Ileen Murphy: Meth Stashed In Vadge Fails To Fool Persistent Cop

    Photo courtesy MCSONicole Ileen Murphy: Pussy-packin' mama​A wee-hours traffic stop led to a slew of charges against a Montgomery County woman yesterday.Around 1 a.m.. Montgomery County Deputy J. Bergland was patrolling Newton Drive in New Caney when he spotted a car with an expired inspection sti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Johnny Lee Walley, Jr.: Sics His Pit Bull On Cops, Hides In Ceiling (Until He Falls)

    This Buzzard's nest wasn't too practical​For three days this week, the man known as "Buzzard" had eluded Montgomery County deputies who were trying to track him down after he jumped bail on a pit bull-related arrest. In that November  incident, which seems perfectly in keeping with a dude who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Trash Theft Auto: Teen Swipes Motorized Shopping Cart From Porter Wal-Mart, Attempts Two-County Odyssey

    Czichos should have gone all out and opted for the family-sized version.​Evidently Cody Czichos was tired of being at the Porter, Texas Walmart last Monday around midnight. So the 18-year-old sat down on one of Walmart's motorized shopping carts, revved it up, and pointed it toward home, 35 m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Mugshot Hall Of Fame (Lipstick Division)

    Photo courtesy MCSO​This isn't a mugshot, this is an advertisement. Who wouldn't buy weed from this chick?Elizabeth Lucia Vallatos is 34 and lives in Porter with 40-year-old Roger Sanchez Klein. As the Montgomery County Police Reporter lays out the story, the two apparently enjoy a thriving home b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    This Weekend's DWI Crackdowns Will Include Boaters, Baby

    Photo by jvh33Tired of all those pain-in-the-ass DWI crackdowns? Thinking you can get around them and still indulge your urge to endanger yourself and others by operating heavy, moving machinery while drunk by tossing back some Jack Daniel's on your boat?Think again. This Memorial Day weekend, the D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Talk About a Fundraiser

    Photos by Jeff BalkeChef Albert Roux at the restaurant's grand opening in MarchChez Roux, the very fancy, very upscale top restaurant at La Torretta Del Lago Resort & Spa on Lake Conroe, is putting on a six-course wine dinner Saturday, June 6. It will cost $500 per couple, or $600 , if you want t ... More >>

  • Music

    March 12, 2009

    Center Stage

    Conroe's Young Texas Artists competition puts youthful virtuosos on the fast track.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Lonesome Onry and Mean: Sounds of Texas Music Series Announces 2009 Season

    Guy Clark, "L.A. Freeway," live in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2006 In response to last week's feature on the Conroe/The Woodlands/Montgomery County Americana scene, we've just received word from the Sounds of Texas Music Series people regarding their 2009 season. Quote-unquote, "Season ticket ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Words Right Out of My Mouth

    Guy Clark, "L.A. Freeway," live in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2006 In response to last week's feature on the Conroe/The Woodlands/Montgomery County Americana scene, we've just received word from the Sounds of Texas Music Series people regarding their 2009 season. Quote-unquote, "Season ticket ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Robb Walsh, On Being A Plagiaree

    Guy Clark, "L.A. Freeway," live in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2006 In response to last week's feature on the Conroe/The Woodlands/Montgomery County Americana scene, we've just received word from the Sounds of Texas Music Series people regarding their 2009 season. Quote-unquote, "Season ticket ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2008

    Cover Story: Saving Lobo from Montgomery County's Animal Control Department

    Guy Clark, "L.A. Freeway," live in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2006 In response to last week's feature on the Conroe/The Woodlands/Montgomery County Americana scene, we've just received word from the Sounds of Texas Music Series people regarding their 2009 season. Quote-unquote, "Season ticket ... More >>

  • News

    February 7, 2008

    Save Lobo: A Siberian Husky Mix is Sentenced to Die

    Why? Because he's big and intimidating and because one family complained about him over and over again

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2008

    $13 at Pesquera’s Ocean Grill & Oyster Bar

    Why? Because he's big and intimidating and because one family complained about him over and over again

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2007

    Where The Pyramid Meets the Fish Fry

    Why? Because he's big and intimidating and because one family complained about him over and over again

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    A Dog's Life

    Is Mr. K's the best we can do? Would you wish it on your best friend?

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Cry of the Wolves

    These rescued animals needed protection -- from their own sanctuary

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    What He Said

    Houston's new top cop may bring his own language barrier

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2003

    Midnight Moving

    Slap a light on your bike and take off into the night

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    Jail Hell

    Even as inmate James Mitchell was dying, Montgomery County told his relatives he'd be fine

  • Music

    December 5, 2002

    Kenny G.'s Revenge

    Smooth-jazz fans blast Racket

  • News

    January 24, 2002

    The Good Doctor

    Michael Brown made it big in the hand clinic business. But as his wife discovered, there was a much darker side to this dynamic surgeon.

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Hot Shots

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

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Home Again

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

  • News

    August 3, 2000

    Innocent at Last

    After ten years, prosecutors finally concede that Roy Criner is not guilty and should be free

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    The Dream Home: A Cautionary Tale

    The Youngs thought they did everything right. Apparently not.

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Lost in The Woodlands

    A former slave colony finds it isn't even worth basic water and sewage systems

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    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.

  • Calendar

    October 10, 1996

    Press Picks

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

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