Crime

Sure, we have our share of crime in Victoria. I've always thought we lived in a pretty safe city so, I was surprised to see a statistic from the website NeighborhoodScout that said at a rate of 41 crimes per 1,000 people, we are actually among the cities with the highest crime rates in the nati…

How safe do you feel living in Victoria? Personally, I feel pretty safe. Being in media and having had contact with area law enforcement on a professional level, I know we have some of the best, most conscientious officers in the business working to protect us every day...

Floyd East, Jr., the Texas Tech University police officer who was killed Monday night, leaves behind a wife and two children.

Monday morning, Texas governor Greg Abbott offered condolences to the victims of the deadly mass shooting at Las Vegas' Route 91 Harvest musical festival.

You hear a lot about crime in our state, and you may have wondered what city is considered the most dangerous?
The website 1point21 interactive compared cities with populations of over 100,000 (which counts Victoria out) and came up with a definitive list...

When you think Texas you think southern hospitality. Not saying every state doesn't have their fair share of people who like to cause trouble. This list is compiled using crime statistics per capita.
1. Bexar County
In 2015, there were 1,793 sexual assaults in Bexar County compared to far less th…

Victoria Crime Stoppers needs your help locating a wanted person.
His name is Anthony Cisneros, and he's wanted on an outstanding warrant for parole violation. The original charge was Assault and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Cisceros, who was born October 27, 1970,  is described as an Hispani…

The man who had unintentionally called 911 on his cell phone had outstanding warrants for his arrest and was taken into custody.

In 2012, 32-year-old David Barajas lost his two sons after a car fatally struck them on a rural road in Alvin, Texas. The boys were helping to push the family's truck which had run out of gas when the car struck them. They were only 50 yards from their home. Barajas' sons, 12-year-old Davi…

Victoria Crime Stoppers is looking for this person in connection with an alleged local theft. About 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18, a woman entered a location in the 4100 block of Houston Highway and stole a black Shock Zone bike with green lettering valued at $85.

National Night Out - The purpose of this night is to bring neighbors and community leaders together. The idea is that by meeting face-to-face the communities will be able to fight crime.Do you know your neighbors? Does your neighborhood have a "Neighborhood Watch"-type program…

Getting a conviction is in the bag.
That may be what prosecutors in Spain are thinking after a man was arrested for theft by worming his body into a suitcase that was loaded onto an airport bus just so he could squeeze back out and steal from other luggage.