Archive for March, 2010

3-30-2010 17 Arrested in Prostitution Sting

Mar 30, 2010 No Comments by bsanders

On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Officers of the Galveston Police Department Vice & Narcotics Division conducted a Reverse Prostitution Sting with the assistance of the Dickinson Narcotics Unit and Officers of the Mid-Town Community. Detective Joey Quiroga was assigned as case agent and he used undercover female Officers to pose as prostitutes. The sting was [...]

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Delivery Driver Robbed At Gunpoint 3-16-10

Mar 19, 2010 No Comments

Delivery Driver Robbed At Gunpoint
 A pizza-delivery driver suffered minor injuries when he was attacked by four masked men, including one who was armed with a handgun, authorities said Monday.
The driver arrived at 10:50 p.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of 28th Street and was attacked by four men described as black, 18 years old, and [...]

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Sinking Sailboat Leads To Several Calls

Mar 19, 2010 No Comments

 A wayward sailboat was the subject of three water rescue calls Friday night, but no one was hurt or went missing.
Galveston Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis said lifeguards responded to a call about 5 p.m. of the overturned small sailboat in the Gulf of Mexico near the west of Galveston State Park. The sailor who [...]

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Burglaries Follow Yard Work Solicitations

Mar 19, 2010 No Comments

 Police are asking the public to be aware of lawn-maintenance solicitors who could be returning to burglarize customers’ residences, authorities said Thursday.
Police linked three incidents in the last two weeks. Suspects solicited yard work services, and a few days later the residences were burglarized, police said.
The majority of the incidents have occurred near 24th Street, [...]

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Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect

Mar 19, 2010 No Comments

 A convenience store clerk and customer were robbed at gunpoint, and police are seeking tips in finding the suspect, authorities said Thursday. The robber wore a black leather cap, hooded sweatshirt, jeans and tennis shoes when he entered at Ocean Food Store, 611 Sixth St., at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday and took $770, police said. No [...]

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5 Arrested In Prostitution Sting 3-9-10

Mar 19, 2010 No Comments

Police arrested three men and two women, stemming from a prostitution sting, according to police reports released Monday.
Police conducted the sting Friday morning and evening in the 3000 block of Seawall Boulevard, reports said.

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Man Captured After 100-mph Chase 3-9-10

Mar 19, 2010 No Comments

 A 30-minute chase between the island and La Marque reaching speeds of 100 mph resulted in the Monday arrest of a man accused of fleeing officers, authorities said.
Bond for Gerald Frazier, 17, of La Marque, was set at $20,000 on a charge of evading arrest with a vehicle

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