CRIME & SAFETY

Family and friends of a 30-year-old Victoria, Texas, man say they have not heard from him in days and have filed a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) report of his disappearance with their local police department. Austin Jackson, who works on tugboats and barges out of the port in Victoria, was traveling from Texarkana to Victoria, driving a friend’s vehicle.

VICTORIA, Texas - A pretrial hearing will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 8, for Fernando Colin Acosta Jr. in the Amanda Johnson murder. Acosta, the suspect in Amanda Johnson's murder, turned himself into the Matagorda County Jail and is now out on bond. The bond was set at $500,000.

VICTORIA, Texas – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani have announced that two Sinton residents have been sentenced for their involvement in narcotics trafficking on local streets. With this sentencing, almost a dozen criminals have been brought to justice.

The Victoria Police Department added three new officers who graduated from Victoria College Police Academy. They will undergo a 20-week field training program before patrolling independently.

VICTORIA, Texas - Around 12:30 p.m., firefighters assisted in putting out a fire at a laundry center at 1702 North Ben Wilson Street. There is no word on the extent of the fire's damage or if anyone was hurt.

VICTORIA, Texas - Another fire happened at around 3:20 p.m. today, this one happening in the 200 block of West Second Street near South Bridge street. Again, there's no word on whether anyone was hurt.

VICTORIA, Texas - Fourteen Law Enforcement Academy cadets who graduated from Victoria College’s 102nd Basic Peace Officer Certification class were honored at a graduation ceremony on May 25 at VC’s Emerging Technology Complex. Jadah Ruiz was named class valedictorian, and Jessica Bellan received the John Baylor Award for...

VICTORIA, Texas — The Victoria Office of Emergency Management, in collaboration with Victoria ISD, Victoria ISD Communications, Victoria County Sheriff’s Office, Victoria Police Department, Victoria Fire Department, and City of Victoria Communications and Public Affairs, will host a training exercise on Wednesday, June 7. The exercise aims to evaluate the ability of these local agencies to respond to a public safety emergency at a VISD campus.

VICTORIA, Texas - A two vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Blythe and Glascow Tuesday evening. A 77-year-old woman and a passenger were driving west bound on Glascow in a white 2006 Dodge Caravan while a 42-year-old man and a passenger were traveling east in a truck. They were both driving towards each other when the woman failed to drive in a single lane crossing left over the center line. She ended up side swiping the truck.

VICTORIA, Texas - Victoria Crime Stoppers is looking for any information regarding a homicide case from November 4, 2018. The victim, Joshua Williams, 24, lost his life during the early morning hours inside a residence in the 1900 Block of E Guadalupe St. Authorities are urging individuals with knowledge about...

VICTORIA, Texas - Victoria police are reviewing a two-vehicle crash Monday morning. It happened around 10 a.m. on Monday at the intersection of Hanselman Road and Highway 59. Authorities said a black Cadillac going south on Hanselman failed to yield the right-of-way at the intersection. A silver Honda driving west on the service road hit the Cadillac spinning it around.

VICTORIA, Texas - Attempting to make a routine delivery, the driver of a delivery truck saw something that no driver wants to see, that being smoke and flames coming out of the truck he is driving. Truck driver, Ruben Rodriguez, says he was just attempting to make a delivery to...

VICTORIA, Texas - Last night, at approximately 10:45 p.m., VPD officers saw two vehicles, a maroon Dodge Challenger and a white Ford Expedition, racing southbound on N. Navarro St. at Sam Houston Drive. A traffic stop was conducted at 5200 N. Navarro St., but the Expedition failed to stop, prompting a vehicle pursuit. 

VICTORIA, Texas - On Monday at 2:15 p.m., Victoria officers stopped a white 2016 Mercedes in the 5400 block of Houston Hwy for a traffic violation. Officers say they smelled marijuana and searched the vehicle. During the search, officers found about 140 pounds of marijuana and a large amount of...