Photo: Galveston County Sheriff’s Office If you get arrested in Galveston County, you’re going to have to wear hot pink. The Galveston County Jail is replacing the typical olive green uniforms often used in Texas jails with “new safety pink jumpsuits,” Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Feb. 24. The Sheriff’s OfficeContinueContinue reading “Galveston County Jail inmates now have to wear hot pink to ‘prevent crime’”
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Texas ranks No. 1 for flu activity, Walgreens announced
Flu activity map across Texas. | Graphic: Courtesy of Walgreens This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 11, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Texas ranks No. 1 in the nation for flu activity, followed by Arkansas, according to Walgreens’s flu index map. As of Jan. 4, Beaumont-Port Arthur was the fifth highestContinueContinue reading “Texas ranks No. 1 for flu activity, Walgreens announced”
Man on parole caught running drug emporium in Galveston County
James Merritt, Jr. | Photo: Galveston County Sheriff’s Office This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 28, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A man on parole in Galveston County was caught at a hotel with several different drugs Wednesday. Investigators with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Division and Gulf Coast ViolentContinueContinue reading “Man on parole caught running drug emporium in Galveston County”
Galveston County deputy attacked by wild pig
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 14, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A wild pig charged a Galveson County Sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday morning after residents in Bacliff called 911 dispatch about a pig causing problems in the neighborhood. Two Galveston County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 4400 block of ThirdContinueContinue reading “Galveston County deputy attacked by wild pig”
Galveston landlord shoots tenant over ‘no water’ complaint
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 30, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A landlord is accused of shooting his tenant who complained about not having water in his rental property Monday night. Galveston County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a single gunshot near 33rd Street and Avenue E inContinueContinue reading “Galveston landlord shoots tenant over ‘no water’ complaint”
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