Shane Cleveland, 55, from Houston, was arrested for the continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 in Galveston County. The arrest followed an investigation by the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, which began after a victim reported multiple assaults in 2021. Cleveland confessed to the crimes and was detained with a bond set at $250,000. The investigation involved collaboration with the Galveston County Child Advocacy Center and Multi-Disciplinary Team.

The Galveston County Sheriff's Office are asking for home and hotel owners to give deputies a free place to stay during Jeep Weekend to help with emergency response.

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office has released a photo of two teenagers they say are persons of interest in a Bacliff woman’s death.

The jury in the civil trial against the parents of the accused Santa Fe gunman Dimitrios Pagourtzis has been charged with 25 questions.

A Galveston County teenager who vanished from her own home in the middle of the night last week has been found and returned home safely, Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset tells KPRC 2.

A Galveston County teenager who vanished from her own home in the middle of the night last week has not been seen or heard from since.

The gunman charged with murdering eight classmates, and two educators and wounding several others during a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in May of 2018 remains incompetent to stand trial.

A 23-year-old man has been charged after authorities found child pornography inside his League City home, where children were present, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s office.

Officials with the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office tell KPRC 2 Investigates Dimitrios Pagourtzis remains incompetent to stand trial.

Authorities have arrested a 17-year-old boy accused in a series of violent assaults on pedestrians and bicyclists in the Bacliff area.

A suspect was jailed and given an $80,000 bond after shooting a man Thursday, according to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office.

Galveston police are searching for the person who allegedly shot a bicyclist early Friday.

A woman was reportedly struck and killed by her boyfriend near Santa Fe early Saturday, deputies with Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said.

A young child was killed and his father critically wounded in a car crash in Galveston County Saturday.

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2019 file photo, Dimitrios Pagourtzis is escorted by Galveston County Sheriff's Office deputies into a courtroom at the Galveston County Courthouse in Galveston, Texas. Court records show as that period of time was ending, doctors at the hospital informed the court Pagourtzis’ competency was not likely to be restored within the next 90 days. Judge Ellisor is expected to sign another order for Pagourtzis to remain at North Texas State Hospital for 12 more months. Ad“The Court recently received, and transmitted to the State and Defense, a report from the North Texas State Hospital that Dimitrios Pagourtzis remains incompetent to stand trial. AdIn state court, Pagourtzis is considered an adult but his age at the time of the shooting prevents him from receiving either the death penalty or life without parole.

KEMAH, Texas The entire Kemah Police Department, which comprises of 12 officers, is under quarantine after one of the officers tested positive for COVID-19, officials say. Along with the 12 officers, Kemah Police Chief Chris Reed and Mayor Teri Gale are also under self-quarantine. The police department and Kemah City Hall have been temporarily closed. While officers remain quarantined, the Galveston County Sheriffs Office will be providing protection for the city.