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A 55-year-old Houston man drowned in Galveston after boogie boarding with his wife early Sunday morning, according to Galveston Island Beach Patrol.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/06/23/524623/55-year-old-houston-man-drowns-in-galveston-after-sunday-morning-swim-officials-say/

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Galveston and Jamaica Beach police said they found a wrapped bundle of cocaine over the weekend that had apparently washed up on the coast. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/04/21/519271/authorities-find-cocaine-washed-up-on-jamaica-beach-say-more-could-appear/

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A capital murder charge was filed against a Houston woman in connection to the death of her infant daughter who was discovered abandoned near the Galveston Seawall on Wednesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/10/24/503897/houston-woman-charged-with-capital-murder-in-connection-to-infant-daughters-death-in-galveston/

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A Pearland-based law firm intends to file a lawsuit over instances of alleged excessive force from Galveston's police department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/09/24/500920/pearland-based-law-firm-intends-to-file-a-lawsuit-over-instances-of-alleged-excessive-force-from-galvestons-police-department/

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Several Galveston families are threatening legal action after an off-duty police officer allegedly attacked teenagers at a pool party.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/08/14/496605/families-threaten-legal-action-against-galveston-pd-after-off-duty-officer-attacks-teenagers-at-birthday-pool-party/

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A Houston area lineman accused of attacking a coworker and leaving him in critical condition was arrested on an aggravated assault charge Tuesday, according to the Galveston Police Department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/07/17/493872/houston-area-lineman-arrested-charged-for-assault-of-coworker-in-galveston/

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A Galveston police officer struck and killed a pedestrian while driving to work early Friday morning, according to city and county officials on the island southeast of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/17/487897/galveston-police-officer-kills-pedestrian-in-early-morning-crash/

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Five men were shot and killed by Houston-area police officers during a recent four-day span, with three of them dying during confrontations with the Houston Police Department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/03/04/479610/five-men-killed-by-houston-area-police-in-span-of-four-days/

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Frank Aguilar, a criminal court judge in Harris County, faces an assault charge in Galveston County after allegedly punching a woman and stepping on her neck during an alcohol-fueled altercation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/01/03/473435/harris-county-judge-frank-aguilar-charged-with-assault-in-galveston-for-allegedly-punching-woman-stepping-on-her-neck/

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Frank Aguilar, a criminal court judge in Harris County, faces an assault charge in Galveston County after allegedly punching a woman and stepping on her neck during an alcohol-fueled altercation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2024/01/03/473435/harris-county-judge-frank-aguilar-charged-with-assault-in-galveston-for-allegedly-punching-woman-stepping-on-her-neck/

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The man charged in a 2022 car crash that left two Galveston teenagers dead and one severely injured will serve 50 years in prison.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/12/20/472884/galveston-man-sentenced-50-years-after-crash-that-left-two-teens-dead-one-severely-injured/

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The man charged in a 2022 car crash that left two Galveston teenagers dead and one severely injured will serve 50 years in prison.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/12/20/472884/galveston-man-sentenced-50-years-after-crash-that-left-two-teens-dead-one-severely-injured/

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