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First responders, postal workers to play charity basketball game

PHOTO #1: Members of the City of Victoria basketball team and the U.S. Postal Service basketball team, along with cheerleaders from Victoria West High School and Vickers Elementary School, pose for a photo at the 2022 charity basketball game at Faith Fami...

Victoria Police Department receives $9,000 for SWAT equipment

PHOTO #1: Staff with the Victoria Police Department, City of Victoria Finance and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit pose for a photo Aug. 31 at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, 9006 N. Navarro St. Suite C. The Victoria Police Department received a $9,000 grant from the Dickey ...

Victoria Police Department hosts walkout ceremony for sergeant’s retirement

PHOTO #1: Sgt. Melissa Rendon-Wasicek speaks during an Aug. 16 walkout ceremony in honor of her retirement from the Victoria Police Department.

PHOTO #2: The Victoria Police Department hosted a walkout ceremony Aug. 16 in honor of Sgt. Melissa Rendon-Wasic...

Victoria Police Department announces new deputy chief, wave of promotions

PHOTO #1: Victoria Police Department Deputy Chief Moya, right, accepts a badge from Chief Chuck Young in honor of her promotion to deputy chief during a ceremony Aug. 17 at the Victoria Community Center annex. 

The Victoria Police Department’s new...

Victoria Police Department to kick off National Night Out

PHOTO #1: From left, Victoria Police Department Officer John Turner and Public Safety Community Affairs Manager Lauren Meaux pose for a photo during the National Night Out Kick-Off Party in 2021.

PHOTO #2: Children play with a giant Connect Four set provid...

Victoria Police Department to host COVID-safe ‘National Night In’

The Victoria Police Department is putting a new spin on its National Night Out this year with National Night In, replacing community meetups with safer methods of building camaraderie between neighbors and first responders.

“National Night Out is usually a...

City announces chief of police finalists

The City of Victoria’s search for a new chief of police has resulted this week in the selection of three finalists. 

“The chief of police holds one of the most important positions within the City,” City Manager Jesús A. Garza said. “Working closel...

Victoria Police Department earns trust by upholding core values

Recent high-profile incidents of police violence have led to a breakdown of trust in law enforcement. We have seen citizens rising up across the nation to demand accountability and have been stunned to see how some protests have turned violent.

The Black L...

Community says goodbye to Police Chief J.J. Craig

PHOTO #1: State Representative Geanie Morrison addresses attendees at a farewell gathering for outgoing Victoria Police Department Chief J.J. Craig on Monday at the Victoria Community Center. City employees and representatives of various community organiz...

City of Victoria Police receives $500,000 grant

The City of Victoria Police Department was awarded a $500,000 grant Tuesday from the Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program, which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire new personnel.

“We’re excited that the Victoria Police Depa...