Public Safety
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
View MoreThree charged in Highway 6 South armed robbery spree
Three men face aggravated robbery charges after a seven-business holdup spree that included an armed robbery on Highway 6 South, with two suspects held on $300,000 bonds in Fort Bend County Jail.
Public Safety
View MoreMissouri City police host free suicide prevention training
The Missouri City Police Department is hosting a free, two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop Sept. 23-24 at its Cartwright Road headquarters, open to anyone 16 and older.
Public Safety
View MoreStafford police seek tips 13 years after Trung Ngo vanished
The Stafford Police Department is still seeking tips more than 13 years after 23-year-old Trung Quang Ngo disappeared on Jan. 15, 2013, with neither Ngo nor his car ever recovered.
Public Safety
View MoreTropical Storm Edouard puts Fort Bend County under flood watch
Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to make landfall Tuesday afternoon along the upper Texas coast, putting Fort Bend County under a flood watch extended through Wednesday evening; Missouri City and Stafford face a lower but still elevated flood risk west of Interstate 45, with 0.5 to 2 inches of rain forecast.
Public Safety
View MoreGrand Parkway lane closures start Monday near Missouri City
The Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority has scheduled nightly southbound main-lane closures on the Grand Parkway at New Territory and US-90A starting Monday night, plus daytime frontage-road closures at Mason, Farmer and Peek roads through the first week of September.
Public Safety
View MoreInvest 97L could bring heavy rain to Fort Bend County
Invest 97L is drifting toward the Texas coast with a projected Tuesday landfall and could bring heavy rain and flash flooding to the Missouri City and Stafford area, even if it doesn't become a named storm.
Public Safety
View MoreStafford murder suspect indicted as ringleader of $24M mail theft ring
Tryston Tremaine Vaughn, arrested by Stafford Police for a fatal 2025 motel shooting and released on $600,000 bond, has been federally indicted as the alleged leader of a nearly $24 million stolen-check operation involving U.S. Postal Service carriers.
Public Safety
View MoreFort Bend toll road text scam targets local drivers
Fort Bend County Judge Daniel Wong warned Missouri City and Stafford residents on Aug. 21 about fraudulent text messages claiming they owe a Fort Bend toll, urging them not to click links in unsolicited messages.
Public Safety
View MoreBody camera footage shows Missouri City officers rescuing boy from water
Three Missouri City police officers rescued a young boy from a bayou on Aug. 7 after responding to a welfare check, drawing praise from Police Chief Troy Finney for their quick teamwork.
Public Safety
View MoreMissouri City man indicted in $1M counterfeit check scheme
Torik M. Blade, 39, of Missouri City faces up to 30 years per count in a 33-count federal indictment alleging he and four others laundered proceeds from a counterfeit $1,052,615.97 Treasury tax refund check deposited into his business account.
Public Safety
View MoreFlock CEO pledges new safeguards as Stafford weighs camera deal
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley publicly detailed privacy safeguards and pledged no ICE cooperation in an Aug. 18 interview, as Stafford City Council prepares for its next meeting with a license plate reader cost-sharing deal still pending.
Public Safety
View MoreFort Bend ISD bus drivers complete active threat training before school starts
Fort Bend ISD bus drivers and monitors completed a new active threat response training program called S.T.A.R.T. ahead of the Aug. 11 first day of school, making the district the only one in the area providing the hands-on, scenario-based curriculum to transportation staff.
©2026 Missouri City-Stafford Journal
Powered by Surround Sound Media