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La Porte Prepares for Juneteenth

UltimatePasadena.com—June 16th, 2010

Juneteenth, celebrated for three decades by La Porte’s black community, is gaining wider participation, organizers say. Read More »

Sheriff to send off first inmate grads

Houston Chronicle—June 11th, 2010

Sheriff Adrian Garcia will hold a news conference at the first graduation of inmates from a jail training program on Monday morning. Read More »

SHERIFF GARCIA TO ANNOUNCE CREATION OF 287(g) ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Office of Sheriff Adrian Garcia—May 16th, 2010

Sheriff Adrian Garcia will announce the creation of his 287(g) Advisory Committee during a news conference on Monday, May 17. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on the first floor of the jail at 701 San Jacinto. Read More »

State’s Largest County Jail Passes Inspection

Office of Sheriff Adrian Garcia—April 27th, 2010

The Harris County Jail system has passed inspection after a comprehensive, unscheduled, one-week examination by a Texas Commission on Jail Standards team. Read More »

Sheriff Handcuffs Jail Overtime

Office of Sheriff Adrian Garcia—April 9th, 2010

Continuing to rein in the spending the taxpayers’ dollars, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia today announced a breakthrough in his effort to control overtime wage payments to deputies and detention officers assigned to guard inmates in the county jail system. Read More »

April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

Office of Sheriff Adrian Garcia—April 7th, 2010

Sheriff Garcia, along with other local leaders, helped launch National Child Abuse Prevention Month last Thursday at the DePelchin Center. Read More »

Harris County Sheriff’s Office Opens New Storefront

myfoxhouston.com—March 29th, 2010

Sheriff Adrian Garcia officially opens the Harris County Sheriff’s Office northwest Harris County storefront at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Read More »

Harris County Sheriff’s Office to beef up force with volunteers

khou.com—February 17th, 2010

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office was recently recognized by KHOU Channel 11′s Alex Sanz Read More »

Sheriff Shatters Backlog of Internal Investigations

Office of Sheriff Adrian Garcia—February 16th, 2010

The Office of Inspector General of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office has successfully reduced a backlog of internal affairs investigations that had left in limbo many deputies who can now return to full work status. Read More »

2010 Shred-It Schedule

Office of Sheriff Adrian Garcia—February 15th, 2010

In an effort to help prevent identity theft, Sheriff Adrian Garcia is extending an invitation to the public to come and shred old documents such as, old tax records, old medical records, and other personal documents free of charge. Read More »