🌱 How a League City Best Buy theft unraveled a statewide crime ring
League City, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you League City! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a League City Best Buy theft unraveled a statewide crime ring
- League City family celebrates upcoming July wedding of their son
- How a League City native helped rewrite this college team’s record book
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 74 degrees.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 76.
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. League City case leads to arrests in $260K retail theft spree (galvnews.com) — League City police say a camera theft at the local Best Buy helped uncover a statewide organized retail theft ring tied to more than $260,000 in losses. Seven Houston-area suspects have now been indicted, after months of work with multiple agencies. The case highlights how local investigators and regional partners are targeting large-scale store thefts affecting League City businesses. 
2. Miss Wilkirson and Henriques planning July 25 wedding at Galloway United Methodist (northsidesun.com) — League City gets a proud mention in this engagement announcement, as groom Matthew Henriques hails from League City and graduated from Bay Area Christian School there before building a cyber security career in Houston. The couple, both highly educated professionals, will wed July 25 in Jackson and then settle in Houston.
3. BEACH VB: Five Sandy Lions named to SLC All-Academic Team (an17.com) — A League City native, Carley Petty, capped her beach volleyball career at Southeastern Louisiana University with a 3.9 GPA and a spot on the Southland Conference All-Academic team. She and four teammates helped the Sandy Lions set program records for wins, rankings, and academic performance during the 2026 season.
4. Multi-County Raids Target Alleged Gambling Enterprise Centered in La Marque (texasscorecard.com) — League City residents should know their police department assisted in a major multi-county raid targeting an alleged illegal gambling and money-laundering enterprise centered in nearby La Marque. Galveston County investigators served 21 warrants at game rooms, financial institutions, and properties in La Marque, Alvin, and Sugar Land, with more details on arrests and evidence expected as the investigation continues.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone have a recommendation for a plumber to replace a toilet that won’t cost an arm &leg?
please only people that recommend someone only. I also need a recommendation for someone reasonable for my garage door opener. (Nextdoor Bayridge) - Good morning looking for recommendations for a Tiler I only want referrals from the community not wanting self promotion thank you.
Also recommendations for wall paper installation (Nextdoor Magnolia Creek)
- Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company posted a job opening for Swim Instructor in League City. Apply here.
- YMCA of Houston posted a job opening for Lifeguard - Perry in League City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near League City here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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