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Tomball PD
• April 28 Officer Sampson responded to a Burglary of a Building in the 400 block of Commerce, where a victim observed a suspect breaking into his garage. It did not appear that the suspect stole anything.
• April 29 Officer Hernandez responded to a criminal mischief call in the 1200 block of W. Main, where graffiti was found on a building.
• April 30 Officer White arrested a 33-year-old man from Magnolia, for Reckless Driving and Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon. At approximately 6:30 a.m., White responded to a crash in the 28200 block of Tomball Pkwy. and arrested the suspect for reckless driving. During a search, White discovered a handgun in the vehicle.
• April 30 Officer Nguyen responded to a Burglary of a Motor Vehicle in the 1000 block of Village Square, where a GPS unit valued at approximately $150, a pistol valued at approximately $928, a flashlight valued at approximately $20, a charger valued at approximately $20, approximately $140 worth of CD's in a case, a pair of prescription glasses valued at approximately $528.93 and loose change were stolen.
• April 30 Officer Sparks responded to a Burglary of a Motor Vehicle in the 1000 block of Village Square, where a GPS unit valued at approximately $80, a DVD monitor valued at approximately $120 and loose change was stolen.
• April 30 Officer Maglitto responded to a Burglary of a Habitation in the 1100 block of Graham, where two televisions valued at approximately $350 each, a Playstation 3 game system valued at approximately $300 and a handgun valued at approximately $550 were stolen.
• May 1 Officer Ramsey responded to a Burglary of a Building in the 15100 block of FM 2920, where a pistol valued at approximately $1,300 was stolen.
• May 1 Corporal Davis responded to a Burglary of a Vehicle in the 1000 block of Village Square, where personal checks were stolen.
• May 2 Corporal Davis arrested a 21-year-old man from Magnolia for Possession of a Prohibited Weapon.  At approximately 8:30 a.m., Davis made contact with a suspicious person in the 15700 block of FM 2920 and discovered a knife with a blade longer than five and a half inches in the suspect's clothing.
• May 3 Officer Tikal arrested a 31-year-old man from Magnolia for Tampering with Evidence. At approximately 8 p.m., Tikal conducted a traffic stop in the 29300 block of Tomball Expressway and detected a strong odor of fresh marijuana emitting from the vehicle. She discovered shortly thereafter that the suspect had ingested the marijuana in an attempt to destroy the evidence.
• May 3 Officer Henagan responded to an Automobile Theft in the 27600 block of Tomball Pkwy., where a Chrysler 300 valued at approximately $10,000 was stolen.
• May 4 Officer Hernandez arrested a 57-year-old man from Tomball for Criminal Mischief. At approximately 10:45 a.m., Hernandez responded to a Criminal Mischief call in the 200 block of Blackshear and the suspect was arrested without incident.

Montgomery Co. Sheriff
• April 29 Deputy Thomas stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation and found a small amount of crystal meth inside the vehicle. The suspect was arrested and taken to jail.
• May 2 Deputy Peterson saw a vehicle with a 25-year-old male asleep inside. The deputy found a handgun in the suspect's pants pockets and that the vehicle was reported stolen. The suspect was arrested and taken to jail.
• May 2 Sgt. Kader stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near FM 249 and Hardin Store Road. The deputy arrested the suspect for Driving While Intoxicated and found a small amount of cocaine inside the vehicle. The 30-year-old male was arrested and taken to jail.
• May 4 Deputy Provenzano was dispatched to the Glenmont Estates subdivision, for a trespasser.  The deputy was told by the homeowner that her son's ex-wife, a 27-year-old female had broken a window and entered the home. The deputy arrested the suspect and took her to jail.
• May 5 Deputy Thomas was dispatched to the Hazy Hollow subdivision about a stolen motorcycle. The witness told the deputy that she had been approached by a someone trying to sell a motorcycle. Thomas found that the motorcycle was reported stolen. The suspect drove by the residence and the deputy stopped him. The 44-year-old suspect was arrested and taken to jail.
• May 5 Deputy Provenzano was dispatched to the Pinehurst Village subdivision, for a disturbance. The deputy saw a 48-year-old male arguing with his wife. Provenzano determined that an assault occurred and arrested the suspect and took him to jail.
• May 5 Deputy Thomas saw a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign in the Hazy Hollow subdivision. The driver was arrested for an active warrant. The deputy found hydrocodone inside the vehicle.  The driver was arrested and taken to jail.

The Tomball High School Cougar baseball team takes time out to pose with area little leaguers during a recent Cougar game. The Cougars recently defeated Houston Reagan to move on to the area round of the playoffs. Tomball took on Friendswood in the area round last weekend. Tomball defeated Friendswood in a rain delayed game 4-3, to advance to the regional quarterfinals against Ridge Point this weekend.

Tomball High School recently celebrated the news that several baseball players have signed to further their careers in college. Pictured are (front row, from left) Anthony Lucas, who signed with Northwestern State University; Dillon Menville, who signed with Angelina College; Austin Gryder, who signed with Cisco College; Josh Horton, who signed with Louisiana Tech and Robert Dugger, who also signed with Cisco College; (back row, from left) Tomball head coach Doug Rush and assistant coach Tim Dyson.

Concordia Lutheran High School's Golf Team had a number of all-District honor recipients this season.  Pictured are the members of the team (from left) Coach Honeck, Tommy Vicknair, Clint Walkup, Austen Christiansen, Sam Schroeder and Jordan Noack. Noack, Schroeder and Vicnair were all named all-District. Walkup received the Crusader Award, coming in second place at the District Tournament and also earning all-District honors. Sophomore, Austen Christiansen, came in second at the 5A State Tournament and received all-State Honors.

After defeating Spring Woods in an extra game to squeak into the playoffs for the first time in school history, the Tomball Memorial Wildcats shocked high school baseball fans by defeating Milby in the bi-district round of the Texas 4A playoff recently.

Behind some timely hitting and defense, the Wildcats eeked out a 6-5 win to open the best-of-three series against Milby.

Milby was able to get on the board first, plating two runs against Tomball Memorial starting pitcher Jared Sienkiewich. Sienkiewich was able to battle while not having his best stuff, as the Wildcat bats were able to keep pace with Milby.

Sienkiewich left the game with the Wildcats up 6-5 and Dylan Murrell was able to close the door, sealing the win with a 1-2-3 inning.

Milby traveled to Tomball for the second and what would be final game of the series.

Both teams could not push across a run in the first two innings, but Milby broke through after Wildcats starter Kyle Larson drilled their leadoff hitter, who eventually advanced and scored on a two-out single.

The Wildcats answered in the bottom half of the third, however, by loading the bases. They would tie the game on a wild pitch and eventually broke it open with a two-run single by Brady Kainer. Kainer later scored on an error, giving Tomball Memorial a 4-1 lead.

The Wildcats were able to extend the margin to 9-1 by the last inning, before Milby attempted a furious comeback.

A couple of base hits forced Larson out of the game and reliever Brandon Shoemaker was tagged with three quick runs. Some steller defense helped the Wildcats end the rally, as Sienkiewich made a great throw from center field to home plate, catching the runner off guard, who was eventually tagged out in a rundown.

Lefty pitcher Michael Cugini entered the game and promptly struck out the Milby batter to secure the win for Tomball Memorial.

The series win pushes the Wildcats to the area round of the playoffs, where they faced Galveston Ball in a best-of-three games series. The Wildcats were downed in two straight and were eliminated from the playoffs. Look for a full recap in the May 20 edition.