Shelby County Sheriff’s Office-Texas

05/25/2026

05/22/2026

One Pill Kills.

Fentanyl is often pressed into fake pills or cut into street drugs, such as methamphetamine, he**in and co***ne — often without the user knowing it. And the outcome can be deadly.

Help educate your loved ones about the dangers of fentanyl by visiting www.dps.texas.gov/onepillkills.

05/19/2026

Last year, Austin made the decision to turn off its Flock camera network following a public pressure campaign built on misinformation about how the technology works. This weekend showed what that tradeoff can look like.

For nearly 24 hours, three suspects moved through Austin in stolen vehicles, carrying out a shooting spree across 12 separate locations. People were shot. Homes, apartment buildings, businesses, and fire stations were hit. Robberies and additional car thefts piled up as the suspects kept moving.

The response was massive. 200 officers, helicopter support, K9 units, a full manhunt. Even with all of that, the suspects stayed ahead of law enforcement. Then they crossed into Manor, Texas.

Manor is a city of roughly 20,000 residents with a fraction of Austin's resources. What Manor has is an active license plate recognition network and the community support to keep it running. Manor PD located the suspects almost immediately. The spree ended. Residents stayed safe.

We're grateful for the officers in both cities who worked to bring this to a close, and we're glad it's over. Austin is a great city full of people who deserve to feel safe in their neighborhoods. Our hope is that stories like Manor's can help inform the conversation about what these tools actually do, and what communities lose when they're taken away.

05/05/2026

We want to thank our Correctional Staff for all they do! They do an amazing job, generally under less than ideal circumstances. THANK YOU

05/03/2026

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Applications can be obtained from our Dispatch, located at 100 Hurst St. Center, Tx. 75935, or can be downloaded at www.scsotx.org

Please contact Chief Deputy Mike Hanson, at 936-234-3598, for questions or additional details about this position.

04/27/2026

Only three days left to get entry paperwork turned in. Deadline is 5:00pm on April 30th.

🚨🎣 TAKE A KID FISHING UPDATE – DEADLINE ALERT! 🎣🚨

We are getting CLOSE, and things are moving fast!

⏰ ALL forms MUST be turned in by 5:00 PM on April 30th
📍 Drop off location: Center Broadcasting

After 5:00 PM on the deadline date, NO forms will be accepted — no exceptions.

If you’ve picked up forms for a school, sports team, or you’re helping collect them for us, now is the time to get them turned in!

This cutoff is extremely important so we can lock in an accurate headcount and make sure EVERY registered child gets their spot in this year’s tournament. 🎣

We’ve had an amazing response this year — let’s finish strong and make sure no kid misses out!

🔥 Don’t wait. Don’t delay. Get those forms in! 🔥

Thank you for helping make this event one of the best traditions around!