Ultimate Woodlands News

1. 2 men arrested after stealing woman's purse -

   Two Montgomery County residents were arrested Friday morning after stealing a purse from a woman's minivan while she was inside a convenience store.

   Around 5 a.m. Friday, a 62-year-old woman was inside the Exxon convenience store at Gleneagle Drive and Texas 242. While she was inside the store, 26-year-old Jason Byford of Willis took her purse from her minivan and got into a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Michael Wayne Johnson Jr., of New Caney.

2. 2 suspects arrested in Wendy's robbery case -

   Detectives have arrested two suspects in connection with an Aug. 31 armed robbery at a Wendy's restaurant in The Woodlands.

   BoggsHashawDetectives from the Montgmery County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit arrested Aaron James Hashaw, 21, of Spring, and Heather Luv Boggs, 38, of Montgomery.
3. Woodlands considers building transit hub -

   The Woodlands is considering building a transit hub that would offer commuters a new park and ride, trolley service, and anything else the future may hold transportation-wise for the community.

   The intermodal transit system would be built on a one acre site next to the parking garage at Six Pines and Lake Robbins, according to The Goodman Corp., a Houston-based transit consulting firm.

   Founder and President Barry Goodman recently addressed The Woodlands Township board of directors, asking for support of a "Town Center Transit Terminal" and parking facility.

4. CISD board election slate set for Nov. 2 -

   Eight candidates have filed for positions on the board of trustees for the Conroe Independent School District in the November elections.

   Voters planning to have their say in the Nov. 2 school board election have until Oct. 4 to register.

   Incumbent Mel Brown, a 69-year-old Conroe resident, is unopposed in Position 1.

   There's some competition for Position 2, with four candidates running.

5. Fast-food restaurant robbed in Woodlands -

   Sheriff's deputies are investigating an armed robbery Monday at a Wendy's restaurant in The Woodlands.

   Around 10 p.m. Monday, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office District 6 patrol deputies in The Woodlands were dispatched to a robbery at the Wendy’s restaurant at 6670 Woodlands Parkway, according to a sheriff's office release.

   When deputies arrived, witnesses said a white or hispanic man wearing a “dark hoodie” and a bandana over his face entered the restaurant through a side door with a handgun and ordered all employees to go behind the counter.