Houston Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a male at 7200 Canal Street about 8:55 p.m. on May 31. The identity of the deceased male is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. HPD Homicide Division Sergeants S. Jimene...
Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz, whose real name is Torrence Ivy Hatch Jr., is facing an aggravated assault charge in Harris County stemming from an incident that happened last month. According to court records, on May 25, Boosie was arrested and charged with aggravated assault wi...
Four firefighters died while battling a southwest Houston motel fire. A fifth firefighter died in 2017 from injuries sustained in that fire.
It has been 13 years since a five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn in southwest Houston turned into one of the Houston Fire Department’s most devastating losses.First responders were dispatched to the motel along the Southwest Freeway on May 31, 2013. At the scene, Houston Fire Ca...
A man was arrested after hundreds of photos of “child erotica” were seized from a Houston-area home, Harris County Constable Precinct One Alan Rosen announced.Sergio Guel, 31, was charged as part of an ongoing investigation by Constable Precinct One’s Internet Crimes Against Chil...
Houston-area law enforcement agencies and community leaders are teaming up to make sure students finish the school year safely.The Houston ISD Police Department, Houston Police Department, METRO Police Department and Ministers Against Crime are set to announce Project Safe Start ...
Houston police are investigating a fatal crash in the 8900 block of Gulf Freeway (South Interstate Highway 45) about 7:15 p.m. on Thursday (May 28). The identity of the deceased male is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. HP...
Pct. 4 said the deputy was taken to the hospital after their patrol car was hit by another vehicle overnight.
Jennifer Davis told KHOU 11 that her child, Jade, was just days away from turning 26 years old, when police said she was shot and killed.
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Houston police say an undercover investigation led to a SWAT raid at a southwest Houston social club where cash and gambling evidence were seized.
Houston police are investigating a fatal crash in the 9700 block of Homestead Road about 5:20 p.m. on May 27. The identity of the deceased male is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant L....
Two men were arrested at a storage facility along the Northwest Freeway over the weekend, and a Precinct 4 spokesperson said stolen mail was found in the U-Haul they were using....
The City of Bellaire Public Works will continue its biannual fire hydrant flushing and testing the weekend of May 30 - June 1.
Houston police are investigating the fatal auto-pedestrian crash at 11500 East Freeway about 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday (May 26). The identity of the deceased female is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. HPD Vehicular Crimes Divi...
A Spring neighborhood disturbance led to four arrests after a crowd at a rental property allegedly assaulted deputies, according to Harris County Precinct 4....
One officer sustained a concussion after being hit with a bottle, and the other was hit and bitten as multiple fights broke out on Friday evening in Harris County....
According to Harris County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Terry Garza, all eastbound lanes of the East Freeway at John Ralston Road have been shut down.
Houston police are investigating the fatal auto-pedestrian crash at 4800 North Freeway (North interstate Highway 45) about 3:20 a.m. on Saturday (May 23). The identity of the deceased individual is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic ...
A man was found dead from gunshot wounds in a vehicle in east Harris County. Investigators suspect the shooter was in the car with him, per police insights....
Houston police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of a person found at 8950 Country Creek Drive about 8:15 a.m. on Monday (May 25). The identity and cause of death of the individual is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. HPD Homicide D...
Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a male and wounding of another at 2395 State Highway 6 about 11:50 p.m. on Monday (May 25). The identity of the deceased male, 19, is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences....
Police are investigating after a man was found shot multiple times in a pickup truck in southwest Houston early this morning.
Two women are behind bars, accused of severely abusing two toddlers in northwest Harris County.
A Houston woman says she discovered a credit card skimmer attached to a checkout machine at a southwest Houston grocery store while trying to pay for groceries with her EBT card ahead of Memorial Day weekend....
Police are investigating a homicide after a body was found near a bayou in southwest Houston Monday morning.
Harris County officials are continuing to investigate a deadly shooting at a Spring apartment complex that left two people dead, and authorities have now announced an arrest in the case....
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the inmate experienced an unknown medical emergency before he was taken to the hospital, where he later died....
HISD says district police investigated allegations involving a security guard and a second grader at MacGregor Elementary before referring the case to the Harris County DA’s Office....
The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office explains how hazmat crews trace odd odors and determine whether there is danger to the community.
A Crime Stoppers advocate says 37 capital murder suspects are on bond in Harris County, with some bonds as low as $50,000.
The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office confirmed it received several reports of gas odors on Thursday, but could not find a source. Officials with Precinct 4 said the reports ranged from Pasadena to Tomball....
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Nearly 3 years after Austin Kanuch was stabbed in his sleep, his family is turning grief into determination, unveiling a memorial bench in Cypress Park while a $40,000 reward is on the table for information leading to an arrest....
Former U.S. attorney Jennifer Bess Lowery faces felony charges in Harris County for allegedly failing to stop and render aid after a crash, court documents show....
A gun was pulled during a dog attack Tuesday at an apartment complex in northwest Harris County, according to deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office....
A Harris County murder suspect accused of causing a deadly crash while fleeing deputies is on the run after authorities say he removed his GPS ankle monitor and failed to appear in court....
Crime Stoppers Houston is raising concerns after two Harris County murder defendants allegedly cut off their ankle monitors and disappeared before trial within the span of a month....
Personnel records reviewed by KHOU show Officer Christopher Lamar Harris was terminated by HISD before being terminated by Aldine ISD. TSU still hired him....
A Michelin-recognized sushi restaurant near Houston’s Galleria is facing an uncertain future after an SUV crashed through the front of the business.
For the second time in the month of May, a Harris County murder defendant allegedly cut off his court-ordered GPS ankle monitor just before his trial was scheduled to begin....
Brett Jensen, who ran for Texas’ 8th Congressional District as a lifelong conservative, was arrested Sunday night and charged with assault-family violence involving impeding breathing, according to Harris County court records....
Harris County officials said the suspect crashed into a pole before kicking a patrol car and spitting on deputies. While detained in the backseat, the suspect then set the deputy's vehicle on fire, records show....
Authorities said the driver led deputies on a chase at speeds up to 80 miles per hour before losing control and crashing at Century Plaza Drive near North Briar Drive....
Authorities said what began as a traffic stop escalated into a high-speed chase, ending in the suspect vehicle crashing into a couple's residence in southeast Harris County....
"Please keep the victim's family and loved ones in your thoughts during this difficult time," the constable said on social media.
Christopher Lee Bowden, 47, was arrested Wednesday and charged with capital murder.
Weekly Crime Report 05/07/2026-05/13/2026
Perry Green, 46, is charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and aggravated kidnapping after police allege he stabbed a Houston Methodist employee in a Texas Medical Center parking garage....
Houston police have arrested a suspect charged in the death of a man found at 10515 Bellaire Boulevard about 12:05…
Police say they're working to find out what happened after they found a man dead outside a southwest Houston apartment complex.
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