
A former Houston police officer is facing up to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges related to alleged ties to a Mexican cartel. The officer is now feeling pressure due to information being provided by convicted cocaine traffickers.
by Sylvia Longmire4 Jan 2016, 5:55 AM PST0

A security guard working an overnight shift outside a closed convenience store was ambushed by a pair of armed gunmen early Monday morning.
by Bob Price23 Dec 2015, 10:27 AM PST0

The Houston Police Department (HPD) is asking for the public’s assistance in its efforts to combat the plague of human trafficking and sex trafficking that happens in this city. Houston is regarded as one of the leading cities in the United States in this crime arena.
by Bob Price20 Dec 2015, 10:39 AM PST0

A photo of a Houston Police Department Mounted Patrol officer and a department dying horse has gone viral. The horse was hit by a cement truck on December 3 while working in the line of duty. The six-year-old Tennessee Walker,
by Lana Shadwick9 Dec 2015, 9:17 AM PST0

A two week prostitution sting operation landed sixty people in jail as Houston brings focus to human trafficking in the Bayou City. The arrests occurred during the first two weeks of October and have recently been revealed as part of an ongoing statewide anti-human trafficking push by Texas law enforcement officials.
by Bob Price6 Nov 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

Students at Texas Southern University (TSU) are expressing fear after a third shooting since the beginning of this school year. On Friday, 18-year-old freshman Brent Randall was shot and killed along with another student who was wounded. The shooting occurred at a student apartment complex located on the edge of the university campus.
by Bob Price10 Oct 2015, 11:17 AM PST0

A Texas judge has given Child Protective Services (CPS) emergency custody of two boys left at a Houston fire station on Monday night. The state’s “Baby Moses” law does not apply because of the children’s ages. Neither parent attended the court hearing to decide the children’s temporary fate.
by Lana Shadwick9 Sep 2015, 2:35 PM PST0

Two men fleeing in a Chevy Impala from a crime scene fired on two Texas cops. The Houston police officers returned fire after seeing muzzle flashes. No one was struck by the gunfire and the two suspects were stopped and captured a few blocks away from the scene.
by Bob Price9 Sep 2015, 10:24 AM PST0

A deadly cobra held police at bay until a pest control company removed the animal. Residents of a luxury high-rise in downtown Houston called police to the scene.
by Bob Price30 Jul 2015, 1:54 PM PST0

A man incarcerated in the Houston Police Department jail apparently committed suicide by hanging himself. The in-jail suicide is the second in Texas in about as many weeks and comes on the heels of the suicide by hanging of Sandra Bland.
by Bob Price25 Jul 2015, 7:58 AM PST0

A man preparing to depart Houston on a Delta Airlines flight discharged a firearm he prepared to put in checked luggage. No one was injured in the incident and airport operations were not interrupted.
by Bob Price29 Jun 2015, 3:24 PM PST0

Members of the Houston Police Department Bike Relay Team made an emotional stop at the site of last week’s horrible shooting in Charleston on Sunday morning. The 43-member group – 40 members of the Houston Police Department and 3 civilians – came to pay respects at the Mother Emanuel AME Church as part of their 2200 mile trip from Houston to New York City to raise money and awareness to help find a cure for leukemia and lymphoma.
by Lee Stranahan29 Jun 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

A Houston police officer was shot in the back following a “routine traffic stop” near the Midtown area. The officer did not sustain a life-threatening injury and is expected to make a complete recovery.
by Bob Price9 Jun 2015, 8:16 PM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas – An Houston Community College police officer survived an assassination attempt after being stabbed by her assailant 14 times. The officer was saved by civilians who stepped in and stopped the attacker. The attacker told investigators he did this to get back at police for their brutality.
by Bob Price29 Apr 2015, 12:15 PM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston Police shot and killed the driver of car who reached back into his vehicle at the end of a high speed pursuit on Wednesday morning. The incident began when 41 year old Frank Ernest “Trey” Shephard, III
by Rob Milford16 Apr 2015, 9:29 AM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas – Seventy-three people have lost their lives at the hands of another person in Houston, Texas during the first quarter of 2015. This represents an increase in Houston homicides of 59 percent compared to the same timeframe in 2014 according to information from the Houston Police Department (HPD).
by Bob Price5 Apr 2015, 7:51 AM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas — A sixteen-year-old female Katy Independent School District (ISD) student is safe after being kidnapped Monday morning while waiting for school bus. The young girl’s ordeal ended after about two hours when she managed to escape using some quick thinking and
by Bob Price31 Mar 2015, 6:51 AM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas – Houston Police Officers remain on high alert in the wake of a Harris County Grand Jury’s decision to no-bill a Houston Police Officer in the shooting of an unarmed black male, Jordan Baker. The Houston Police Department issued a warning to its officers earlier this week after two New York City policemen were shot and killed.
by Bob Price24 Dec 2014, 9:30 PM PST0