A burglar who apparently thought he had found an easy target was surprised to find that standing behind an apartment door he had just kicked in was a Harris County Deputy Sheriff who lived in the unit. The deputy fired his weapon and appeared to have struck the suspected burglar who then fled the scene.
HOUSTON, Texas – Defense lawyers for a man charged with executing a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy in Houston, Texas, attempt to avoid lethal injection by engaging in a smear campaign against the murdered victim. A defense lawyer for the man charged denies that he tries to smear the deputy.
Details about a Texas family massacre that left six children and two adults dead emerged after court records were released. Valerie Jackson, her husband and six children were killed, allegedly by David Conley, on August 8th.
An illegal immigrant from Mexico was arrested at a gynecological office in Houston, Texas, for allegedly presenting a fake ID. The staff notified law enforcement authorities that she had presented a falsified drivers license with her health insurance card.
Following a shocking sentencing hearing, a Houston woman was sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing Deputy Sheriff Jesse Valdez, III, in 2014 while driving under the influence of drugs. The vehicle she was driving crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the police car head on.
A thin blue line of police supporters stretched for over a mile along a Texas highway on Saturday as over 8,000 Texans took to the streets. The marchers gathered in the #PoliceLivesMatter parade in memory of murdered Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth and in support of all police.
A Colorado police chief urged calm after shots were fired at his police officers. The shots came within hours of a threat was made against officers in Denver and Aurora, Colorado.
HOUSTON, Texas – Harris County Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth will be laid to rest on Friday with all the honors the County and the State of Texas can bestow upon him. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for law enforcement across the state and all citizens of Texas to honor the deputy who was viciously murdered one-week ago.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for police officers across the state of Texas to honor the funeral of slain Harris County Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth on Friday. The Governor asks that all police officers across the state “stand with law enforcement” by turning on their emergency lights for one-minute to mark the beginning of the deputy’s funeral being held in Houston.
HOUSTON, Texas – Authorities in Harris County have identified the alleged killer of a Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy as Shannon Juruary Miles, 31. Breitbart Texas has learned that Miles has an extensive history with law enforcement in Harris County. Miles is being charged with capital murder involving the killing of a police officer. His extensive criminal history includes trespassing, criminal mischief, resisting arrest, evading detention. It appears he had a state jail felony arrest for criminal mischief, but the charge was pleaded down to a misdemeanor charge.
A “person of interest” in connection with the Friday night execution style murder of a Texas sheriff’s deputy is currently in custody at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The man was taken into custody after a search warrant was executed very early Saturday morning within blocks of where a Harris County, Texas, sheriff’s deputy was shot in the back of the head at point-blank range.
A group of armed members of the New Black Panther Party marched on the Waller County Jail Wednesday afternoon chanting “The revolution is on… Off the pigs,” and “Oink Oink… Bang Bang!” The group of about fifteen Black Panthers exercised their First and Second Amendment rights. The group was met in Waller County by a large contingent of Harris County (Houston) Sheriff’s Office deputies.
An off-duty police officer, from the neighboring city of Tomball, accidentally stumbled into an armed robbery in progress as he entered a gas station in northwest Harris County. No one was hit as the officer and robbers exchanged gunfire.
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) held annually in Houston is a world event. The conference, held this year May 4th through the 7th, attracted hundreds of vendors and thousands of professionals in the oil and gas industry providing a huge economic impact on the city. Yet, there is a profound dark and vile underside to conference activities. Houston is also a major hub for human slavery and sex trafficking in the United States. For years, this intersection of business and widespread prostitution has provided a boon to sex traffickers in Houston every year. However, the difference this year is a coalition of anti-human trafficking organizations who have joined with city law enforcement and conference organizers to combat the widespread sex trafficking that usually occurs during this event.
A hostage situation is developing at a hospital located in Tomball, Texas, northwest of Houston. The Harris County Sheriff’s office has confirmed the situation according to all major news outlets in Houston.
