admin The public is being asked to assist the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in finding 22-year-old Daniel Eugene Douglas, who escaped from custody on Thursday. Douglas escaped from the parking garage of the HCSO Joint Processing Center while being held by officers from the Baytown Police Department. Authorities claim that as soon as the car … Read more
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said this week that a Houston man who shot and killed a 16-year-old girl outside her home in 2018 has been sentenced to 75 years in prison. On September 12, 2018, 29-year-old Irbin Vargas was found guilty of murder in connection with the death of Lourdes Betty Sandoval. Sandoval … Read more
On December 4, 2024, Brian Kennedy II, a guy from Texas City, was taken into custody after he struck two parked police cars as they were looking into a collision on South IH 45. Kennedy, the only passenger in the dark vehicle, was arrested for showing symptoms of intoxication and trying to hide drugs. Two … Read more
Deputies from Constable Mark Herman’s Office responded to a fatal car-pedestrian collision near the junction of Brundage Drive and Airtex Boulevard in north Houston on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. An adult male biker was seriously hurt when a car struck him and drove away. When deputies arrived, they discovered the man in critical condition laying … Read more
In what is thought to be the first criminal conviction and prison term for a Travis County police officer involving the use of force, Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of Mauritius DeSilvain. Taylor and a number of other police went to … Read more
U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas reported that three Fort Cavazos soldiers were detained on criminal charges for allegedly participating in a plot to smuggle undocumented noncitizens. Court filings state that on November 27, a U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agent stopped a car in Presidio, but the car ran away as … Read more
U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani said that a Houston woman has been arrested on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges related to a scam involving bogus credits on prepaid debit cards.Jaysha Victorian, a 23-year-old national bank contractor, appeared in federal court for the first time before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo. On November 20, … Read more
A deadly hit-and-run collision near the junction of Mallow Street and Scott Street in South Houston on Tuesday, December 3, at around 9:15 p.m., is being looked into by Houston police. The victim, a woman whose identity is being confirmed by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, was hit by a white Ford pickup … Read more
In relation to the October 20 shooting death of 24-year-old Brayan Rodriguez Baltodano, whose body was discovered in a car at 7575 Office City Drive in the Pecan Park neighborhood, a second suspect has been taken into custody. The man died from at least one gunshot wound after the shooting, which took place at approximately … Read more
Montgomery County deputies were called to a nearby emergency room at around 1:30 a.m. on December 4, 2024, following the admission of a 40-year-old male who had been shot in the abdomen. Investigators concluded that a fight over a drug deal was the cause of the shooting. The inquiry was taken over by Crime Scene … Read more