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
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
The La Porte Police Department (LPPD) responded to an automobile-pedestrian collision in the 3300 block of Underwood Road on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at around 5:45 a.m. When La Porte Police, Fire, and EMS arrived on the scene, they discovered that a male pedestrian who had not been recognized had been hit by a northbound … Read more
Precinct 8 Deputy M. Self pulled over a car in the 17800 block of El Camino Real on November 10, 2024, at around 11:40 p.m., after observing it driving below the speed limit without headlights. Speaking with the driver, Flavio Cesar Xon Tecum, 25, Deputy Self saw several indicators of intoxication and discovered beer bottles … Read more
At at 5:16 PM on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Harris County Constable Precinct 2 reported that 27-year-old Allejeandria Holliday had been arrested in relation to a drive-by shooting that had taken place on December 1, 2024. Surveillance by Precinct 2 Special Operations Division deputies led to Holliday’s arrest in an apartment complex on the 16100 … Read more
A deadly collision that happened at 12500 Clinton Drive at around 7:25 a.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, is being looked into by Houston police. When the 48-year-old man tried to pass a white 18-wheeler tractor-trailer on its right side, he was traveling east at a high pace on a black Kawasaki motorcycle. The motorcycle … Read more