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Deputies say they arrested a suspect after an attempted flee near FM 1960 that put motorists at risk. The office posted photos and called the outcome a safe resolution.
A 13-year-old girl was killed after a fight at a northwest Houston apartment complex; a 10-year-old boy is detained and police are investigating.
FBI Houston released images of a man called the “High-Vis Heister” after an armed Jan. 30 robbery at an American Bank branch on South Alameda. Authorities are asking for tips and any local dash-cam footage.
A Dallas man was arrested after Galveston police found a missing 12‑year‑old at a Seawall hotel; investigators say she was given pills and assaulted.
A suspect wanted on a federal probation violation tied to a human‑trafficking probe was arrested Wednesday near FM 1960, Precinct 4 says.
A 61-year-old man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a Port Arthur convenience store during a deep freeze. Officials ordered an autopsy but say results so far remain inconclusive.
A man in his 20s was found shot late Tuesday on Club Creek Drive near Beechnut and taken to a hospital; HPD says he should survive.
Deputies say they arrested a man after finding two loaded guns and marijuana in a school zone on Will Clayton Parkway. The precinct called the arrest "without incident."
A former Houston ISD employee has been arrested after court papers say an 8-year-old was assaulted multiple times at Gregory‑Lincoln Education Center. The accused faces a first‑degree felony.
A Union Pacific contractor was shot Wednesday while doing rail work in northeast Houston; police say the attack followed a robbery and the victim is stable.
A driver identified as Cameron Burnett was arrested after a brief pursuit in Atascocita; deputies say he discarded an open container and had a loaded handgun. Bond was set at $20,200.
A Houston Chronicle analysis found several Texas agencies along I‑35 reporting contraband on up to 75% of searches while arrests remained rare.
A South Texas task force says it recovered more than 1,200 pounds of meth hidden in a lettuce shipment, officials say.
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