Records show an HISD officer took a Venezuelan driver's passport after a 2024 crash; a later internal and criminal review ended without charges. The episode raised questions about oversight and language‑barrier encounters.

A shooting tied to an attempted armed robbery in Breckenridge Forest left one person injured and one suspect in custody, the precinct said.

Two people were shot near the McGowen Metrorail platform in Midtown; METRO says a bicyclist collapsed from an apparent gunshot and police are investigating.

Precinct 4 deputies set a perimeter in the 400 block of Thorne Wilde Park Lane after reports of gunfire; deputies searched with K‑9s and DPS air support but did not locate the wounded man.

A man was taken into custody after deputies say he fired a gun in the 11800 block of Harmony Estates Lane. The constable's office says he was found with marijuana and detained without incident.

Seven people face charges for smuggling guns to North Korea, with Shenghua Wen identified as the ringleader in a Houston-based operation. They allegedly trafficked 170 firearms and ammunition, facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

HPD closed an unapproved after-hours club in west Houston after neighbors filed complaints. Inspectors say the building hadn’t been approved for occupancy since October.

Two 18-year-olds died after a pickup burst into flames on the South Loop near Mykawa. Houston police say investigators are probing whether substances were involved.

A man was arrested after causing a disturbance and climbing onto a Chick-fil-A roof on Katy Freeway, leading to an evacuation; his motives are unclear.

Video shows someone ripping rainbow flags from the Montrose Center’s fence; the center says staff are safe, a police report was filed and security will be increased before a Feb. 7–8 summit.

Federal prosecutors say seven people were indicted in Houston after allegedly obtaining about 170 firearms and thousands of rounds in a scheme tied to North Korea.

A security guard was shot and killed outside a Houston seafood restaurant; the suspect remains at large. The victim, 57-year-old Luis Alberto Quinteros, was just beginning his shift. The community remembers him as a kind and dedicated man.

Authorities search for 81-year-old Glenda Faucheaux with impaired memory, last seen in a red Toyota Camry, license plate CY3F726. No ID present. Public urged to report sightings.