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A 35-year-old homeowner was shot on his front doorstep in Southeast Houston. A person of interest was detained a few blocks away.
Harris County deputies found an adult man and woman dead at an apartment complex on FM 2920 in Spring; homicide detectives are investigating. Tips can be reported to HCSO.
A body was found off Galveston Island's East End on Saturday morning during Coast Guard training. The person was located between Big Reef and the South Jetty.
A 29‑year‑old man died in Harris County Jail custody on May 21, marking the sixth in‑custody death this year as multiple investigations begin.
Montgomery County deputies responded to an active shooter report in Kings Colony on May 23. Officials say multiple people were shot and asked neighbors to avoid the area.
A Splendora traffic stop escalated when police say the driver refused orders and was found with a firearm; he was booked on weapons and resisting charges.
Precinct 4 deputies detained three people and recovered about 300 pieces of stolen mail after a call on the Northwest Freeway; two face felony charges.
A Houston mother says a contract security guard at MacGregor Elementary choked her second‑grader; prosecutors declined to file charges and the family wants the surveillance released.
A pedestrian was killed early Saturday after a tractor-trailer struck them on the North Freeway near Airline Drive. HPD says the truck driver stayed and cooperated.
A former Magnolia ISD teacher faces charges after students alleged he touched them at school. The investigation began Dec. 15 and led to an arrest on May 21.
HPD released body-worn camera footage of an April 25 shootout inside an East Freeway Sam's Club that left a man dead. The video shows officers moving through aisles and an exchange of gunfire.
Precinct 4 deputies say they arrested a man Friday near Cypresswood Drive and Louetta Road on a terroristic‑threat charge after he allegedly stopped his vehicle and made threats.
An adult woman was arrested after a crash on Hufsmith Kohrville Road while an 8‑month‑old child was in the vehicle. Deputies say the driver showed signs of intoxication.
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