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A reported machete chase on Cypresswood Drive ended when Precinct 4 deputies disarmed and arrested Mike Alfaro. His bond was set at $200,000.
A North Harris County business disturbance led to a terroristic-threat arrest after deputies say a man threatened to return and shoot the place up.
Shots were fired during an armored car robbery near Bellaire Boulevard and South Gessner Road. Police have not released injury or suspect details.
A Harris County woman has faced nine eviction orders since 2022, all in the same ZIP code. Her latest move-out deadline is August 24.
Three Houston-area men are jailed in Indiana after a chase involving a vehicle police say is tied to Pennsylvania burglaries.
Houston police are seeking a suspect in a June 26 robbery near Studemont after a confrontation over a bag of unpaid merchandise. Crime Stoppers may offer up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.
A woman is in critical condition after an apparent intentional vehicle strike near Houston’s North Freeway. The driver has not been identified.
A 14-year-old La Porte homicide case has produced an arrest after investigators revisited evidence through Texas’ new cold-case collaboration program.
A man was transported to a hospital in critical condition after a southeast Houston shooting. Police have released few details about what led to the gunfire.
Five people were arrested in a Houston-area vehicle theft investigation allegedly involving fake VINs, reprogrammed key fobs and cars brought in from other states.
A 19-year-old is in critical condition after gunfire erupted from a group of young males near Houston’s south side. Police are searching for four suspects seen fleeing on video.
A Qatar football representative is being held in Galveston after a cruise from Mexico returned to port. Federal prosecutors allege child sexual abuse material was found on his phones.
A Harris County employee allegedly broke his neck after a gravity chair flipped at Children’s Museum Houston. The county is seeking less than $250,000 in damages.
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