A suspected burglar in southwest Houston became stuck in a chimney early Sunday and was freed by firefighters before HPD took the person into custody.

A rider was grazed by a bullet at the Preston METRORail station in downtown Houston on April 4; Houston police say the person was treated at the scene and is expected to survive. Detectives are canvassing the area for witnesses and video.

Two drivers were killed Saturday on State Highway 99 in Montgomery County; investigators say wet pavement and possible hydroplaning are under review.

Houston police say a child was shot near 8500 Gulf Freeway in an apparent negligent discharge. The child is expected to survive.

A federal judge on April 3, 2026 sentenced Cyrus Boujabadi to 240 months after prosecutors said he ran a multiyear MDMA and multi‑drug distribution ring that laundered proceeds into Tennessee properties.

A shooting early Saturday at Paradise City Gentleman's Club on the Gulf Freeway left one person dead and another wounded, police say.

Three years after six cows were found mutilated across east‑central Texas, investigators still have no answers and the case remains open.

Officer Aaron Botello, shot in the head during a traffic stop last week in South Houston, has been released from the hospital and is awake, his union says.

A woman arrested on a DWI warrant in north Harris County was hit with an aggravated-assault charge after deputies say a stabbing victim arrived at a nearby ER. The Constable’s office posted the update on Facebook.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas filed more than 500 immigration-related cases in the final week of March as part of Operation Take Back America. The filings include human smuggling, illegal-entry complaints and felony reentry charges.

A driver ran on foot after deputies pursued an evading vehicle near Holzwarth Road in northwest Houston, the constable's office said. K‑9 and air units were called to the scene.

A toddler was critically injured in an apparent accidental shooting in Channelview; deputies say LifeFlight and Crime Scene units responded.

Precinct 4 deputies say they detained a suspect after an aggravated assault report in the 13000 block of Champions Park Drive. A second person was held on an outstanding warrant.