After an intense manhunt, Houston Police Department officers arrested 44-year-old Ronald “Ronnie” Palmer Jr. The captured fugitive will be charged in connection with the alleged murder of 28-year-old Harris County Deputy Sheriff Fernando Esqueda.
A Harris County Deputy Sheriff responding to a call regarding an armed robbery in Houston on Wednesday night was shot and killed. Shortly after 10:00 p.m., 28-year-old Deputy Fernando Esqueda was shot and killed after responding to the emergency call.
A six-month investigation led to a series of raids on Mexican cartel-connected chop shops in the Houston metroplex this week. The raids led to the seizure of more than $1 million in stolen vehicles.
A manhunt is underway for Terran Green in connection with the shooting of a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop in Texas.
Law enforcement teams raided an alleged auto-theft ring in Harris County and found more than two kilos of fentanyl, guns, vehicles, cash, and other drugs. The raid took place on the southwest side of Houston.
HOUSTON, Texas — The Harris County jail again failed an inspection from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards this month. Since 2004, the jail has failed checks a total of seven times.
The largest jail in Texas “accidentally released” a convicted family-violence inmate who was scheduled for transport to prison. Fortunately, police recaptured the man ten hours later after family members turned him in.
The search for a missing seven-year-old in the Houston, Texas, area ended when he was found dead inside a washing machine.
The criminal alien accused in the murder of a Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s deputy has been a fugitive for more than 25 years, Texas court records indicate. He is also reportedly wanted in El Salvador on a murder allegedly committed while on the run.
A homeless man and others aided a sheriff’s deputy in Texas who was involved in a deadly crash Wednesday night while pursuing a suspect.
Videos tweeted from a west Houston affluent residential neighborhood show a tiger on the loose. The tiger appears to be owned by one of the people living on the street.
A man was arrested Monday and accused of sexually molesting and killing his infant daughter in Houston, Texas.
HOUSTON, Texas — A Texas state district court judge ordered Harris County to stop the release of inmates as ordered by County Judge Lina Hidalgo (D). Hidalgo ordered the release of hundreds of non-violent offenders from the jail earlier this week.
HOUSTON, Texas — The driver who allegedly killed a man in northwest Harris County in a fatal hit-and-run on Sunday night is a previously deported illegal alien with a criminal record.
Laredo Sector Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested a Mexican man with U.S. resident alien status as he attempted to re-enter the U.S. The migrant is wanted in Houston for Super Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under the age of six.
A man stepped out of his car near the end of a “routine traffic stop” and ambushed a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Friday afternoon. The execution of Deputy Sandeep Dahliwal came as he returned to his car after a pleasant conversation with the driver, officials stated. Dahliwal later died from his wounds.
A Harris County, Texas, woman who was home alone shot and killed a masked invasion suspect on Tuesday afternoon.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office identified 62-year-old Arthur Edigin as the suspect in a church parking lot shooting that left one dead and one injured Thursday night.
Authorities say a second black man has been charged in the fatal drive-by shooting of a 7-year-old Houston black girl, whose death her family had initially believed was racially motivated.
Detectives in Harris County now believe that the murder of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes was a case of mistaken identity and not a hate crime. Officials say the shooters allegedly fired at the wrong vehicle and the family were “innocent victims.”
A Katy, Texas, man used his gun to stop two armed robbers from stealing his wife’s purse when they came out of a grocery store. The man shot both of the alleged robbers, causing them to flee.
HOUSTON, Texas — Police say Daniel Abraham Trevino shot two officers from the Texas Attorney General’s Office (OAG) and a Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputy as they attempted to serve felony warrants related to a protective order violation and allegations of felony domestic violence. Court records show that Trevino allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend and members of her family over $360 in rent money he wanted returned.
HOUSTON, Texas — A Harris County Sheriff’s Office sergeant and two law enforcement officers from the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) were reportedly shot as they attempted to serve a warrant in the northeastern part of the county. Another deputy sustained an injury from a motorcycle accident while responding. The injuries are reported to not be life-threatening.
HOUSTON, Texas — Firefighters on the northeast side of Harris County discovered what appears to be a drug lab and distribution warehouse while responding to a townhouse “blaze.” Investigators from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office report they seized nearly $3 million in heroin, methamphetamine, and what they believe to be fentanyl.
Harris County officials say they are investigating an apparent hate speech incident after a swastika and the message “whites only” were found spray-painted on the athletic track of a Texas junior high school.
HOUSTON, Texas — Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputies ended a day-long manhunt with the arrest of a capital murder suspect who allegedly went on a violent crimes spree that left three people dead. The suspect is a parolee — recently released from prison.
A sergeant in the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Houston was treated for exposure to fentanyl after he touched a flyer left on the windshield of his car.
An investigation by a Houston television reporter revealed that the man accused of murdering a store owner is allegedly an illegal alien who is currently under President Barack Obama’s DACA amnesty program. The “Dreamer” is currently on the run after allegedly killing the store owner and shooting another man.
HOUSTON, Texas — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of three men in connection with the alleged robbery and murder of a Subway store owner and his wife. Two allegedly ambushed the 61-year-old couple as they arrived home and then robbed and executed them, officials stated.
A local Subway store owner and his wife were found bound and executed in their gated community home in northwest Harris County. The couple was killed a few days before police found them in their home.
HOUSTON, Texas — A resident of a northwest Houston apartment complex made a startling discovery after hearing a baby crying. He and another man found a newborn baby covered in ants, abandoned under a bush.
One robbery suspect is dead and a second one is wounded following a Tuesday afternoon gunfight with a jewelry store owner in Houston, Texas.
Law enforcement officials in the Houston area are searching for a previously deported MS-13 gang member wanted in connection with the murder of his female companion. The murder victim is also the mother of the suspect’s child.
HOUSTON, Texas — The Harris County District Attorney’s Office filed capital murder charges against a woman after she allegedly stabbed her own daughter to death. The killing of the four-year-old came after the woman reportedly fought with a yet unnamed boyfriend.
HOUSTON, Texas – Harris County sheriff’s deputies discovered about $1 million-worth of lollipops laced with methamphetamine while responding to a burglary call. The drug-laced candy appears to be designed for distribution to children, say authorities.
The police chiefs in six of Texas’ largest cities responded to the anti-sanctuary city bill passed by the Texas House on Thursday by signing a letter of opposition and releasing it to the press on Friday. The chiefs said the issue is one for the federal government and representatives are “pandering.”
A Texas constable assistant chief deputy died Monday morning from a gunshot wound sustained at a Harris County courthouse near Houston. The assistant chief deputy served in law enforcement for more than 30 years.
HOUSTON, TX – A District Court Judge in Harris County ruled that the accused killer of Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth is competent to stand trial.
HOUSTON, Texas – The Harris County sheriff pulled a head fake on his criminal alien sanctuary supporters when he ended the immigration 287(g) program, but did not change any policy affecting how prisoners are handed over to federal agents.
An issue that has become known as the “Ferguson effect” is causing police officers to hesitate and question their judgment in situations where the use of force would be proper. The phenomenon occurred following the justified 2014 police shooting of a black man in Ferguson, Missouri, and the protests and riots afterwards. A new police survey from the Pew Research Center confirms what many media outlets have been reporting–the “Ferguson effect” is real.
