Pasadena police are searching for a woman who stole a family's Christmas decorations. She was caught on camera barefoot and braless stealing life-sized toy soldiers from a front porch. The homeowner, Ginger Shepherd, posted about the incident on Facebook. The post went viral. Local police officer Johanna Abad said that its best to secure Christmas [...]
A Harris County woman shot a teenager during a home invasion over the weekend. This was the second shooting of this kind in the area in about 24 hours. Four teenagers broke into the woman's home in the 300 block of North Vista according to police. The woman heard people inside her home, so she [...]
Four juveniles joyriding in Pasadena crashed into a tree, three went to the hospital with injuries related to the crash. According to police, a 15-year-old girl stole her mother's car and went joyriding around 2:20 a.m. The teenager lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. At the time of the story, police [...]
The Houston patrol officer who allegedly tried to steal a duffel bag filled with 8 kilos of cocaine in an eternal affairs sting could be facing additional charges. Officer Julissa Guzman Diaz, 37, was arrested for tampering and fabricating evidence, but she could also be charged with intent to deliver a controlled substance. If Diaz [...]
The first working marijuana grow facilities will start soon in Texas. Compassionate Cultivation announced that it would start planting cannabis plants this week. The announcement was made one day after the Texas Department of Public Safety gave Compassionate Cultivation the final approval to participate in the program. The DPS has one more license to give [...]
La Porte police are investigating an incident that occurred during a normal traffic stop. Police pulled over a man, and he pulled a gun on himself and committed suicide during the routine traffic stop. Police say they noticed the man had a defective headlight and pulled him over shortly after 8 p.m. During the traffic [...]
Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported emissions from its refinery in Deer Park, Texas today following a leak of benzene. Shell said the emissions happened over a four-hour period on October 25. They said the cause was rooted in an October 10 incident at the refinery and chemical facility. The material leaking, benzene, has carcinogenic properties. [...]
A man who shot his ex-girlfriend to death in Pasadena was taken into custody after he shot himself after a short standoff with police. According to the woman's family, Laura Perales was shot in the 400 block of Yorkshire Avenue around 1 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after. Authorities were searching [...]
The La Porte Police Department is asking for help from the public in identifying a serial burglar. Investigators are calling the man the "Goatee Bandit." The burglar is wanted for at least two burglaries and is a person of interest in several other attempted La Porte burglaries. He's also believed to be involved in a [...]
The Harris County District Attorney's office has stopped prosecuting drug cases that involve a minuscule amount of drugs, which are often referred to as trace cases. The office will be prioritizing more substantial crimes instead in an effort to make better use of their resources. These cases are those in which cops find drug residue [...]