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One man detained by police after accident topples over utility pole

3Sep

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One man detained by police after accident topples over utility pole

Several vehicles were involved in an accident in the 4800 block of East Mount Houston, near the Eastex freeway that occurred around 10 p.m. on September 2, 2022. At least one of these hit a utility pole at some point during the accident. https://youtu.be/QUh1J5DWYDE One man also appeared to be detained by police after the accident that took place in front of Manny's Mexican Grill & Seafood restaurant in north Houston. It is not clear why he was detained. Surprisingly, there did not seem to be any major injuries and tow trucks were observed picking up vehicles on the scene. If you lost power it should be on fairly quickly as crews who were working on a project down the street witnessed the accident and started to work on repairs almost immediately. The Harris County ...

Shooting outside Mcdonald’s in Humble, TX

2Sep

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Shooting outside Mcdonald’s in Humble, TX

The Humble Police Department is looking for a suspect that was involved in a shooting outside a busy Mcdonald's late Thursday night. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddZZSwIyXaU The shooting, which occurred on September 1, 2022, shortly after 10 p.m., took place at the McDonald's located on the corner of Wilson and Will Clayton Pkwy. Police believe this started after an argument but stated there were no initial reports of injuries from the shooting at the scene. The suspect, appeared to have run towards the Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in the same parking lot while discharging his weapon, police found several bullet casings on the ground. The suspect then may have taken off towards a Circle K gas station across the street. Several agencies showed up at the scene including ...

Off-Duty Harris County Officer shot and killed on the way home after picking up food for his family

28Aug

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Off-Duty Harris County Officer shot and killed on the way home after picking up food for his family

Update: The Officer has been identified as Deputy Constable Omar Ursin, a Harris County Precinct 3 Constable. An officer driving down Madera Run Pkwy in was shot and killed by an unknown suspect Sunday evening in the Groves neighborhood of Atascocita, Texas, a suburb of Houston, located in northeast Harris County. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKois4hmDSc According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the officer, a 37-year-old man was driving down Madera Run Pkwy when he was shot at by a dark-colored, newer model sedan with tinted windows in front of West Lake Middle school near Timber Forest Rd. At some point, the suspect vehicle fired at the officer's vehicle, a dark-colored Ford Focus for an unknown reason. The suspect vehicle then fled eastbound on Madera Run, then nor...

Caught on dashcam: Houston Uber driver is shaken after man pulls out an assault rifle and aims it at her in the Heights

28Aug

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Caught on dashcam: Houston Uber driver is shaken after man pulls out an assault rifle and aims it at her in the Heights

A Houston Uber driver is shaken after she had a man get out of his vehicle and pointed an assault rifle toward her for apparently no reason. She gave us permission to share her video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/oMFcx2av9z0 According to the driver who wishes to remain anonymous, she was driving down Washington Street (a popular bar area in Houston) when she received a ping (ride request) to pick up a rider from "Sugar Room". This happened at about 2:35 a.m. on August 28, 2022. As she was making her way down Washington, she said the video shows him possibly coming from Clutch Bar, or the street next to it, as she is passing by the CVS located near T.C. Jester and Washington, basically the suspect's car was in front of her the entire time. According to the Uber driver, she did n...

Video: Four dead after suspect sets fire to a house, shoots at firefighters, and is killed by a Houston Police Officer

28Aug

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Video: Four dead after suspect sets fire to a house, shoots at firefighters, and is killed by a Houston Police Officer

Four people are dead after a suspect set a fire to a house in southwest Houston early Sunday morning at 5742 Holly Street near the 8000 block of Dunlap Street. https://www.youtube.com/embed/UfJ8uMhq_S0 Police Chief Troy Finner of the Houston Police Department stated in a press briefing that four individuals are dead after a suspect set a fire to a "multiple-room renting facility". According to Chief Finner, the calls started to come in at 1:07 a.m. to both the Houston Fire Department (HFD) and the Houston Police Department (HPD). The suspect set fire to several residents and waited for them to come outside before firing upon them. When HFD arrived, he started to open fire, but it is unclear at this time if he was aiming directly at firefighters, but they had to take cover as a p...

At least one person is dead after a vehicle crashes through a guard rail of a connector ramp and lands on the freeway below

27Aug

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At least one person is dead after a vehicle crashes through a guard rail of a connector ramp and lands on the freeway below

According to the Houston Police Department, at least one person is dead after a vehicle that was on the I-45 southbound connector ramp to Beltway 8 East in north Houston went through the guard rail and landed on Beltway 8 below. https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/1563398902505558016 According to Lt. P. Buttitta of the Houston Police Department, the vehicle, a black Mercedes was seen traveling southbound on I-45 at a high rate of speed before taking the I-45 south exit to Beltway 8 East in north Houston. The vehicle was seen hitting the Beltway 8 ramp wall several times before "he flew over and landed below" on the Beltway 8 exit ramp for Imperial Valley according to Lt. Buttitta. The driver of the vehicle was then pronounced deceased by the Houston Fire Department. ...

Mayor Turner: “Our children deserve better”, after federal judge blocks law prohibiting handguns for young adults

25Aug

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Mayor Turner: “Our children deserve better”, after federal judge blocks law prohibiting handguns for young adults

In a court ruling today, a federal judge in Texas signed an order that effectively blocks a law that was enacted after the Uvalde massacre. The law made it a crime for young adults between 18 and 20 years old from carrying handguns for self-defense outside of their homes. In his order, United States District Judge, Mark Pittman ruled that it prohibiting young adults that are between the ages of 18 and 20 years old goes against the Second Amendment. Mayor Sylvester Turner released the following statement Thursday night: "The State of Texas has not changed a single law since Uvalde. Now, just as young students are returning to school, high school seniors who are just turning 18 can openly carry a handgun? Making gun access – with no background checks or training - is making it harde...

Hertz is being sued again after customers were wrongly accused of stealing cars

25Aug

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Hertz is being sued again after customers were wrongly accused of stealing cars

A lawsuit has been filed in Florida after several customers were reported to police for stealing cars from Hertz. This caused the police to not only pull them over, but in some cases, the customers were held at gunpoint, arrested, and charged with grand theft auto. Similar cases have been filed across the country over the last few years. According to the lawsuit, filed in Miami's 11th Judicial Circuit, on August 15, 2022, this is not a new problem and has been happening for years and accuses the car rental company of putting profits first, and their customer's liberty and freedom last by ignoring policies they enacted to deal with "overdue" and "lost inventory" case. Furthermore, the lawsuit quotes Hertz from an article written in The Philadelphia Inquirer on August 3, 2020, by Sam W...

A shooting near Humble Middle School causes a lockdown, all students are safe and accounted for

25Aug

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A shooting near Humble Middle School causes a lockdown, all students are safe and accounted for

Humble ISD sent out an e-mail to parents this morning advising them that both Humble Middle School and Whispering Pines Elementary were placed in "Secure the Perimeter Status" Thursday morning. This was triggered by a report of a bullet entering a nearby resident's home. From Humble ISD: "At approximately 9:55 a.m., HMS and WPE campuses were placed on Secure the Perimeter status out of an abundance of caution. A homeowner who lives in close proximity to Humble Middle School reported sounds of gunfire and that a round entered his home, grazing the refrigerator. Humble ISD Police and Precinct 4 officers are on the scene. Secure the perimeter is a course of action necessary when incidents arise during the school day that are outside of the school building. Students and staff can ...

Update: Serial Road Rager in the Heights has been arrested

23Aug

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Update: Serial Road Rager in the Heights has been arrested

Kenneth A. Ward, of Houston, TX has been arrested in connection with a road rage incident that happened on August 3, 2022 for a felony charge of aggravated assault. Kenneth Ward (Credit: Haris County Precinct 1) The case, which has been filed in Harris County District Court (Case No. 178392901010), gives us a bit more info about what led up to the chase. According to court documents, the incident started at about 8:25 p.m. when the driver of the Mini-Cooper turned onto Morrison Street from White Oak Drive in the heights. The driver stated that this is when he noticed a black truck, which was traveling at a high rate of speed. The driver of the truck, Kenneth Ward became aggressive at this point and started honking at the Mini-Cooper and started to tailgate the Mini-Cooper. Ward...