Author: Houston Stringer

The Houston Police Department along with the Houston Fire Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 500 Block of Berry Rd near Appleton St in the Northline area of Houston on August 18, 2022, just after 10:30 p.m. Upon arrival, they found one male victim that had been shot in the neck. The victim who has not yet been identified was found deceased at the scene but police said he is a black male likely in his mid-twenties. https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/1560478091767676928 During the initial investigation, police stated they believe there was some sort of argument that may have led up to the shooting. The male suspect fled the scene, possibly in a white truck. It is not known at this time if the suspect and the victim knew each other before the argument. ...

Dionate D. Banks, a 29-year-old man has been charged with murder and is now wanted in connection with the shooting that occurred outside the Bowlero Bowling Alley on August 14, 2022, that resulted in the death of Gregory Shead. According to police, charges have been filed against Banks in the 209th District Court. Gregory Shead, a 24-year-old father was shot and killed during an argument early Sunday morning between two groups of people outside of Bowlero, a Houston Bowling Alley located in the 900 Block of Bunker Hill, just south of I-10, the Katy Freeway. The shooting occurred at about 1:15 a.m. on August 14, 2022, just after closing. Police say two groups of people got into an argument in the parking lot of the Bowelero on Bunker Hill. During the argument, two shots wer...

Tomball police are searching for two men after they attempted to steal an ATM machine from a Chase Bank in Tomball Town Center early Wednesday morning before they realized it was too heavy. According to Tomball Police Chief Jeff Bert, just after midnight two men tried to steal the ATM from the Chase Bank shortly after midnight on August 17, 2022, using a pickup truck and a tow strap. After they arrived at the bank, the suspects tied a tow strap around the ATM and then attached it to their pickup truck. The suspects then used the pickup truck to yank the ATM machine off of its posts but couldn’t move it further than that. Officers with the Tomball Police Department arrived a few minutes later to find the ATM laying on its side, but the suspects had already fled. The ATM was not...

On Friday, August 12, 2022, firefighters with the Houston Fire Department responded to a report of a fire on the Crosby Enterprise that was docked in the Houston Ship Channel for construction. Upon arrival, firefighters saw smoke coming from the ship after the fire started in the living quarters for crew members from workers that were welding. All crew personnel were accounted for and off the ship, according to HFD. During the fire, HFD also stated a cooling station was set up using a City of Houston Metro bus for Houston Firefighters to cool off in as they worked in the blazing heat. Additional crews, including Hazmat also responded to help contain the fire and keep crews on a rotating basis in an attempt to cool them off. After multiple attempts were made to put out the...

Houston Firefighters were dispatched just around 1:45 a.m. to an Apartment Fire at the Kingswood Village Apartments located at 3233 Mangum Rd in Houston, Texas. The fire started towards the back of the apartment complex. It is unclear what started the fire at this time. Just after 2:30 a.m., the Houston Fire Department announced that this is now a 2 alarm fire. https://twitter.com/HoustonFire/status/1559808968171683841

Houston Police need your help identifying suspects that allegedly stole 5,000 gallons of diesel gasoline in the 800 block of South State Highway 6 in late July 2022. The suspects and their vehicles were caught by a surveillance camera. According to police, the suspects are believed to be driving two white Ford pickup trucks. A third suspect was driving a blue Volkswagen. https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/1559660041136906247 If you have any information about this case, you are urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS or the HPD Property & Financial Crimes Division at 713-308-0900.

A police chase turned deadly Tuesday morning when police when Houston Police say a driver lost control of his vehicle in the 10500 Block of West Montgomery. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hnXsxu0Rv7U Assistant Chief Belinda Null with the Houston Police Department Criminal Investigations Command stated in a media briefing that the suspect was observed by Houston Police Officers driving without any lights on around 12:43 a.m. on August 16, 2022. The officers then attempted to make a stop, suspecting it was a D.W.I., and put their lights on in an attempt to get the driver's attention and pull the driver over. The vehicle then slowed down but continued to roll. Officers at that point used the P.A. system to instruct the driver to pull into a nearby parking lot. The driver of th...

The Atascocita Fire Department responded to a five-car pile-up on West Lake Houston at FM 1960 in Atascocita, Texas around 11:30 p.m. on August 15, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1LXfDfXHAQ0 Witnesses that were involved in the crash stated that their car was crossing the intersection headed northbound on West Lake Houston when another vehicle t-boned the car next to them. This caused the vehicle that was t-boned to flip over them and cause a chain reaction. https://twitter.com/AVFDOEM/status/1559397151440084992 According to the Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department, a total of three patients were transported to a local area hospital for treatment. The scene was cleared shortly after midnight.

Police were dispatched to the 2900 Block of Brewster near US-59, the Eastex Freeway around 6:20 p.m in Houston’s Fifth Ward after a report of a drive by shooting. Upon arrival, police found a teenager that had sustained at least one gunshot wound. Paramedics rushed the teen to the hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. This is a developing story and we will update this page as soon as we have more information. https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/1559313512090025985?s=21&t=lNhqfoecpmanfIABf2hSJQ