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MCPD Officer shot by armed suspect, expected to make full recovery.
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MCPD Officer shot by armed suspect, expected to make full recovery.

The officer who was shot last night by an armed suspect in the 6100 Block of Maywood in southwest Houston has been identified as Missouri City Police Officer Crystal Sepulveda. According to HCSO’s Chief Mike Lee, despite her being shot in the face and foot, she is in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery. https://twitter.com/hcso_lecommand/status/1550877562506715136?s=21&t=8e_KJjhqImSt5Yn_Zuy9KA
Multi-Agency manhunt underway after officer-involved shooting in South Houston
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Multi-Agency manhunt underway after officer-involved shooting in South Houston

https://www.youtube.com/embed/DPkKYuHaV-E Police were on scene looking for at least one suspect after a police officer was shot during an exchange of gunfire after a pursuit in the 6100 Block of Maywood, by S. Post Oak and Beltway 8 in southwest Houston, early Saturday morning. At around 2:30 a.m., police were chasing a stolen vehicle in Southwest Houston. The suspect's vehicle ended up in someone's yard after the suspect lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle, a silver Hyundai Elantra had Florida license plates could be seen in the yard in front of 15506 Corsair Rd. The suspect bailed and fired at officers. At least one of these bullets struck an officer with the Missouri City police department. It is currently unknown how many times the officer was struck. The officer who ...
Puppy goes missing after Houston Uber driver claims it bit him and ran off
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Puppy goes missing after Houston Uber driver claims it bit him and ran off

Rebecca Bridges of Houston Dog Mom took to Facebook Friday afternoon expressing frustration over a lost puppy named Lola. In the post she claims that Lola, a black staff/pitty mix that is just four months old, was placed in an Uber on Friday morning around 8 a.m. Lola was supposed to show up at the Pearland Canine Resource Center, a veterinary clinic in Pearland, TX. Lola never made it. Instead, Rebecca claims that the Uber driver panicked after he pulled over at a Travel Center, (TA Express) off 288, and Almeda Genoa to clean the kennel. As he was cleaning it, Lola bit him and ran off, the driver claimed to be Rebecca's friend, the one who requested the ride. He drove around for a couple of hours, and according to Rebecca, the Uber app showed him stopping two blocks away from...
Federal judge rules against Catholic woman who claims Aspirus fired her because of her religious beliefs
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Federal judge rules against Catholic woman who claims Aspirus fired her because of her religious beliefs

A federal judge in Wisconsin dismissed a woman’s claims that she was discriminated against by her employer after she lost her job for refusal of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The employer also gave her a chance to get tested bi-weekly in lieu of getting a vaccine in order to come back to work, but she refused, quoting her religion as an exemption to both the vaccine and testing. COVID-19 Testing Center   In court documents filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, the woman, Jo Anne Egelkrout was working at the time for Aspirus, Inc., a non-profit healthcare organization with a network of hospitals and clinics. Egelkrout was an “Insurance Enrollment Coordinator” for the organization.  The court documents further stated that in...
Man fatally shot during an altercation at King’s Cove Luxury Apartments in Kingwood, TX
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Man fatally shot during an altercation at King’s Cove Luxury Apartments in Kingwood, TX

A man was fatally shot during what police believe was an altercation at King's Cove Luxury Apartments in Kingwood (4920 Magnolia Cove) Texas. According to Lt. Issac Jefferson with the Houston Police Department, the man was found by officers who were responding to a report of a shooting, on a sidewalk between two apartment buildings in the complex. He was pronounced deceased on the scene. It is unclear what led up to the shooting but Lt. Jefferson stated that he was in an apartment with two other males and a female before an altercation broke out inside the upstairs apartment. Two of the males came downstairs and continued the altercation. One of the males pulled out a handgun and shot the other male in the chest. Lt. Jefferson stated they have several witnesses and one suspect wh...
Suspects lead HPD on a chase through Houston’s Fifth Ward
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Suspects lead HPD on a chase through Houston’s Fifth Ward

The chase ended shortly after 4 a.m. in the 3000 Block of Jewel St., when the suspects realized it was a dead-end. The driver was detained immediately. Two passengers fled, and one of them was caught after a few minutes. K-9 units and a Helicopter Unit were on the scene assisting in the search. This is a developing story and we will update you as soon as we have more details. 
HPD searching for a woman suspect following a chase just east of Downtown Houston
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HPD searching for a woman suspect following a chase just east of Downtown Houston

A police chase ended after suspects crashed their car in a field, just east of downtown Houston on July 20, 2022 just after 2 a.m. Two suspects were detained shortly after the crash, and one suspect, a woman, remained on the loose. The suspects crashed their vehicle, a Nissan Maxima, close to the intersection of Leeland and Emancipation Avenue. This is a developing story and we will update you as soon as we have more information.
Family of four injured in a major head-on collision Sunday morning in Houston on Parker Rd.
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Family of four injured in a major head-on collision Sunday morning in Houston on Parker Rd.

July 17, 2022 - A family of four was transported to a nearby hospital after being injured in a head-on collision at about 2:50 a.m. caused by another driver in the 900 Block of Parker Rd, close to the Hardy Toll Rd in Houston. According to Sgt. David Rose with the Houston Police Department, a white Chrysler Pacifica was headed westbound when the driver started "riding the median". As the vehicle was on the median, headed westbound towards I-45, the family in the pickup truck that traveling eastbound was struck by the driver in the white Pacifica. The family in the pickup truck was taken to a nearby hospital and received treatment for injuries and were listed in stable condition. The family did not suffer any major injuries. However, the driver of the Chrysler Pacifica was taken to Be...