HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

A man was left with multiple injuries after he was intentionally struck by a vehicle several times in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

Two men accused of murdering a pair of businessmen who owned an out-of-state marijuana dispensary have fled the United States, according to an attorney of a co-defendant in the case.

Houston police said Monday that its Narcotics Division “(took) down an accused drug trafficking crew” with other law enforcement, sharing photos of tables filled with drugs, guns and cash.

An officer with the Houston Police Department is recovering after his patrol vehicle was hit by a drunk driver in north Houston Monday, investigators said.

A man was fatally struck in front of his brother in a hit-and-run incident in southwest Houston Monday, according to the Houston Police Department.

The body of a child, believed to be missing 2-year-old Nadia Lee, has been found Monday in a bayou in the Pasadena area, according to multiple sources.

A woman is dead after being struck by several vehicles on the East Freeway Monday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

A man was killed and another was injured in a shooting involving three security guards outside a southwest Houston club early Monday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

Two Houston firefighters are recovering after a hit-and-run crash in north Houston Monday, the Houston Police Department said.

A 23-year-old woman has been arrested, and two suspects are on the run, in connection to the deaths of two men who were killed in late January.

Officers with Houston Police Department will hold a news conference on Friday to discuss safety and burglary prevention tips for area restaurants and businesses following a recent sting of break-ins reported.

A man was fatally struck by an 18-wheeler and another vehicle on the East Freeway Thursday, according to the Houston Police Department.

The Houston Police Department released body camera videos on Wednesday from an incident in February in which a man said to be “in mental crisis” stabbed two officers and then was fatally shot by an officer.

Food Not Bombs is questioning the enforcement of a decade-old law, including ticketing and threats of arrest, weeks before the NCAA Final Four begins.

Debris on US 59 Southwest Freeway southbound at West Park is disabling vehicles, according to the Houston Police Department.

Two men have been found dead in an apparent shooting inside a home on Houston’s south side Wednesday, the Houston Police Department said.

Documents show the terror one mother endured at the hands of her own son before the man allegedly murdered her, angry that she would not allow him to drive her car.

A woman was found stabbed to death in a parking lot in southeast Houston Tuesday, the Houston Police Department said.

Five people were arrested following a chase in Montgomery County, according to the Harris County Pct. 4 Office.

Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department are searching for a man accused of sexually abusing a child for two years.

An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed while escorting a woman to her vehicle in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

An investigation is underway after an off-duty officer found a man shot to death inside a crashed vehicle in northwest Houston Thursday, according to the Houston Police Department.

An investigation is underway after a man was killed and another was injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

An investigation is underway after a suspect was injured in an officer-involved shooting in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

A child was found safe Monday after a vehicle was stolen from an apartment complex in northeast Harris County, according to the Houston Police Department.

A surveillance video of an armed robbery was released to the public in hopes someone will identify the suspect involved, according to the Houston Police Department.

An investigation is underway after two men were shot at a horse event in southwest Houston Monday, the Houston Police Department said.

An investigation is underway after a man’s body was found inside a vehicle at an east Houston apartment complex following a shooting that happened Saturday night, the Houston Police Department said.

Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department’s Special Victims Division are asking for the public’s help in locating a fugitive who is wanted for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years old.

The IH-610 West Loop southbound at IH-69 Southwest Freeway has reopened after a rollover crash involving three vehicles Sunday, TranStar says.

An investigation is underway after a man shot and killed a woman and teen before turning the gun on himself in southwest Houston Friday, the Houston Police Department said.

A group of volunteers dedicated to feeding those dealing with homelessness outside Houston’s main public library faced backlash from police officers Wednesday night.

Violent crime is currently down by more than 22%, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police are searching for a suspect who snatched a mother’s purse in the parking lot of a daycare in northwest Houston last month.

One person has died in a crash involving an 18-wheeler and another vehicle Wednesday, the Houston Police Department said.

A division of the Houston Police Department has met with the FBI to discuss a woman's claims she saw a former Biden official wearing her clothes that had been in a stolen luggage.

Video shows a pickup track on top of several parked cars in Houston's Third Ward.

A man was killed after police say he crashed into another vehicle in southwest Houston on Sunday morning.

Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect(s) responsible for fatally shooting a man in northwest Houston in 2021.

A man was shot multiple times while hanging outside of a club in Houston’s Third Ward Friday, the Houston Police Department said.

All lanes are currently blocked on the Southwest Freeway northbound at Weslayan due to a multi-vehicle crash Friday, the Houston Police Department said.

The Houston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man they call a serial aggravated armed robber.

Investigators from the Houston Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects caught on camera pulling a man who was sleeping inside his car onto the ground before driving off with the vehicle.

A 58-year-old woman is in critical condition after dozens of shots were fired into a home in east Houston Wednesday, the Houston Police Department said.

The Houston Police Department is investigating after they said a married couple was found dead in a murder-suicide in northwest Houston Wednesday.

An investigation is underway after a father killed his daughter’s boyfriend and injured two others on Houston’s south side Wednesday, the Houston Police Department said.

Harris County and the City of Houston announced the plan during a press conference last week, on the heels of its latest gun buyback event.

An investigation is underway after a man was fatally shot while heading to work in southwest Houston Tuesday, the Houston Police Department said.

Multiple southbound lanes are blocked on I-45 North Freeway due to a rollover crash, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

An investigation is underway after a 1-year-old girl was possibly hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex in southeast Houston Monday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

The family of a man who was gunned down the day before Valentine’s Day is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect involved, according to the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division.

The Houston Police Department showed up on the grounds of the Kingwood Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Friday morning with a search warrant and area residents were excited.

A new surveillance video has been released Friday of two suspects tied to a deadly carjacking and shooting Tuesday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

A man is wanted after police say he sexually assaulted a child for three years in the Houston area, according to the Houston Police Department.

An investigation is underway after a man was shot before his car was stolen at a store in southeast Houston Wednesday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

The officers who shot and killed a man at the end of a 20-minute police pursuit early Wednesday have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting.

Decades before the recent police violence in Memphis, a brutally beaten Latino man was tossed by officers into a Houston bayou and drowned.

Houston police did not find James Martin when they went to his home for a welfare check. Instead, they found Dana Ryssdal dead, and Ryssdal's truck missing.

Carlos Lugo, a 14-year-old boy who went missing last month in Houston, Texas, was found dead in a field with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday, police said.

The Houston Police Department was one of seven U.S. law enforcement agencies, out of 70 to participate in the Major Cities Chiefs Association survey, to see declines in all four categories of violent crime.

Police said one of the suspects went into the school auditorium with at least 100 other students. Two of the suspects involved were students at the school. No students or staff were hurt.

While the cases are not related, the two incidents have sparked conversations about police training.

Houston Police Department officers struck and killed three pedestrians during the last month. According to those involved in police oversight, that should be cause for departmental policy and training reviews.

The Harris County District Attorney's Office says each case will be referred to a grand jury to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against any of the involved officers.

Authorities are investigating after an officer traveling without lights or sirens hit and killed a woman Tuesday morning.

An attorney representing a 46-year-old man who gunned down a Houston taqueria robber last week released a statement on behalf of his client.

Houston auto thefts are booming while violent crime drops, police say

According to HPD, the  latest crime analysis for last year shows overall violent crime was down 8% and the murder rate was down 9% compared to 2021. There were 435 murders last year, compared to 477 the year before.

The 46-year-old man who shot and killed a suspected robber last week at a Southwest Houston taqueria met Monday with the Houston Police Department, which said the case is being referred to a Harris County grand jury.

The 46-year-old shooter was questioned and released by police on Monday.

HPD says it received a call over the weekend from someone claiming to represent the man wanted for questioning in the Jan. 5 shooting death at a restaurant in Southwest Houston.

The man who shot the suspected robber, before leaving in an old-model red pickup truck, is wanted for questioning by the Houston Police Department.

Surveillance video shows a customer fatally shooting an armed robber at a Houston taqueria on Thursday night. The shooter has yet to be identified.

The Houston Police Department says it arrested five people for illegally shooting guns on New Year's Eve, when a 12-year-old girl in Southwest Houston was grazed by a stray bullet and hospitalized.

With freezing temperatures in Houston over the next few days, seniors were given blankets, space heaters, and other household essentials to help them get through the cold safely.

With freezing temperatures in Houston over the next few days, seniors were given blankets, space heaters, and other household essentials to help them get through the cold safely.

The traps to avoid when shopping online and what to be aware of when shopping in person.

The body of the 26-year-old Houston man reported missing from the Heights area earlier this month was found weeks later in the Houston Ship Channel.

A 38-year-old man was arrested following a Thanksgiving shooting that left two people...

The man who died had gotten on top of the cargo portion of the truck without the knowledge of the driver, according to Houston police.

A 33-year-old man was arrested by Houston police for allegedly throwing the beer at the Texas senator. HPD said it was the only arrest of the day at the parade.

Officer Campbell let Prateek Kumar leave the scene of a crash. Then Kumar crashed again.

The police officer who fatally shot the man also shattered a window of the fast-food restaurant. No other injuries were reported by the Houston Police Department.

Family members went looking for the girl when she met up with an adult man at night in Texas park, police said.

The new expansion includes a new residential campus and an administrative headquarters that will provide a 135-unit Emergency Supportive Housing that will triple the capacity to serve 360 women.

Brian Harris, a former Houston Police Department detective who was working at the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office, was among 14 people arrested and charged with solicitation of prostitution.

Two were dead at the scene, and one died at a hospital. Fire teams rescued two other wounded men, who were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Two were dead at the scene, and one died at a hospital. Fire teams rescued two other wounded men, who were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

The woman he shot was "likely a professional staff member" of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

Walter Cooper's children said they are considering a civil lawsuit against former HPD officer Matthew Valdez as well as the department.

The man went on a short joyride in a Houston Fire Department ambulance before driving the wrong way through a Whataburger drive-thru in West Houston.

The suspect ripped the victim's shoes off his feet.

The driver was going at least double the 35 mph speed limit, police said.

Officer Mohammed Nasser shot 35-year-old Czyz Harrison in the middle of giving him a...

Union members have already voted to approve the agreement.

29-year-old Justin Weber, who has served in the Houston Police Department since 2016, was relieved of duty on Tuesday following a two-month long investigation.

A number of giant metal spools found their way into Houston traffic on Thursday—the...

According to HPD's mental health division, calls to the crisis intervention team are going up every year.

According to HPD's mental health division, calls to the crisis intervention team are going up every year.

Organ music filled St. Patrick's Cathedral Wednesday as police from around New York City and beyond attended the funeral of NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora. Mora died four days after he and his partner were shot while responding to a domestic call. (Feb. 2)