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A robbery suspect, identified as 35-year-old Miftau Oladipo, was shot and killed by Stafford police after charging at officers with a knife and a brick following a foot chase.
RECOGNIZE HIM? Video shared by the Houston Police Department showed the man going up to the counter, slipping the cashier a note, and then taking money from the cash tray. Hours earlier, however, the same man was seen posing as a customer.
Deputies from Harris County Precinct 4 recovered a vehicle stolen from the estate of the late boxing legend George Foreman during a traffic stop on FM 1960 Road East.
One of the men who was arrested for the armed robbery and fatal shooting of 20-year-old Jordan Capuchino nearly three years ago has been handed a 45-year prison sentence.
RECOGNIZE THIS MAN? Authorities need your help finding a man caught on video breaking into a woman’s home in West University before robbing and sexually assaulting her.
Investigators said the man robbed a young couple, took their keys, and then shot at police during a brief chase.
A Rice University student faced a harrowing experience while attempting to meet a stranger from Facebook Marketplace to sell a computer.
Three young men, ranging between 18-20, were arrested after stealing a Mustang and leading officers on a brief chase.
Police were called to a home in southwest Houston where they found a man shot to death. Preliminary evidence suggests a robbery took place before the shooting, but are working to piece together a timeline of how everything unfolded.
John Roman, a 40-year-old Houston man, is charged with capital murder for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Breandrea Wiley, to silence her as a witness in his aggravated robbery trial.
Charges have been filed against three men who were driving a car that nearly struck a Houston Police Department officer, leading the officer to fire his gun at the vehicle.
Officials in Houston are asking for the public’s help identifying the man behind an “April Fools’ Day” foiled bank robbery in southwest Houston. The man allegedly threatened his own family during the attempted heist.
Houston Police are seeking public assistance to identify two male suspects involved in an aggravated robbery at a donut shop on 6100 Telephone Road, which occurred on March 29.
The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division is asking for the public’s help to identify a Houston man responsible for an awkward aggravated robbery that resulted in a man falling on the floor, shooting a box of sodas and only leaving with a stolen case of beer.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, a woman was attempting to withdraw money from at ATM when a masked suspect approached her at gunpoint and demanded cash.
Authorities with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a man who robbed a woman outside a bank has been taken to a hospital after being hit by a vehicle while running from a deputy.
A Houston teenager has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, invasive visual recording, and aggravated robbery, after allegedly robbing a victim at gunpoint, forcing him to strip naked, and posting explicit footage of the incident online.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said two groups of people met up in northwest Harris County to buy a gun when during the sale, gunfire was exchanged "in what appears to be a robbery."
Surveillance video has been released in hopes someone from the public can identify those involved in an aggravated robbery last year.
Two men are on the run after police said a rideshare driver was found shot to death. Before that, investigators said he was robbed and shot several times before his killers took off with his car.
Two teenagers have been arrested for suspected involvement in multiple armored truck robberies across Houston.
After several violent crimes on campus, including robberies and a sexual assault, the president of the University of Houston says a task force will be formed to help gauge what more needs to be done to improve safety on campus.
Eric Latroy Brown, 40, is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of aggravated robbery after a student was attacked around 5:30 p.m. last Friday.
The attack has sparked growing concerns among students and parents, with many calling on the university to take stronger action to improve campus security.
Investigators said the 15-year-old flagged down responding police after she was shot when witnesses told officers she and another teenage girl tried to rob a street vendor.
Surveillance video shows one of the robbers telling the employees, “Empty out those f***ing pockets." Investigators say the gunman later shot one of the employees after trying to run out of the store.
A man who was near the scene of a violent robbery at a west Houston bank described his harrowing experience.
A person has reportedly been shot during a robbery of an armored vehicle at a bank southwest Houston.
Late Christmas night, investigators say a shooter turned himself in, saying four kids (between 12 and 14 years old) tried to rob him when he turned the tables on them.
Law enforcement officials in Houston are seeking information on a group of suspects known as the “Scrooge Sprayers,” after they attacked an armored car courier during a robbery.
Investigators said there was also evidence linking the man to a robbery at gunpoint earlier that day. The knife was recovered but not the gun, police said.
Shots were fired during an armed robbery of an armored vehicle in the Sunnyside area of southeast Houston Tuesday.
A Houston group home manager, Joe James, has been charged with aggravated robbery after allegedly attempting to smother 88-year-old resident Pedro Benavides Jr. with a pillow during a robbery on October 20.
Authorities are searching for a suspect they say struck and severely injured a disabled veteran during an altercation in the parking lot of a grocery store in north Harris County Friday.
A man has been arrested, accused in a deadly shooting which led to the death of a man in western Harris County back in August.
Security cameras captured a swift and aggressive robbery at a jewelry store in Houston earlier this week.
The FBI’s Violent Crime Task Force is searching for a group of ATM robbers dubbed the “Camo Jacket Crooks.” Despite being named after their disguise-patterned torsos, authorities are hoping that this group of thieves can’t hide from justice.
Authorities say a man and woman were at a bar in Rice Village when a suspected robber was seen on surveillance video targeting them.
A 21-year-old man, Enrique Malaquias Bonilla, has been charged with murder for allegedly dropping 23-year-old Sostenos Briones from a six-story parking garage during a robbery on September 26 at an apartment complex on Leona Street in Houston.
The Houston Police Department is searching for Gilberto Lopez Jr., 22, and Isabelle Villareal, 17, who are wanted for robbery with bodily injury after allegedly attacking two individuals in a parking lot on July 29.
Authorities are seeking public assistance to identify three suspects involved in an armed robbery at a shoe store on North Sam Houston Parkway East on July 24.
Security footage showed one of the robbers held the door open and stayed outside, while the other two entered wearing masks and held a cashier at gunpoint.
Investigators say Hassan Mohamed, 18, met with the seller at a Walmart on Northwest Freeway and showed him a gun before snatching the watch worth $4,000.
Surveillance video shows the moment a man snatches an envelope, police said had "a large sum of cash" inside, and the woman tries to stop him.
Police said the young men asked a customer at the register “for a cigarette.” He declined to give them one, so they went outside to the parking lot and waited for him to come out of the store.
The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division is seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in a robbery at a convenience store on Elgin Street on June 13, 2024.
Detectives say two women and three children, ranging from ages 2 to 9-years-old were in the victim's car. Surveillance video also showed someone taking something from the victim after he was shot.
Court documents reveal that just days before killing a 90-year-old veteran, the 21-year-old was involved in an aggravated robbery on the University of Houston campus.
A woman from Houston’s East End is traumatized after a man came into her home, assaulted her, and stole belongings.
The Rosenberg Police Department said on Friday, June 28, officers responded to a reported robbery at the Motel 6 located at 27927 Southwest Freeway.
Officials say an aggravated robbery suspect arrested by Houston Police, could be the same suspect in a robbery pursuit that ended when a Missouri City police officer fatally crashed into a mother and son’s vehicle as he was rushing to the scene.
FBI Houston’s Violent Task Force is seeking help from the public to identify a man who robbed a bank in northwest Houston earlier this month. Authorities have called the suspect the “Be Right Back Bandit.”
Investigators say a 14 and 16-year-old were taken into custody after shooting a man in the leg in northeast Houston and stealing his wallet.
Despite being shot in the chest, the victim drove a short distance and was later stabilized by police before being transported to the hospital, where he is in stable condition.
A dice game turned deadly after authorities say an employee who stayed behind after hours to play with coworkers and friends was robbed and shot to death by several gunmen. No arrests have been made so far.
Houston man once exonerated on lesser charges is now indicted for murder in the shooting of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez in 2022.
After a robbery victim was beaten with brass knuckles and forced to go back into his home to grab valuable items, police say his mother met him at the door with a gun.
The Houston Police Department has released surveillance video of two separate robberies in hopes that someone can identify the suspects accused of stealing vehicles from their victims, including one where a 10-month-old was inside the car.
A man is sharing his frustration with Houston Police after his girlfriend was followed and her car was broken into.
A man is sharing his frustration with Houston Police after his girlfriend was followed and her car was broken into.
We normally see an uptick in jugging situations around the holidays but now one Houston couple is warning that you can fall victim to the crime at any given moment. #HoustonNews #HoustonCrime #BankJugging #Jugging
We asked HPD Sr. Community Affairs officer Roderick Stanfield for some safety guidelines to help us all after a man was robbed and shot walking back to his car after the rodeo.
On Thursday, The Houston Police Department, State Representative Gene Wu and community advocates will host a town hall to discuss the recent break ins at temples in the Houston area.
A man has been arrested after authorities said he stole items from a Walmart in Porter and revealed a gun to the loss prevention team who tried to stop him from taking the items.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday that a 24-year-old Houston man has been indicted, accused of robbing five different Starbucks locations in the Houston area over a six day period in 2023.
An armed robbery suspect is behind bars after authorities said he and another suspect led police on a chase after robbing a store in Galveston Saturday.
It has been two years since a 9-year-old was shot and killed outside a Chase Bank in Southeast Houston, and authorities are releasing new details about the case.
A person is now dead after a shooting at an apartment complex in north Harris County early Tuesday morning.
The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects responsible for snatching a woman’s purse at a smoke shop near the Gulf Freeway.
A Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for bank robbery in Beaumont, the United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
The Houston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted in a violent robbery at a southwest Houston bakery shop.
A Harris County grand jury has declined to file charges against a man who shot and killed a robber who was believed to have been armed during a taqueria heist in southwest Houston in 2023.
A robbery suspect was arrested on Wednesday after leading officers on a car chase in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
