Harris County violent crime dropped in 2024, records show
Between 2023 and 2024, sheriff’s deputies saw declines in homicides (115 to 96), robberies (1,597 to 1,312), aggravated ...
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Houston Police Department terminates officer investigated for use of force incident in county jail
The use of force incident happened while Ortiz was a detention officer at the jail and just three months before he entered ...
Houston police officer fired after probe into use of force video
Houston Police fired an officer who previously resigned as a Harris County detention officer amid allegations of unnecessary force. In December, KHOU 11 Investigates uncovered two incidents captured ...
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Harris County receives $2 million federal grant to assess safety of East End railroad crossings
The funding will be used for an assessment of 14 at-grade railroad crossings in Houston’s East End, where a 15-year-old Milby ...
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FBI’s New York Field Office Gets New Assistant Director in Charge
James E. Dennehy, who was serving as special agent in charge of the FBI’s Newark Field Office, is now the assistant director in charge of the bureau’s New York Field Office. Dennehy began working as a ...
HPD set to destroy hundreds of thousands of pounds of drug evidence following rat infestations
The Houston Police Department will destroy hundreds of thousands of pounds of unneeded drugs and other evidence that have ...
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Thomas J. Sobocinski Named Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Baltimore Field Office
Thomas J. Sobocinski, who was serving as deputy assistant director of the International Operations Division at FBI headquarters, has been named special agent in charge of the bureau’s Baltimore Field ...