Texas Police Sergeant Charged With 2 Child Sex Crimes
Houston Police Sergeant Tung Tran who has worked for the department for 23 years has been charged with two child sex felonies, including sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child.
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Houston Police Sergeant Tung Tran who has worked for the department for 23 years has been charged with two child sex felonies, including sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston listed the primary cause of death as "homicidal violence with multiple blunt force injuries."
A homicide investigation is underway after deputies near Houston said a welfare check led to the grisly discovery of a dismembered body in a crate.
After an hours-long standoff and trying to negotiate with the suspect, authorities went into the home at the sound of multiple gunshots.
According to Houston Police, the child was crossing the street, not in a crosswalk, when a black Chevrolet Silverado pickup hit her.
The 13-year-old girl at the center of an Amber Alert has been found and the suspect was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of a minor.
The judge said the suspect, Ahmedal Tayeb Elnouman Modawi, is currently in high school and has no previous criminal charges.
FBI Houston said they were searching for Leilana Graham who was last seen on Sept. 20 in the 10500 block of Rockaway Drive in northeast Houston.
The teen drove away from police, speeding down a residential street to avoid the officer when he allegedly hit the three valets who worked for a nearby bar and grill.
Benjamin Elliott is charged with murder after he was found by deputies early Wednesday morning, Sept. 29, in a bedroom of their home performing CPR on his sister, Meghan.
A 17-year-old girl died after being stabbed near Houston, and her twin brother was detained early Wednesday morning in connection with her death.
Police said the man, 22, removed the pistol from his waistband and the gun went off, hitting his girlfriend, 23, in the chest.
The body of Jenae Gagnier, 33, known online as Miss Mercedes Morr, was found in her apartment in Richmond, Texas, on Sunday, August 29.
Officer Felipe Gallegos had been charged with murdering Dennis Tuttle during the January 2019 raid, the warrant for which prosecutors say now-former Officer Gerald Goines lied to obtain.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the woman and the children were leaving when the father arrived unexpectedly and confronted their mother.
The girl, who is now 4, suffered a skull fracture and brain injury and has been on anti-seizure medication since the incident, an attorney for the family said.
When the man showed up, the wife ran back into the house. He reportedly ran after her and assaulted her, and that's when deputies said someone inside the home shot him.
One person is dead after a party boat that had more than 50 people on board capsized on a Texas lake Saturday evening, officials said.
An 11-month-old girl with COVID-19 is stable and no longer intubated one day after she was airlifted to a Texas hospital 150 miles away because of a shortage of pediatric beds in the Houston area.
"Today is a sad day for the Houston Astros as we mourn the loss of one of our franchise icons, J.R. Richard," the Astros said in a statement.
Houston city workers are being told they must resume wearing masks while on the job, a requirement that could go against Gov. Greg Abbott's most recent executive order banning such mandates.
Two people died after a chemical incident at the LyondellBasell plant in La Porte, city officials confirm.
A criminal complaint says video also showed Andrew Taake making a second assault on officers later and striking officers with a whip-like weapon.
Jacqueline Thomas, 43, is charged with murder in the shooting death of her husband, Eugene Liger, 42 in Missouri City.
A Texas waterpark is being sued by dozens of families after it allegedly failed to notify swimmers about a chemical leak in the kiddie pool.
