Repeat offender believed to be suspect behind several auto thefts at Hobby, Bush airports
Houston police are searching for a group of people they believe are behind several auto thefts at both Hobby and Bush airports. Police believe a 23-year-old, identified as Joe Aguirre, committed some of the crimes.
Galena Park man sentenced to 35 years in prison for murder after DNA found in car pushed into bayou
A 21-year-old Galena Park man was sentenced on Tuesday for murder after placing a body in a car that was pushed into Hunting Bayou, according to a press release from Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
โBrutal and senseless murderโ: 2 sentenced after body slamming, stabbing, shooting teen friend following argument in 2021, DA says
Two men were sentenced this week to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a friend they got in a fight with in 2021, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
4-year-old watching cartoons molested by plumber while his boss, girlโs parents in home, DA says
An apprentice plumber from Spring Branch has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting a 4-year-old girl in the living room of her home while his boss and the girlโs parents were looking at an upstairs bathroom, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
โSomewhere in the windโ: Pimp skips out on 40-year sentence for sex trafficking teen on โBissonnet trackโ
A Houston pimp is now a fugitive after skipping out during his trial where he was convicted by a jury and got 40 years in prison for forcing a runaway teenager into prostitution on the Bissonnet Track, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Thursday.
Potential criminal charges in weather-related deaths in Galveston County
GALVESTON, Texas โ The cold weather turned deadly in Galveston County, where the district attorney is now planning a criminal investigation. โThe reports of these deaths are deeply disturbing and they absolutely deserve to be investigated,โ District Attorney Jack Roady said over the phone. According to the Galveston County Medical Examinerโs office, there were two confirmed exposure deaths and one highly suspected carbon monoxide death as of Thursday. Roady said he would ask local law enforcement agencies to look into the circumstances around the weather-related deaths. However, he didnโt go into detail about any potential charges the office might pursue.