Police K9s to showcase their skills and dedication in K9s4COPs Hard Dog/Fast Dog Competition at RodeoHouston
Houston-area public safety K9s will compete with their handlers in the 9th annual K9s4COPs Hard Dog/Fast Dog competition at RodeoHouston. We met Kyra, a special pup who now plays a big role in keeping us all safe, and her handler Deputy Ted Dahlin with the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Dahlin is on the K9s4COPs board and has been involved with them since they donated Kyra to him. Deputy Dahlin lost his former partner K9 Brek in 2009 during a pursuit. Hear their story in the video above.
Family still searching for suspect who shot, killed woman while she was setting up garage sale in Tomball 5 years ago
Family members, Crime Stoppers of Houston, and the Harris County Sheriffโs Office Homicide Division held a news conference Thursday as they continue to search for the suspected shooter accused of killing Elizabeth Barraza five years ago.
Thereโs an uptick in pedestrian, cyclist deaths in Houston during the holiday season: How officials are combatting it
The Harris County District Attorneyโs Office is joining local law enforcement agencies Thursday to introduce a new initiative that will promote crosswalk safety and protect pedestrians and cyclists.
Man sentenced to 22 years for fatally shooting single father of 3 in Spring, pistol-whipping woman in โjealous ambushโ
A Houston man was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to fatally shooting a man in Spring, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
After Uvalde school shooting, new laws address police training, response to active shooters
The stuttered and calamitous police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting stunned the entire country and prompted lawmakers to address gaps in police training and response to school shootings. Lawmakers recently passed several laws that add training requirements for officers and call for better coordination in rural counties.
Woman reported missing after running away from deputies last month possibly spotted in Montgomery Co. last week
A 27-year-old woman who was reported missing after deputies said she fled during an investigation for a suspicious vehicle call over a month ago in Tomball was possibly spotted in Montgomery County within the last week, Harris County Sheriffโs Office said.
Mother of 2-year-old killed during domestic dispute says family called police multiple times, but felt they were ignored
The family said the chase was the end of a string of events that started on Wednesday, March 15 when they claim the suspect barged into their home and took the 2-year-old from the bathtub.
Father accused of choking 2-year-old daughter while on Facetime with mother, demanding momโs cellphone password
The man who took his daughter from a day care and then led police on a chase through northwest Harris County is accused of killing his baby girl while arguing with her mother over a cellphone, according to court documents.
Mother and baby dead, toddler in critical condition after 3-vehicle crash in NW Harris County: HCSO
A woman and a 1-year-old boy are dead, and a 3-year-old boy is in critical condition, after a crash involving three vehicles in northwest Harris County Wednesday, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
Father of 6 fatally struck by vehicle in front of wife while helping stranded family member in N. Harris County, HCSO says
A family is grieving the loss of a father and husband after he was fatally struck by a vehicle while helping a stranded driver in north Harris County Tuesday, deputies with Harris County Sheriffโs Office said.
13-year-old shot while sleeping in her bed during drive-by at north Harris County apartment complex: HCSO
An investigation is underway after a 13-year-old girl was shot while she was sleeping in her bed at an apartment complex in north Harris County Wednesday, Harris County sheriffโs deputies said.
Man fatally shoots attempted robber at north Harris County apartment complex after being set up by woman he met online, authorities say
An attempted robbery suspect has died in a shooting at an apartment complex in north Harris County Tuesday, constable deputies with Harris County Precinct 4 Mark Hermanโs Office said.
Man shoots ex-girlfriend, is stabbed by her current boyfriend after turning gun on the man: HCSO
An investigation is underway after a man shot his ex-girlfriend and then was stabbed by her current boyfriend while trying to shoot him in the Aldine area, deputies with Harris County Sheriffโs Office said.
Suspected drunk driver seriously hurt after crashing into HCSO patrol vehicle following brief chase with alleged reckless driver, officials say
A woman is in the hospital and is expected to face charges after she crashed into a Harris County Sheriffโs Seargentโs patrol vehicle early Saturday, deputies said.
Search underway for man accused of barricading himself inside home during SWAT standoff in NE Harris County after firing shots at wife, HCSO says
Deputies with Harris County Sheriffโs Office are searching for a man accused of firing shots at his wife and then barricading himself inside a home in northeast Harris County Tuesday.