Various media outlets reported the bad news yesterday: An HPD officer had been shot and killed in the line of duty. Here is the Chronicle‘s account: A 12-year veteran of the Houston Police Department was
On its front page, Chron.com is currently running an image identified as a “2003 family photo” of Juan Leonardo Quintero, the illegal alien who shot an HPD officer in the back yesterday, killing him. I
Local blogger and KTRK-13 producer (and blogHOUSTON friend) Mike McGuff has been nominated for several Lone Star Emmys: I have to take a moment to pat myself and others on the back after some hard
KTRH-740 is reporting (mp3 download) that “sources” tell them that the man who killed the HPD officer yesterday was an illegal immigrant, in addition to having a rap sheet. This is a hot topic on
This is amusing: You know how Chief Hurtt likes to spend his weekends in Phoenix, right? Well, here’s an HPD press release with details of a benefit golf tournament the chief is hosting: Texas Cops
KTRK-13 reports that State Rep. Martha Wong has asked Gov. Rick Perry for help with Houston’s surging crime problem: A local lawmaker is demanding the governor step in to help fight crime in our area.
On Monday, the Chronicle ran a Q&A column featuring METRO officials addressing questions about the coming changes to the fare structure. One exchange was enlightening: Q: Travis Chatman, interviewed at a bus stop after the
City Controller Annise Parker has released the findings of the city’s audit of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, which (not surprisingly) found a few problems. KPRC-2 had the story on last night’s 10
The Chronicle reports that the city is still dragging its feet on spending the money necessary for Michael Bromwich’s team to finish its investigation of HPD’s crime lab: The only comprehensive investigation of the Houston
There’s good news and bad news in the FBI’s latest statistics on crime in the nation’s ten largest cities. The good news is, Houston isn’t worst. That dishonor goes to Dallas. The bad news is,