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Crime Stoppers International

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Unidentified Store Clerk, Shot Either by Robbers or Man with Concealed Handgun, Bayou Body Count No. 61

    A clerk at the Dollar General store in the 6900 block of Bellfort was shot and killed last night, and police say they are unsure if the fatal shot came from robbers or the customer with a Concealed Handgun License who also opened fire. The store was just closing at 10 p.m. when two men entered and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    HPD Seeking Man Who Shot Guy Who Followed His Orders

    Two men emerged from Dreams Gentleman's Club about 4:30 in the morning April 8. They were approached by two men, one with a gun. The armed man "pointed [the gun] at the two men and ordered them to raise their hands," Houston police say. "The second man told his friend to run and then fled. The vic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Gelareh Bagherzadeh: Crime Stoppers Offers Record $200,000 Reward for Tips on Her Murder

    Police are still baffled by the January 16 murder of Gelareh Bagherzadeh, a Texas Medical Center student and activist against the Iranian government who was gunned down in an expensive neighborhood. Today Houston Crime Stoppers announced they are offering the highest reward in their history: Inform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Watch Kids React to Their School Bus Being Fired On

    Crime Stoppers has released security video of the incident last month when a passer-by fired four shots at a school bus. Luckily no one was hit. What do the kids do when they hear the shots? Most of them run to the windows where the shots were directed to see what's going on. Kids, kids: Duck and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Jaime Mata: Chilling Video of Him Allegedly Barricading Bar, Setting It on Fire

    Police are looking for Jaime Mata, who's been charged with arson for burning a bar in the 8000 block of Harrisburg after barricading the door so patrons couldn't leave. Crime Stoppers says Mata and a friend were tossed from the bar. They returned, "closed the burglar bars and barricaded the door wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    This Is the Guy Who Checked His Car for Damage, Not His Victim, in Fatal Hit & Run

    Crime Stoppers has released a composite photo for a leading candidate of Most Skewed Priorities of the Year: The guy who smashed into a pedestrian and knew it, who then drove a couple of blocks before stopping to check his car for damage and then driving blithely on. The incident happened March 14, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Bus Rider's Nightmare: Man Hassles Her, Follows Her off the Bus & Rapes Her

    Houston Police and Crime Stoppers are looking for help in finding a man who was the nightmare no bus passenger wants to endure. Last Wednesday at 1:45 p.m., a 31-year-old woman was walking to the Metro stop at Wayside Drive and Lawndale when she was approached by a man who wanted to talk. She pref ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    "Have You Seen My Zombie" Dude Sought by Cops for Forging Checks

    The guy pictured here wonders, via his T-shirt, whether you've seen his zombie. Pasadena cops want to know whether you've seen the guy, because they say the picture shows him fraudulently cashing a stolen check. "The victim had received the check via mail; the method that the suspect used to obtai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Here's Your Nattily Dressed ID Thief of the Day

    Photo by Crime StoppersWho wouldn't trust this guy?​Should one desire to (allegedly) pursue the gentlemen's trade of ID theft, one should eschew such hoi polloi garb as T-shirts and flip-flops and instead embrace a sense of style. At least that seems to be the philosophy of this dude, who rac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    A Truck Like This Killed Margaret Smallwood

    Do you know anyone who drives a truck like the one pictured above? If so, you better hope they have a good alibi for their whereabouts around 6:45 p.m. December 14. That's when the driver of a gold Chevrolet Silverado slammed into Margaret Smallwood, who was crossing the street in the 7100 block of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Pawn Stars: Thieves Nab Hundreds of Guns in String of Robberies

    When I watched the full video seen in the screen capture image above, I thought two things. First, I thought, "Wow, that is a brazen commission of an alleged crime I am witnessing on the Internet. How...brazen!" Secondly, I thought, "Every cop show on television lies to me!" Because, look at that im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Roy W. Scott, 50, Bayou Body Count No. 10

    Man shot at transmission shop.​According to media reports, police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man found dead in an auto repair shop over the weekend. Police report Roy W. Scott, 50, of Houston was found dead at Charlie's Transmission Shop at 7012 N. Shepherd Saturday morning. He ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Keith Stone Look-Alike Robs Bellaire Bank

    I saw The Toxic Avenger at the Alley Theatre over the weekend and learned from the program that one of the actors plays Keith Stone, the mullet-wearing Keystone beer guy in their television ads. We had no idea that he was also into robbing banks. Of course, it's probably not him, but that wig sure d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Do You Know Who Killed Edlyn Villegas?

    Police and Crime Stoppers are looking for the people behind the brutal murder of a 36-year-old woman whose nude and badly beaten body was found near a Pasadena bayou New Year's Day. Edlyn Villegas had gotten into a verbal altercation at a nightclub late the night before, police say. Her body was f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Galleria Jewelry Store Smash-And-Grab: It Doesn't Get Much More Brazen Than This (w/VIDEO)

    It got pretty brazen at a Galleria jewelry store before the holidays. Authorities have released a video of a smash-and-grab that is just that: Robbers entering the Ben Bridge store at the posh mall about 9 p.m. December 22, bringing down Thor's hammer on the jewelry cases, and running off...to Aber ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    The "Merry Christmas" Bandit Wishes Yuletide Greetings As He Robs You

    Employees of a northeast-side gas station probably were feeling a little low about 4 a.m. December 19. First, because they were working at a freaking gas station at 4 a.m. in the morning. Second, because they had just had a pistol waved in their faces by a robber demanding cash. All those blues ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Lowell "Cook" Bell: Do You Know Who Killed Him?

    Stymied cops are again asking the public's help in finding out who killed Lowell "Cook" Bell. Bell, 55, was found dead August 22 in his apartment in the 6700 block of Fairway after friends and relatives became concerned since they had not heard from him. "After entering the apartment, they found B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Xaiver Rubio, 17, Bayou Body Count No. 178

    An altercation on the far southeast side ended in murder Friday night, police said. Xaiver Rubio, 17, was shot after a sidewalk argument. His brother, Ruben Rubio, 22, was injured but is expected to survive. The suspect, Johnathan Anthony Franklin, 22, escaped and is on the run. The incident happ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Esvin Sabonluis, Killed Near Richmond Strip: Man Arrested, Charged

    Another suspect is still at large.​Last month we told you about a man killed as he walked to his car with his wife near the Richmond Strip, an area not generally known for outright murder. Esvin Sabonluis, 27, was killed about 9:10 p.m. October 23 in the 6200 block of Fairdale, near Fountain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Carlos Cancina: Police Looking for Alleged, and Very Short, Child Rapist

    Crime StoppersCarlos Cancina: Small, and on the run.​DA investigators and Crime Stoppers are looking for Carlos Daniel Cancino, an 18-year-old wanted on charges of sexual assault of a child. Officials say that in June "a twelve year old victim was in a residence with Cancino whom she calls 'C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Missing: Very Expensive (Tacky?) UH Cougar Jewelry

    Crime StoppersCougar Pride​Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information on a big Memorial Day heist in the ritzy Broadacres neighborhood. The victims are anxious to get their jewelry back, and who could blame them? We, too, would be desperately missing our UH loh precious-jewel-encrust ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Unidentified Male, 23, Bayou Body Count No. 119

    Overnight shooting​The body of an early-morning shooting victim remained undiscovered on an apartment-complex driveway for hours before a passerby saw it at 9 a.m. this morning, police say. The name of the male victim, 23, has not been released. He was found in the 10200 block of Forum West D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Every Weed Farm Needs A Good Rocket Launcher

    Peace out​Here's a tip if you're planning on running a Liberty County weed farm: Get a rocket launcher. Apparently you're going to need one, if the operation busted by cops yesterday is any indication. Acting on a Crime Stoppers tip, law enforcement authorities raided a property near Clevel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    This Dude Fast-Talked $424 Out of an Elderly Woman: Feel Proud, Smart Guy

    Crime StoppersHas a way with old women​Police are looking for the man pictured here, who they say talked a Bellaire woman out of $424. He walked up to an 85-year-old woman on May 6 and told her there was something wrong with her front tire. Ever the gallant knight, he told her he could fix it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 93

    Killed while drinking a beer​A man was shot to death behind a southeast side convenience store Monday night, and police say they are looking for a "person of interest" to talk to them about the case. Two men bought beer at a convenience store in the 8300 block of Park Place Boulevard about 8: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Juan Antonio Aranda: Cops Say Fugitive Abused 7-Year-Old

    Crime StoppersJuan Aranda, wanted man​Police are looking for Juan Antonio Aranda, 37, who they say at least twice sexually abused a seven-year-old girl. He's been charged with sexually assaulting the girl at her residence here in Houston, and then threatening the girl's mother if she reported ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    These Dudes Are Going to Hell

    Crime Stoppers​If there is a hell, there's probably a space reserved for people who rob churches. If so, these two guys better watch out. Crime Stoppers and HPD released these sketches of two guys suspected in robbing people carrying the collection from Assumption Catholic Church back in Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    This Is the World's Greatest Swindler (Walmart Div.)

    Crime StoppersThis is one talented guy, Crime Stoppers says​This livin'-large guy to the right is The World's Greatest Swindler, as far as guys who hustle Walmart cashiers go, if Crime Stoppers is to be believed. The dude goes around to various stores, finds a young cashier, buys a magazine w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    ID Thief Helpfully Poses for Sam's Club Card

    A rare photo of a criminal genius​You've ripped off someone's credit cards, gone on a $2,000 spree at various suburban stores and the cops still haven't caught you. Help 'em out!! That was apparently the thinking of one woman, who in the course of using a stolen credit card got so swept up in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Justin Lipkins, 21, Bayou Body Count No. 4

    Shooting death after a fight​A fight on the southwest side led to a shooting death Friday night, police say. Houston police say Justin Lipkins, 21, "had been involved in a physical altercation" about 11 p.m. Friday and was then shot as he was nearing his apartment in the 9000 block of South ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Crime Stoppers Offers $5K Reward For...A Guy Shoplifting Some Razors?

    Crime Stoppers: Organized shoplifters now a target​The latest release from Crime Stoppers is hardly a stop-the-presses kind of announcement: Crime Stoppers and Investigators with the Houston Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man wanted for stealing razors and r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Guy Robs Bank, Gets Away In Taxi -- In Houston(!)

    Photo courtesy FBITaxi!!​We've had bicycling bank robbers, banks robbers who waddled away, and now we've got a cool customer who takes a taxi.In Houston, where taxis are way down the list of transportation options, that's a nice twist.The perpetrator, described as "white male, 35-40, approximately ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Bike Bandits Plague Houston: FBI Seeking Duo Of Pedal-Powered Brigands

    "Hurry up, my ten speed's double-parked."​At the outset, the situation couldn't have seemed more menacing. Right around the time they opened their doors this morning at the Capital One bank on Highway 6 North, a tall, lanky guy in dark clothes and a baseball hat strode up to the counter and pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Raymond Smith, 18, Bayou Body Count No. 141

    An apartment ambush​And 18-year-old was killed in a southwest-side apartment complex early Saturday morning, police say.Raymond Smith, 18, was in the common area of a complex in the 8800 block of South Braeswood when he was was shot several times by one or more suspects, HPD says.The suspects are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Unidentified Man, Bayou Body Count No. 86

    ​Judging by where the body was found, this one looks like that homicide detective's nightmare: a body dump. Around eleven A.M. yesterday, workers picking up trash in the 12800 block of TC Jester -- an isolated, discontiguous and distant northwest Harris County stretch -- found the body of an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    That's One Happy Looking (Alleged) Child Molester

    Photos courtesy Crime Stoppers​Doesn't Crystal Polanco look cheery in that mugshot?Why, it's almost like she just got finished giving alcohol to a 13-year-old kid and then sexually assaulting him.Crime Stoppers said Polanco and her husband Aaron were definitely down with the youngsters, and that's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Two Unidentified Men, 24 & 30, Bayou Body Count Nos. 76 & 77

    ​At a little before 11 p.m. on Thursday, two men were sitting in a car in southwest Houston. What they were doing there or what they were discussing is unknown, but they were about to be rudely interrupted.Out of the darkness of night, a pair of men with guns crept up to the car, which was parked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Unidentified Man, Bayou Body Count No. 75

    ​It's another verse to the same ol' song: A man was shot to death in Houston and no one seems to know who done it.At about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, someone near MacGregor Park flagged down a patrol officer and said that a man has been killed at a nearby apartment complex. When the officer drove up to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Unidentified Man, Bayou Body Count No. 65

    ​It was a little before dawn on Monday when gunshots rang out into the early morning quiet behind a 24-hour Mexican restaurant in southwest Houston. A body fell to the ground in the parking lot. Someone called 911.When police arrived at about 4:30 a.m., they found a man, whose name has not been re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Unidentified Man, Bayou Body Count No. 41

    ​Another body was found. There is not much info, just a few bare facts and loads of questions.On Saturday afternoon, a couple of guys were driving along the 100 block of Gulf Bank, just north of Highland Heights, when they spotted a man lying in a yard.Harris County deputies say the men pulled ove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Unidentified Man, Bayou Body Count No. 42

    ​Sometimes it seems like there are so many murders in Houston that no one can keep up. And as the number of killings this year continues to climb, the information gets more and more scant.Case in point:On Sunday night, police say, an unknown number of men kicked down the door to a home along the 7 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Another Anonymous Male, Bayou Body Count No. 16

    ​The list of anonymous bodies and unknown killers continues to grow, as Houston homicide detectives opened another case over the weekend.On Friday at about 10:30 p.m., the cops got a call from a resident along the 3400 block of Tampa, a little east of Hermann Park, about a dead body in a nearby ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Repeat Subway Robber Hits the Same Sandwich Shop Three Times

    A disgruntled ex-Subway mascot, perhaps?​Fresh bread, healthy options, elaborate sneeze-guards -- some people just really love Subway. And Crime Stoppers and local law enforcement are asking for the public's help in identifying "The Repeat Subway Robber" -- a dude who's robbed the Subway at 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: Honey, There's A Dead Guy In The Bathroom

    A couple living at the Shadow Ridge Apartments at 5810 Fondren awoke form a peaceful sleep early Sunday morning to the loud boom of gunshots. They bolted upright and saw two men running out of their apartment, according to Houston police. The couple then got out of bed and began looking around their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    The Saddest, Dumbest Robbers

    Photo by cardhouseA pair of criminal masterminds recently executed a daring daylight robbery -- of a 99-cent store.Police are on the lookout for two black males carrying old Alf lunchboxes, soon-to-expire cans of pseudo-tuna, plastic spatulas, wads of crumbled dollar bills and boxes of deterge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    West U? They're Robbing Banks In West U?

    Famous bank robber Willie Sutton -- who lived in a time when bank robbers became famous -- was once asked why he robbed banks."Because that's where the money is," he replied.So probably we shouldn't be surprised that Houston's rash of bank robberies (it's been a record-setting year) has come to incl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    Last Suspect In Shooting Of Historic Officer Nabbed

    Famous bank robber Willie Sutton -- who lived in a time when bank robbers became famous -- was once asked why he robbed banks."Because that's where the money is," he replied.So probably we shouldn't be surprised that Houston's rash of bank robberies (it's been a record-setting year) has come to incl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Someone Hates Kashmere Gardens Schools

    Famous bank robber Willie Sutton -- who lived in a time when bank robbers became famous -- was once asked why he robbed banks."Because that's where the money is," he replied.So probably we shouldn't be surprised that Houston's rash of bank robberies (it's been a record-setting year) has come to incl ... More >>

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    July 10, 2003

    Dialing for Dollars

    Crime Stoppers and its rewards get a mixed reception from students

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