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Harris County Sheriff's Office

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Dude Who Stole $3K English Bulldog Barks for Media

    A man and woman have been accused of stealing a $3,000 English bulldog from a pet store, and if their perp walks are any indication, they have no regrets. The Harris County Sheriff's Office won't release their names or mugs until they are formally charged, but their performance in front of media ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    100 Arrested in Highway Drug Crackdown After 900 Pulled Over for "Alleged Traffic Violations"

    Memo to those involved in the drug trade: Follow traffic rules, make sure your car's registration and inspection are current and don't have any busted taillights. That's the lesson that might be learned from the recent crackdown led by the Harris County Sheriff's Office. HCSO says it pulled over 9 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Shawn DeWayne Morris: Took Cash to Make Fictional Criminal Cases Disappear

    Harris County Sheriff's Office investigators are looking for victims of a man who they say took bribes to make criminal cases disappear, The cases never existed in the first place, so it's really a service you're probably overpaying for. Shawn DeWayne Morris, 40, was arrested yesterday and charged ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Jimmy George: Sheriff's Deputy Arrested for Pretending to Work

    The Harris County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 15-year veteran because he reported he was working a crime scene when he actually wasn't. Deputy Jimmy George was charged with the felony of tampering with a government record and has been fired from the force, the HCSO announced. "My deputies are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Sheriff's Deputy Eleazar Gongora Arrested for Sexual Abuse of a Child

    Bad day for the Harris County Sheriff's Office. One longtime deputy was arrested for pretending to work, and another has been taken to jail for the far more serious crime of sexual abuse of a child. Eleazar Gongora is an 11-year vet and is assigned to the Mental Health Unit in the jail, HCSO says. ... 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

    October 4, 2011

    The Scene of A Fantastic Metro Crash: Conveniently, Near Lawyers' Offices

    At around 9 a.m., a dump truck headed eastbound on Capitol was struck by a southbound MetroRail train. The truck was knocked up on the sidewalk, where it came to rest very near the door to Ziggy's deli. The train derailed, but both vehicles remained upright. A statement from the Houston Fire Depart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    IWatch Harris County App from the Sheriff's Department Poorly Designed

    The IWatch welcome screen.​The best smartphone apps meant for functionality rather than entertainment fill a need, are easy to use and provide appropriate functionality for the task at hand. The Harris County Sheriff's Department IWatch Harris County app delivers about one-and-a-half of those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Harris County Sheriff's Diversity Training: Our PowerPoint Presentation

    Diversity: It's The Right Thing To Do!​Remember back in 2008, when the Harris County Sheriff's Department circulated those internal e-mails making fun of everyone (but white men?) And later that year, when deputies handcuffed a Sikh woman and her entire family -- and called them Muslims -- bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Sheriff Asks Congress for More Money to Patrol Port

    HCSOGive me more money, Garcia said.​Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia told a congressional subcommittee today that he needs more cash to protect the Port of Houston. "At the end of the day, it comes down to the ability of someone to patrol in a patrol boat or a patrol car," he told the Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Stealing a Purse in Church: a How-To Video

    The Harris County Sheriff's Office has released this security-cam video of a woman rifling through a purse during a church service. "God and a camera were watching Cynthia Gonzalez, aka Cynthia Martinez, as she allegedly stole from a woman's purse after the woman got up to receive communion," the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    76-Year-Old Man Tied Up for Two Days by Burglars

    HCSOJunior Velasquez​Burglars left a 76-year-old man tied up in duct tape and wrapped in a rug for two days while they calmly ransacked his house, the Harris County Sheriff's Office says; the man eventually dragged himself out onto the street to find help. Two suspects have been arrested in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Ronald Washington: Slices Woman With Machete, Douses Her With Gasoline, Then Gets Arrested When He Files a Report

    HCSORonald Washington felt aggrieved.​If we take the Harris County Sheriff's Office at its word, then Ronald Washington got into a fight with the mother of his six-month-old baby, a fight that included swiping at her with a machete, dousing her with gasoline and driving off with the kid in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Sheriff's Gang and DWI Crackdown Near Flea Market Yields 16 Arrests, 120 Tickets

    Who doesn't love a flea market? People who are arrested there.​Deputies from the Harris County Sheriff's Office targeted an area near a popular northside flea market this weekend and made 16 arrests and gave out 120 tickets. It was a combined DWI and anti-gang initiative, a spokesperson said, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Three Generations of Crack Sellers Under One Roof

    HCSOSheila Sowell: a family affair​Apparently family togetherness, when it comes to crime, is not limited to adult-diaper scamsters. The Harris County Sheriff's Office announced this afternoon that they had busted a family of six for selling crack from their home on the northeast side of town ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Alexander Olivieri: 18-Year-old Murder Suspect Grins for Mugshot

    HCSOAlexander Olivieri: Nice mug​The Harris County Sheriff's Office has arrested Alexander Olivieri, 18, for the Katy murder of Bridgett Frisbie, 17. Frisbie's body was found, dead from a gunshot wound, by some kids who were four-wheeling in a field Sunday afternoon. Olivieri's mugshot, rele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Spring Cleaning: Let the Sheriff's Office Help You Shred Your Documents

    You should really shred these at home.​It's almost April. The air is warm with the hint of summer weather to come. Birds are chirping. Trees are blooming and that annual rite of passage is upon us: spring cleaning. For most of us, that means cleaning up around the house, maybe gardening a bit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Norma Jean Clark: Sheriff's Deputies Arrest Her for Murdering Her Husband 23 Years Ago

    Franklin County SONorma Jean Clark, accused of murdering her husband in 1987​Back in April 1987, when Edmund High Clark was found dead in his bedroom from a shot to the head and one in the back, his wife Norma Jean said she'd been sleeping in another room and was awakened by the shots. She fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Harris County Jail Takes First Tentative Step Towards Ankle Monitors

    Ankle monitors may take the place of jail time for some in Harris County​The Harris County Sheriff's Office is seeking to take a first "baby step" towards using ankle monitors and home confinement to fight jail overcrowding, a spokesman says. HCSO is asking Commissioners Court for permission ... More >>

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    January 6, 2011

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  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Dennis Ray Anderson: Body-In-A-Barrel Dude Hangs Himself

    Dennis Ray Anderson, murderer, takes his own life​Dennis Ray Anderson, the dangerous, hotly pursued convicted murderer who left a female corpse in a barrel in his back yard here, has been found hanged to death in a Florida motel room.Christina Garza of the Harris County Sheriff's Office says Frida ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Geroge Wesley Ellington: Sheriff's Deputy Indicted For Moonlighting As Security For Ecstasy Dealer

    Rave on, with the help of the Harris County Sheriff's Office​Harris County Sheriff's deputies moonlight all the time, providing security for local businesses.Including ecstasy dealers, apparently.A federal grand jury indicted a sheriff's deputy for selling criminal information to a ecstasy dealer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Andre Sloan: Sheriff's Office Says It's Cracked 20-Year-Old Murder Case

    Photo courtesy HCSOAndre Sloan: Charged with a 1990 murder​The Harris County Sheriff's Office used DNA evidence to crack a cold case and file murder charges against Andre Sloan in a 20-year-old killing, officials said today.Finding Sloan, 48, won't be too difficult: He's currently serving a life s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Joseph Wade Walker: The XXXL Bandit Has Waddled His Last

    Joseph Walker, XXXL​Houston has been transfixed with the livin' large antics of the XXXL Bandit, the roly-poly bank robber who was a modern-day cross between Charlie Weis and (Not So) Pretty Boy Floyd.The run -- the waddle? -- is over. The Harris County Sheriff's Office has announced today they ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Fugitive Sex Offenders Will Be Easier To Find, Officials Say

    Photo by Paula BeltránPat Lykos, flanked by representives from the city and county​It's gotten tougher to be a fugitive sex offender in Harris County, a group of law enforcement officials announced Monday.The three main local agencies dealing with sex offenders are merging their databases and mon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Quanell X's Missing Man Found, Wasn't Missing In First Place

    A couple of TV stations -- including Channel 39, above -- had stories last night on a Quanell X press conference in front of the jail, criticizing the Harris County Sheriff's Office for releasing a former inmate with mental problems without informing relatives.The former inmate, Clifton Barber, was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Gregory Hundl, 25, Bayou Body Count No. 183

    Photo courtesy HCSOKilled by a drunk teenaged driver​A jailer with the Harris County Sheriff's Office was killed early Saturday when a drunk teen rammed into his motorcycle as he waited at a red light, officials say.Gregory Hundl was heading home after a shift at the jail and was stopped at the U. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Sheri Lynn Davis, Teacher Who Became A Web Sensation For Beating A Kid: Charges Filed

    Not arrested yet, but charges filed and warrants issued​The Harris County Sheriff's Office has announced that charges have been filed against the charter-school teacher whose videotaped hitting of a student went viral on the web.Sheri Lynn Davis has been charged with injury to a child. Three other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Tasered To Death: Traffic Stop Turns Fatal, Without Bullets (Updated)

    Running away from an HCSO deputy is fatal​The Harris County Sheriff's Office says its homicide unit will investigate the death of a man who was tasered by one of their deputies and died after hitting his head in a fall.HCSO says the man, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Sheriff Adrian Garcia Touts Department's Move Into The 21st Century

    Welcome to the 21st century, crooks​The Harris County Sheriff's Office threw a little soiree for the media Monday afternoon to trumpet the department's apparent success using DNA collected at crime scenes to solve burglaries.But the real lesson Hair Balls took away from the announcement is this: T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    County's New Mugshot Policy May Not Withstand Court Test

    Iron Man 2, at a theater near you​Yesterday, the Harris County Sheriff's Office announced that it will no longer let anyone see the mugshots that are taken just after someone has been arrested. The sheriff's office argues that it takes too much time and sucks up valuable man-hours to e-mail the ph ... 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

    February 12, 2010

    Go Speed Racer Go!! (Just Not This Weekend)

    ​The Harris County Sheriff's Office has announced a crackdown on street racing this weekend.They're not saying exactly what they'll be doing ("tactics will not be disclosed at this time"), but the HCSO will be teaming with the Precinct 5 Constables office (and DPS), so that should give you some id ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Whatchoo Gonna Do When They Come...To Houston?

    ​Houston cops and sheriff's deputies will be the stars in this Saturday's episode of Cops; this means, of course, that -- unknown to us -- original episodes of Cops are still being made, we guess.We just assumed they were in endless rerun status, but then again one Cops show is much like another.T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Jose Azua, 16, Bayou Body Count No. 27

    ​Sixteen-year-old Jose Azua was simply slinging tacos at an outdoor stand Wednesday night in north Harris County when he came face to face with a guy holding a gun.It wasn't long until the Harris County Sheriff's Office got a call about a shooting.When deputies arrived, they found Azua had been sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Cold-Case Arrest Of An Obvious Suspect Might Solve 29-Year-Old Murder

    Photo courtesy HCSO​On March 26, 1980, Glen Clary reportedly took up a game of pool with a guy named Wilmer Joe Nichols at an east Harris County bar called the Maverick Club. Nichols had been flashing a wad of money. The two men allegedly left the club together, and Nichols' body was found later, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: They're Finding Dead Bodies All Over The Place

    ​For the past four days, local cops and sheriff's deputies have been finding dead bodies all over the place. From ditches and cars to living rooms and the middle of streets, they seem to be popping up everywhere.All the police have are just a few leads, no suspects, and a growing pile of cold bodi ... More >>

  • News

    August 13, 2009

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  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Bayou Body Count: Guy Walks Into A Bar...

    It sounds like something out of the movies: from out of nowhere an unknown man in dark clothes storms into a bar, guns blazing. But according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, that was the scene at an after-hours club early Thursday morning. Deputy Thomas Gilliland tells Body Count that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    The FBI Makes Things Go "Boom," And We Have The Video

    (Note: The explosions get bigger the longer you stick with the video.) For the better part of this week, FBI bomb experts have been teaching area cops the Xs and Os of improvised explosives, like the ones made by shoe-bomber Richard Reid or the one that killed college student Matthew Rugo in his Tex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Forklift-Drivin', ATM-Stealin' Band Of Brothers Finally Arrested

    Photos courtesy HCSOIt took three years and officers from at least five different law enforcement agencies, but it looks like they finally nabbed the ATM crooks who used and then left fork-lifts behind as an odd sort of a calling card.The Harris County Sheriff's Office announced today that three bro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    No Need To Check On My Pot-Growing Empire, Officer

    The Houston Fire Department was putting out a small electrical blaze last night at what looked to be an abandoned mechanic's shop.They couldn't be sure the fire hadn't spread inside, so they asked the guy who was on the property if he could open the place up.He didn't really want to."They told him ' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Sheriff's Deputies Who Worked As Sensitivity Trainers Punished For Being Insensitive

    This week's feature about Laura Howard also deals with crisis-intervention training in law enforcement.According to several sources from the story, the Harris County Sheriff's Office has been slow in accepting crisis intervention as a method of handling suspects and inmates at the jail. Apparently, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    Sheriffs Department Seeking Air Power

    This week's feature about Laura Howard also deals with crisis-intervention training in law enforcement.According to several sources from the story, the Harris County Sheriff's Office has been slow in accepting crisis intervention as a method of handling suspects and inmates at the jail. Apparently, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    More Houston Strippers Busted

    This week's feature about Laura Howard also deals with crisis-intervention training in law enforcement.According to several sources from the story, the Harris County Sheriff's Office has been slow in accepting crisis intervention as a method of handling suspects and inmates at the jail. Apparently, ... More >>

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    March 31, 2005

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    March 7, 2002

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