Police

5 Songs For International Day Against Police Brutality

Police brutality is definitely a real thing. Cases range from synchronized actions by oppressive regimes to curtail the populace to isolated incidents of extremely poor decisions making by rage-based authorities. Distinguishing between and guarding against police brutality is as difficult as it is ... More >>

Hobo with a Shotgun

Ronnie Earl Brewer, 47, Bayou Body Count No. 49

Ronnie Earl Brewer: Off-duty constable found shot to death​A deputy constable was found shot to death in his car on the north side near the Eastex Freeway early this morning, Houston police say. Ronnie Earl Brewer, 47, had been a deputy constable in Precinct 4 for a decade; the car he was dri ... More >>

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 >>

Luis Escobar: Family Sues, Claims Sheriff's Deputies Shot Him Three Times In The Back

Family files suit over police shooting​Teenager Luis Escobar was shot in the back three times by a Harris County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop gone terribly wrong. And now, nearly a year and a half later, Escobar's family has decided to sue the officer and the county As is almost always ... More >>

Book 'em, Danno

Constables go after HISD students' unreturned books

Cyrus: Win Free Preview Passes To A Movie Where John C. Reilly Does Not Play A Cop

Face of a cop, apparently​Cyrus is a quirky comedy starring Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and John C. Reilly.Reilly plays a guy whose romance with Tomei gets complicated by her relationship with Hill, a son who's kind of challenging.Reilly does not play a cop. Actually, he hasn't in a while, but starti ... More >>

Crime Sweep Or Courtesy Visit: Uniformed Deputy Constables Go After Missing Textbooks

The long arm of the law is coming for you​Irma Alvarez was at work on Thursday, June 17 when her cousin called her to say a uniformed officer was at the door, demanding the return of the textbooks Alvarez's son still had after the end of the school year. Alvarez had received notice by mail that p ... More >>

Houston Community College's Police Department Is Under Fire

cutline​All is not well at the Houston Community College police department.Over the past six months, several officers have either been fired by Police Chief Gregory Cunningham or filed complaints with federal employment officials alleging unfair treatment, discrimination and retaliation. And other ... More >>

Demetrie Dixon, Houston Cop, Accused Of Sexual Assault On Duty

Courtesy of the Houston Police DepartmentHouston police officer Demetrie Dixon has allegedly been up to no good. ​Demetrie Dixon, a Houston police officer since January of last year, was arrested today on allegations of sexually assaulting two women while he was on patrol. Dixon was charged with f ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes Arizona policy, thanks to state Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer.

On Hold

Found not guilty of the rape charges against him twice over, a former deputy constable still can't get his job back.

Michael Serges Fights What He Says Are Racist Policies In A Constable's Office

Exonerated, but can' t get his old job back​Imagine someone seemingly came out nowhere and accused you of a crime, and that your boss fired you because of the accusation. You spend money hiring a lawyer and you go to trial, where you are acquitted and then set free. You'd like to think you could ... More >>

David Corbett: Do They Know I'm Running?

His new novel has been called a "rich, hard-hitting epic"

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 >>

Animal House at HHS and is HPD Guilty of Elder Abuse?

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Houston's Craziest

In a one-of-a-kind short list, HPD names the 30 most troubled mentally ill in the city.

Worst Impersonation Of A Police Officer, Ever

​The police pull you over because you're swerving "all over the road." Fair enough.But this wasn't your typical DWI. For one thing, the arrestee was riding a bicycle. For the other, he got charged not only with public intoxication, but with impersonating a police officer -- all because the thrift- ... More >>

Kemah Cops Are Finding Out About Fighting City Hall

Photo by Daniel Kramer​It's been about one month since we reported on the four Kemah police officers who were laid off and filed grievances with the city because the officers weren't buying the story that they were simply victims of the economic downturn and Hurricane Ike. Attorney Greg Cagle, who ... More >>

(Maybe) Final Score: Ryan Moats 1, Dallas Police 0

This just in -- the police officer who hassled Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats has resigned.Officer Robert Powell, who gave an apologetic interview yesterday, today quit the DPD.His written statement: "With a heavy heart and great sadness, I resigned from the Dallas Police Department this mor ... More >>

Conroe Cop's Arrest Might Mean Good News For His Fellow Defendants

Photo courtesy Conroe PDWhile the federal indictment unsealed earlier this week against Conroe police officer Michael Tindall - accused of robbing a bank where he occasionally worked  - surely came as sad and shocking news to some, there's at least one group of people who may have cause to cele ... More >>

Cop Moonlights At Bank, Robs It, Gets Recognized

Photo courtesy Conroe PDYou know the expression, "Don't shit where you eat?" Well, you could probably add "Don't rob your own employer or you'll be recognized and arrested" to the list.Earlier today, the FBI and Conroe Police Department announced that 20-plus year Conroe PD veteran Sgt. Michael Tind ... More >>

Harassment Suits Against The Harris County Sheriff's Department Live Again

When Sean and Erik Ibarra sued attorney Lloyd Kelley in October over legal fees, one of the questions was what would happen to a separate civil-rights lawsuit with several plaintiffs, including the Ibarras and April Walker, against the sheriff's department and certain deputies.(The original suit, ho ... More >>

Police Get The Wrong House In Galveston, Allegedly Assault 12-Year-Old Girl

It was a little before 8 at night when the breaker went out at Emily Milburn's home in Galveston. She was busy preparing her children for school the next day, so she asked her 12-year-old daughter, Dymond, to pop outside and turn the switch back on. As Dymond headed toward the breaker, a blue v ... More >>

We Rent the Night: Pride and Glory

New York cop drama holds the audience hostage

Stephen Hunter

The fifth Bob Lee Swagger novel shoves it all in there

Slain HPD Officer's Wife Sues Over One-Cop-Per-Car Policy

FEMA Not Looking Too Good in Greenspoint

Edouard Didn't Affect Government Budgets, Either

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: the Key Middle School Saga Continues...

And the Winners Are

Houston Press does well in a two-state contest

Books, Bullets and Guns

TSU was failing in campus safety long before Ashley Sloan was gunned down

Black and White

Good ol’ boys prosper at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Many African-Americans don’t.

Curses, Foiled Again!

A captain makes dog patties out of HPD's punishment for his profanity

Quarter Masters

A bill changer is only the latest example of profiteering at the county jail

Oh, Oh, Donna...

As his ex and Fort Bend cops find out, don't let this guy take out the trash

Driving Miss D.A.-isy

A ride-along girlfriend and erroneous testimony taint a DWI squad case

Paper Chase

Jason Flores just wants his freedom. The only problems: Cops and that other Jason Flores.

Left Return

Once burdened by debt and internal politics, a rejuvenated Texas ACLU is back mixing it up with those who dare to trample on the U. S. Constitution.

(Ore)gone to Hell?

His body was riddled with police bullets. The case against the cops also may be riddled with holes.

Payback Time

Burned by police union opposition, a councilman counterattacks

Race Cars

If you're black or brown, driving a nice car will get you noticed by police in Houston

Flames of Discontent

Saying they are cops, arson investigators sue to overturn police pay raises

Black and White Only

County jail counts strip Hispanics of their ethnicity

Good News

Two Bullets in the Back

Three cops. One kid on LSD. Something just didn't add up for Skip and Becky Allen, who filed a lawsuit to find out how their son died.

No Way Home

Texas City police can't go mosquito hunting with an elephant gun

The Czar's Return

Lee P. may be headed back to town, with City Hall in his sights

The Case of the Missing Case

What good is a review committee that doesn't get to review?

The Policy That Won't Die

Despite five deaths in recent weeks, HPD stands by its car chases