CRIME & SAFETY
Fugitive mother found with 3 abducted children in Friendswood
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas – A wanted mother from Illinois has been arrested in Friendswood on charges associated with abducting her own children. Friday afternoon, officers with Friendswood Police Department spotted a vehicle that had been connected to a parental abduction from Burbank, Illinois, earlier this week. Police stopped the vehicle...
Baytown police bust credit card skimming operation, arrest duo with deep skimmers
BAYTOWN, Texas - Baytown police arrested 25-year-old Perla Miclescu and 20-year-old Rafael Rafaila on multiple charges related to a credit card skimming scam. Harris County court records indicate the duo were in possession of a ‘deep insert skimmer’, ‘overlay pinhole cameras’ and 24 re-encoded credit cards.
Woman accused of killing roommate after setting house on fire in La Porte has bond set at $500K
LA PORTE, Texas – A woman accused of killing her roommate in a house fire appeared in court Thursday morning. Sarah Leanne Flores was charged with murder and arson in the fire that resulted in the death of Connie Fortune. During the court appearance, Flores’ bond was set at $500,000.
Woman attempts to smuggle ammunition in spare tire
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman from Channelview, Texas has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle thousands of rounds of ammunition in a spare tire, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Maria Tapia-Aguilar, 52, was sentenced to over 4 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. On Nov. 6, 2019, law […]
Suspected Thief at Large after Audacious Ambulance Heist in Pearland, Near Houston
In an audacious late-night heist, a woman in Pearland, just south of Houston, is on the lam after making off with a Houston Fire Department ambulance. The theft, which occurred outside Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital, has local authorities scratching their heads after the emergency vehicle was found abandoned with no damage or missing equipment. According to FOX 26 Houston, after the EMS crew declined to give her a ride, the woman allegedly took advantage of the situation when they stepped away, promptly disappearing with the ambulance.
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