CRIME & SAFETY
Scam alert! Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office says don't fall for jury duty trick
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — We have another scam alert to warn you about as crooks continue to find sneaky ways to steal your hard-earned money. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said an ongoing jury duty scam is targeting local residents. The scammers are pretending to be with...
Delivering mail is becoming more dangerous in Texas
NORTH TEXAS — Delivering mail is becoming more dangerous. There have been five new violent attacks on Texas letter carriers in the last month. Three of them happened in North Texas. It was during a routine mail delivery on April 4 in the neighborhood on the 7500 block of Stonebrook Parkway in Frisco that a letter carrier was ambushed by someone with a gun and robbed of their arrow key.The arrow key is a master key carried by postal workers that opens most public collection boxes and community mailboxes."Every day you have a letter carrier with a gun stuck in his...
Houston-area contractor couple accused of spending clients' money at casinos
HOUSTON — A Katy couple, who work as contractors, were arrested and accused of taking money from clients all over the Houston area but never actually finishing their home renovation projects. According to court records, Aleck and Andrea Miller, who own AM2 Construction, spent more than $1.5 million at...
Needville fire: House fully engulfed in flames, says FBHSEM
NEEDVILLE, Texas - A house fire in Needville has lanes blocked as emergency officials work to extinguish the flames. Fort Bend County Homeland Security and Emergency Management reports a fully engulfed structure fire at a home at 14402 Texas Highway 36 South in Needville. There have been no reports of...
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