An Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-month-old Texas boy, and police have issued a warrant for the arrest of the child’s uncle on kidnapping charges. Mateo Vazquez was last seen Saturday afternoon in northwest Harris County, KTRK reported. He is believed to be with Jason Vazquez, 25, his uncle. Another man, 21-year-old …
A pair of Texas parents were arrested Tuesday after police say they left their three young children — one of them just a month old — home alone for hours with no food and little heat. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office didn’t say why they responded to the home of Camila Alvarado, 29, and Julio …
A Texas man broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home Monday night and shot her and friend to death. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Yamil Rivera-Perez, 34, took his 26-year-old former girlfriend, a mom of two, to the hospital, where she died, but left a 30-year-old man at the home, KHOU reported. He was pronounced dead …
Hours of family altercations in Houston ended early Tuesday with a man shooting his younger brother to death. Houston Police said they were first called for a family disturbance the home on the city’s northwest side — where the two brothers lived with their mother, the younger man’s girlfriend, and their baby — at about …
A Texas woman woman has been brought back to Bexar County, where she is accused of shooting her common-law husband in the face and stealing his truck. The investigation began when Calhoun County deputies found Tomas Calavera Jr’s truck on fire on December 23 and requested a welfare check from Bexar County authorities at his …
A Texas man was arrested this week after Lubbock police charged him with severely injuring a 6-month-old baby. The infant was with Benjamin Farrell, 35, for several hours on Monday, EverythingLubbock.com reported, although the outlet did not say why he was in charge of the child during that time. When a family member came to …
A Texas police officer who was fired for giving a homeless man a feces sandwich in 2016 was hired in 2023 by another police department that recently defended its decision. San Antonio police initially suspended Matthew Luckhurst in October 2016 — months after he allegedly put feces on bread into a Styrofoam container and gave …
Houston Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy wanted for the murder of a 14-year-old boy six months ago. Abraham Choukair was found shot to death in a car at an apartment complex in northwestern Houston on July 20, 2024. Investigators learned he was last seen in the parking lot with a female, followed by a …
A Texas man who was arrested earlier this month for a road rage shooting is facing additional criminal charges for allegedly trying to purchase an infant for $500,000. KENS reported that a woman sent a group text to her family in December regarding her baby’s upcoming baptism. Jose Teran Jr., 21, allegedly responded minutes later …
A 24-year-old Texas man has been charged with choking his 7-year-old brother to death when an argument turned violent. Brandon Garza also allegedly punched his younger brother several times in the face and threw him to the floor before pinning him down and choking him until he passed out, ValleyCentral.com reported. Police were called to …
A Texas grandmother has been been arrested on charges authorities say stem from a case of Munchausen by proxy. Lisa Campbell-Goins, 56, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with exploitation of a child, injury to a child, and unlawful restraint, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said. The charges include having an unnecessary gastric feeding tube …
A Texas woman has been arrested after her 16-year-old foster daughter died earlier this year weighing just 78 pounds and suffering horrific injuries. Houston Police said that 48-year-old Tracy Gonzales was arrested on Monday and charged with serious injury to a disabled person. Police responded in March to a call about an unresponsive juvenile and …
