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‘He loved his city’: Fallen Houston police officer William Jeffrey laid to rest

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on September 27, 2021 · Jeffrey was shot and killed last week while serving an arrest warrant at a Harris County apartment complex.

Tags fallen officer hpd HPD Chief Troy Finner Mayor Sylvester Turner Michael Vance William "Bill" Jeffrey

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Mayor Turner signs off on plan to add bike lanes on 11th Street in the Heights

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on June 14, 2022 · The changes will unfold along a mile-and-half stretch in the neighborhood, from Shepard moving east to Michaux.

Tags bike lanes Houston Heights Mayor Sylvester Turner traffic

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An officer was shot at a southeast Houston gas station, HPD says

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 4, 2022 · HPD says the incident occurred at 14800 Gulf Freeway at Astoria. 

Tags hpd officer shooting

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Gov. Abbott’s concert safety task force finds 5 key factors led to Astroworld incident

Haya Panjwani

Posted on April 19, 2022 · Abbott's Task Force on Concert Safety found permitting and lack of risk assessment, among other themes, contributed to the loss of 10 lives in November.

Tags Astroworld Governor Abbott greg abbott hfd hpd task force Texas Task Force on Concert Safery travis scott

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Alleged carjacker shot by police after running over one man and stabbing another, HPD says

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on April 5, 2022 · Police say the man crashed a stolen truck into an apartment building after running over its owner, then tried to attack a concierge and stabbed another man.

Tags carjacking Houston Police Department hpd police shooting Troy Finner

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