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UPDATE: Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Dies After Being Shot During Traffic Stop

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 27, 2019 · The incident happened around 1 p.m. in northwest Harris County. Sheriff Gonzalez says two possible suspects have been detained.

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3 Nabbed In Investigation Of Houston Area Drugstore Holdups

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Posted on May 15, 2019 · The suspects were arrested on Tuesday night after they robbed a Walgreens store in the 8400 block of Stella Link.

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Harris County Jail Fails Inspection Due To Deficient Sanitation And Food Standards

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 30, 2018 · Staff from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards conducted the inspection. The Harris County Sheriff's Office, which operates the facility, has 30 days to file a corrective plan.

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Fiery Traffic Accident Involving Prisoner Van In Houston

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 5, 2018 · Two Sheriff's deputies and six inmates had to evacuate the vehicle when it caught fire after being hit by a pickup.

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Three Men Arrested in Connection with The Death of Good Samaritan, Officials Say

Giselle Bueno

Posted on August 2, 2018 · Homicide investigators in Harris County arrested two juveniles and a 19-year-old

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4-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Himself At Home In Hockley

HPM Staff

Posted on July 11, 2018 · Officials confirmed the child is the stepson of a sergeant with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office

Tags Boy Dead gunshot harris county harris county sheriff's office hcso Self-Inflicted Gunshot

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Sheriff Gonzalez Fires Harris County Deputy Who Fatally Shot Danny Ray Thomas

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 20, 2018 · The HCSO’s Administrative Disciplinary Committee recommended the termination

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Cypress Gun Range Employee Shoots, Kills Man In Apparent Accident: Harris County Sheriff’s Office

HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 12, 2017 · The employee was cleaning his gun when it went off and stroke a man in the same area

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Motorcycle Driver Dies In Accident With Alief ISD Bus

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 17, 2017 · The Harris County Sheriff’s Office reports none of the six students traveling in the bus were injured

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Law Enforcement Is Ready To Catch Drunk Drivers During 4th Of July In Houston Region

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on July 3, 2017 · Texas DPS, HPD and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office will be watching the roadways.

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Harris County Officially Opens New State Of The Art Institute Of Forensic Sciences

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on March 16, 2017 · The facility will serve both as a crime lab and as the medical examiner’s office.

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DA: Video Shows Guard Assaulting Inmate In Houston Jail

Jose Jimenez

Posted on May 5, 2016 · Employment with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office ended after the alleged incident.

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Program Helps Pregnant Harris County Inmates Transition After Jail Time

Pat Hernandez

Posted on May 12, 2014 · 'Mentoring Moms' program provides services, such as computer training, to inmates.

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Sheriff Offers Patrol Training To Mobile Food Vendors

David Pitman

Posted on October 15, 2013 · The Harris County Sheriff's Office wants food trucks to help keep the county safe. Today, the sheriff's office announced the "Mobile Food Vendors on Patrol Program" program.

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HCSO Credits Improved Accountability For Second Yearly Drop In Inmate Deaths

David Pitman

Posted on February 8, 2011 · Harris County Jail inmate deaths are down for the second year in a row. The Sheriff's Office says the drop in inmate deaths is the direct result of improved response to illnesses, and better accountability. David Pitman has more.

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Posted on January 19, 2023 · On Thursday's show: Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez discusses overcrowding issues at the jail and a record number of in-custody deaths. And we meet the Houston Symphony's new conductor.

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How Houston will continue expanding transportation options in 2023

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