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Hot Stops: How Houston Bus Stops Get Dangerously Hot, a new podcast from Houston Public Media. Listen Here.

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Criminal Justice

Astroworld concert incident report released by Houston police

Adam Zuvanich / Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 28, 2023 · The release of the 1,266-page report comes about a month after a Harris County grand jury declined to indict event headliner Travis Scott and others on criminal charges.

Tags Astroworld Astroworld concert Astroworld Festival houston police

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Rudy Farias’ mother banned from GoFundMe as some family question Houston police investigation

Mark Norris

Posted on July 10, 2023 · Janie Santana has kept a low profile since Farias was reported “found” outside a southeast Houston church on June 29.

Tags GoFundMe houston police Janie Santana missing person Rudy Farias

Police

Houston police urge Asiatown community to be vigilant amid concerns of increased violence

Ariel Worthy

Posted on July 7, 2023 · Finner warned the community that they are a target because of misconceptions.

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Houston

Rudy Farias never went missing, Houston PD says; Harris Co. DA declines to file any charges for now

Adam Zuvanich / Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 6, 2023 · A Houston man who was alleged to have been missing for eight years was never actually missing, Houston police said on Thursday.

Tags houston police missing person Rudy Farias

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Police

Houston police officer accused of shooting wife fired, department says

Nicolas Pinto

Posted on June 21, 2023 · HPD announced on Twitter on Tuesday that Galib Chowdhury, 31, was fired following his arrest on June 12 for allegedly shooting his wife, Sadaf Iqbal, 30, in the face

Tags Afro American Police Officers League houston police houston police shooting shooting

Houston Matters

Chief Troy Finner: Many HPD vehicles don’t have dashboard cameras and probably won’t for a while.

Joshua Zinn

Posted on June 20, 2023 · Houston Police Chief Troy Finner explains why, and fields listeners' questions.

Tags crime houston police law enforcement property theft traffic Troy Finner

Houston Matters

Police Chief Troy Finner (June 20, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 20, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We catch up with Houston's Chief of Police and revisit a conversation about privacy and the press.

Tags crime houston police Jonathan Eig Muhammad Ali Troy Finner

City of Houston

Houston to boost enforcement at after-hours establishments due to recent shootings

Ashley Brown

Posted on June 14, 2023 · It requires BYOB establishments to follow a number of measures and the city said it is now checking to see if those businesses are in compliance. 

Tags BYOB houston police Mayor Sylvester Turner multiple shootings

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Houston

Houston Police warn residents to be aware of increased jugging incidents

Briana Williams

Posted on June 7, 2023 · Jugging is a form of theft that occurs when a suspect follows a victim from a bank or high-end business to their next location to then rob them.

Tags houston police jugging jugging in Houston

Houston

Search resumes for man swept away in Brays Bayou while rescuing two children

Ariel Worthy

Posted on May 11, 2023 · The man jumped in to save two 12-year-olds who got too close to the water.

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Police

Pedestrian hit and killed by Houston police officer responding to non-emergency call

Matt Harab

Posted on January 5, 2023 · The HPD officer was responding to a non-emergency call without his sirens. A major aspect of the investigation is determining how fast the officer was going.

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Guns

Mayor Turner says mass shootings have increased in Texas, gun control needed

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on September 7, 2022 · Mayor Turner says shootings have increased across the state and is advocating for gun laws to be changed.

Tags city of houston gun permits houston houston police permitless carry

Criminal Justice

Federal lawsuit filed against Houston police officers who shot Charion Lockett

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 17, 2022 · The lawsuit names the four officers who shot Lockett, along with HPD Chief Troy Finner and the City of Houston as defendants. 

Tags Charion Lockett harding street houston police lawsuit

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Criminal Justice

Houston cop arrested and charged with possession of child pornography

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 15, 2022 · 29-year-old Justin Weber, who has served in the Houston Police Department since 2016, was relieved of duty on Tuesday following a two-month long investigation. 

Tags child abuse houston police Justin Weber

Criminal Justice

Harding Street mural unveiled as local advocates continue to push for answers

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on January 28, 2022 · The mural was unveiled by We the People Organize, a group created in the wake of Rhogena Nicholas' and Dennis Tuttle's deaths in 2019.

Tags dennis tuttle harding street houston police Rhogena Nicholas the Tuttles

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Rapper Travis Scott is questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival in wave of lawsuits

Juan A. Lozano, AP

Posted on September 19, 2023 · Scott was questioned in Houston during a deposition that lasted around eight hours, two people with knowledge about the litigation said.

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Pop Culture

Houston not among stops on Travis Scott’s upcoming Utopia — Circus Maximus tour

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 30, 2023 · The Utopia-Circus Maximus tour includes 28 dates from October through December, but none in the rapper's hometown, even though Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner previously said Scott would be performing downtown at the Toyota Center.

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Houston Matters

Travis Scott’s return to Houston: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 11, 2023 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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Houston Matters

Travis Scott performing in Houston (Aug. 10, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 10, 2023 · On Thursday's show: We learn about mixed reactions to the news that Travis Scott plans to perform in Houston this fall for the first time since the fatal disaster at his Astroworld music festival nearly two years ago.

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