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Houston Police Department veterans suspended following arrests for DWI, assault

Nicolas Pinto

Posted on July 21, 2023 · Sgt. Stephen Childers, 59, was arrested at the end of his shift Wednesday and charged with driving while intoxicated. Officer Stephen Martinez, 52, is accused of assaulting his girlfriend early Thursday morning.

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Harris County’s misdemeanor bail reforms are working, a new report finds

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 3, 2022 · Despite concerns about violent crime, low-level offenses – including repeat offenses – are down compared to six years ago.

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Bail Reform Bill Could Impose Legal, Fiscal Costs On Harris County

Andrew Schneider

Posted on April 30, 2021 · House Bill 20, which would tighten the state’s bail requirements, will come up for a vote on the Texas House floor on Monday.

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Hundreds Get Misdemeanors Resolved At Houston Event

Associated Press

Posted on July 16, 2018 · The program called "Make It Right!" allows those named in the warrants to get their cases addressed with no immediate financial cost and no risk of arrest.

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Posted on September 25, 2023 · The incident occurred early Monday, when police responded to a call in the 500 block of Crawford Street. The man who was shot was expected to survive, according to the Houston Police Department.

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A.J. Armstrong requests fourth trial after being convicted of parents’ 2016 murders

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Posted on September 19, 2023 · A new defense attorney for the 23-year-old Armstrong, who was a teenager at the time of his parents' deaths, claimed in a motion for a new trial that he should have been tried as a juvenile and that prosecutors should have provided previous defense attorneys with information that questioned the credibility of a key witness.

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Report finds racial disparities among Houstonians pulled over for non-moving traffic violations

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on September 19, 2023 · The report found that Houston's Black drivers accounted for nearly half of those pulled over for non-moving traffic violations -- despite the fact that about 23% of Houston’s population is Black.

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