U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced that a 33-year-old man who illegally resided in Houston had been sentenced to federal prison. Wilmer Rivera-Hernandez pleaded guilty on August 24. He has now been sentenced to 600 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge George C. Hanks Jr. In June 2020, Rivera-Hernandez reportedly took a 15-year-old … Read more
The Houston Police Department has provided an update on the officer-involved shooting with an aggravated robbery suspect. The officer discharged his weapon two times and did not strike the suspect. Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir said that no one was injured. The suspect is in custody. At approximately 9:15 PM, the complainant was sleeping in his … Read more
On November 14, 2023, Megan Howard, Assistant Chief with the Houston Police Department, provided an update regarding the altercation around 5 PM this afternoon. The incident happened around the 3700 block of Metro involving three juveniles and one adult male. According to Assistant Chief Howard, the adult male produced a knife and stabbed three juveniles. … Read more