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Fugitive Arrest

Sex offender arrested after dramatic SWAT standoff, authorities say

  • Aug 21

Man guilty of capital murder after 2 businessmen found dead in Houston

  • Aug 19

Convicted murderer on the run for 3 years found in New York, FBI says

  • Jul 21

Man accused of killing pregnant wife to stay in Italian custody: Media

  • Jun 9

Fugitive of 18 years arrested after traffic violation in League City

  • Mar 25

Inmate mistakenly released from Harris Co. Jail found in Florida: HCSO

  • Aug 21, 2025

Ex-police chief who escaped Arkansas prison recaptured: Authorities

  • Jun 6, 2025

Police who arrested Luigi Mangione gave him snack to get DNA: lawyer

  • Mar 17, 2025

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Drug smuggling suspects charged in Louisiana due in Harris Co. court

  • Sep 27, 2023
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Judge issues no bond for suspect accused of murdering Cypress family

  • Sep 30, 2022
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Man accused in 2014 Cypress family shootings set to face judge

  • Sep 30, 2022
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Family massacre suspect didn't get promotion before murders: Documents

  • Sep 14, 2022
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New details on the capture of woman accused of pro cyclist's death

  • Jul 8, 2022
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Violent crime initiative 'Operation North Star' leads to arrest of 152 fugitives in Houston area

  • Jul 6, 2022
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Suspect back in Houston to face charges in girlfriend's murder

  • Mar 8, 2022
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Man accused of girlfriend's murder in 2017 extradited from Guatemala

  • Mar 4, 2022

Latest Stories

Texas' top 10 wanted sex offender arrested, charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child

The 32-year-old Livingston man was arrested and one of the top 10 most wanted fugitives in the Lone Star State, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

  • Aug 3, 2024

Another suspect arrested in equipment theft where yard worker fights back with weed wacker: Pct. 4

One of the suspects in the lawn equipment robbery on Saturday fell from the vehicle's passenger side after a yard worker threw a weed wacker at the robbers to fight back.

  • Apr 5, 2024

Houston-based elite team without borders tracks down world's most dangerous criminals

The world's most dangerous criminals and their networks are the focus of this specialized squad stationed in Houston. In a recent U.S. federal crackdown on Jalisco Cartel associates, a third of the 750 people detained were in Houston.

  • Dec 16, 2023

Drug smuggling suspect charged in Louisiana has criminal history in Houston, records show

ABC13 discovered from documents that one of the suspects who turned himself into the Harris County Jail after being charged in Louisiana has a criminal history in Houston.

  • Sep 27, 2023

2 suspects accused in alleged drug smuggling plot at federal prisons surrender in Harris County

The suspects - a 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman - surrendered on Tuesday in connection with a plot at federal prisons across the country.

  • Sep 27, 2023