Investigation Underway Following Major Crash Involving Baytown Police Officer
PER BAYTOWN PD : Investigation Underway Following Major Crash Involving Baytown Police Officer UPDATE #1: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 The Baytown Police Department continues to investigate the crash that occurred on Thursday, October 23, 2025. At this time, Officer Michael Hightower, a two-and-a-half-year veteran of the Baytown Police Department, has been released from the hospital […]
Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on Katy Freeway Involving BMW and Cybertruck
Katy Fwy & Washington Ave | Houston, TX Just after 12 AM, HPD received a call about a small BMW four-door sedan traveling the wrong way on the Katy Freeway. That vehicle collided head-on with a Cybertruck that was heading toward downtown. After impact, the Cybertruck bounced off and hit an 18-wheeler traveling eastbound. The […]
Suspect Wanted In Fatal Shooting
Suspect in Fatal Shooting HPD is searching for the man wanted in the fatal shooting of 54-year-old John Crockett that occurred around 10:45 AM on October 22 in the 7900 block of Comal Street. According to HPD Homicide Detectives, Crockett was driving when the suspect approached his vehicle and made contact with him. The suspect […]
UPDATE: Jury Finds Kristina Chambers Guilty of Manslaughter — Sentenced to 11 Years and 14 Days
UPDATE: Jury Finds Kristina Chambers Guilty of Manslaughter — Sentenced to 11 Years and 14 Days UPDATE: JURY CAME BACK WITH DECISION. A PREGNANT KRISTINA CHAMBERS HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 11 YEARS AND 14 DAYS IN PRISON AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY LAST WEEK . FYI – 11/14 IS JOSEPH’S BIRTHDAY. November 14th. VERDICT IS IN! […]
Body Found Burning and Hanging from I-610 Freeway; HPD Launches Homicide Investigation
This photo came in last night at about 11:40 PM. HPD was conducting an investigation after a man was found on fire and hanging by a rope from the I-610 freeway. At around 10:30 PM, Union Pacific employees reported a fire near the North Loop East underpass near Kirkpatrick. Officers from Northeast Patrol found a […]
MAJOR CRASH CAUGHT ON DASH CAM- IH-10 East Freeway, westbound/outbound at Waco
CAUGHT ON DASH CAM- IH-10 East Freeway, westbound/outbound at Waco, major crash involving 2 vehicles, & a possible fatality, affecting multiple lanes. Avoid the area or expect delays. HPD is on-scene. Find an alternate route if traveling westbound towards downtown, traffic is being diverted to Lockwood. Here are videos of the accident and scene […]
Human Skeletal Remains Found Inside Portable Restroom on Ruiz Street
Human Skeletal Remains Found Inside Portable Restroom on Ruiz Street HPD is waiting on autopsy results after human skeletal remains were found in a portable restroom around 3:15 PM Tuesday, October 21, at 1900 Ruiz Street near 59 and Runnels. Officers responded to the scene after receiving a report of remains discovered inside the portable […]
Turkey Leg Hut Owner’s Boyfriend Back in Jail — Now Accused of Witness Tampering from Behind Bars
Remember the boyfriend of the Turkey Leg Hut owner who got locked up after kidnapping and brutally attacking his ex? Well, here’s an update on that situation. On October 13, 2025, Jonathan Saizon was locked up on new charges for Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault after losing his bond on older cases for Evading in […]
Jury Now Deliberating in Trial of Kristina Chambers
Houston, TX — The jury has begun deliberations in the trial of Kristina Chambers, who faces charges in connection with the tragic death of Joseph McMullin, a beloved member of the Hood News community. McMullin was killed in April 2023 when Chambers’ blue Porsche 911 Carrera crashed at high speed in Montrose. Following closing arguments […]
HPD INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING ON TOWN PARK DRIVE
HPD is investigating a deadly shooting that happened around 6:40 PM last night (October 21) at 9303 Town Park Dr at the Falls of Town Park Apartments. Officers responded to reports of gunfire at the complex and found a 31-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. HFD Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. His identity […]
Texas Judge Reprimanded Over Mishandling of Death Penalty Appeal Case
The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has officially reprimanded Judge Natalia “Nata” Cornelio, who serves in the 351st Criminal District Court here in Houston. The Commission began investigating her in late 2024 after news broke that she was removed from the death penalty appeal case of Ronald Lee Haskell, the man convicted of killing […]
Tristin Terrel Williams Charged in the Fatal Shooting of 21-Year-Old Julian Comeaux Tristin Terrel Williams Charged in the Fatal Shooting of 21-Year-Old Julian Comeaux
Tristin Terrel Williams Charged in the Fatal Shooting of 21-Year-Old Julian Comeaux 38-year-old Tristin Terrel Williams has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Julian Comeaux and the wounding of another man in Midtown Houston 8 months ago. The shooting happened around 1:05 AM on February 16 in the 300 […]