Houston's police department has been warned twice about its overtime usage, and went over its budget by $6.4 million last year.

Investigators said a man was sitting inside a pickup truck when he was shot. He then drove about a block to Bell Street, where he crashed. The truck’s windshield appeared to have bullet holes. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Houston police are seeking public assistance to locate 72-year-old Margarita Juarez, who went missing from the 6700 block of De Moss Drive on Tuesday morning. Juarez, who may have dementia, is described as 5'6" tall,

A police officer sitting in a patrol car on U.S. 59 was struck by another vehicle early Monday after bundles of hay spilled, shutting down part of the freeway.

A South American theft ring responsible for a series of high-dollar burglaries across the country has now been linked to a series of home break-ins in West University Place and across the Houston area,

Houston police are investigating a deadly stabbing involving juveniles after a large fight outside an apartment complex in northwest Houston.

Houston joined most of the country in 2025 in seeing declines in most types of crime, continuing a yearslong trend that one expert worries won't be sustainable.

Houston leaders extended a contract to keep HPD's outdated software running while a new system promised for 2024 remains in development.