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Houston woman convicted of killing Chinese citizen sentenced to 50 years
January 23, 2020 A Houston woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison for fatally shooting Meng Bo, a 30-year-old Chinese national during a 2016…
Grand Jury Indicts Former HPD Officers
January 15, 2020 Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced today that a grand jury has indicted two former Houston Police officers for…
Harris County DA, HPD and Crime Stoppers partner to stop celebratory gun violence
December 31, 2019 The Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Houston Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Houston are partnering to stop…
New Murder Charge in Scheerhoorn Case
December 20, 2019 Through the joint efforts of the Houston Police Department, the Innocence Project of Texas, and the Harris County District…
Houston man sentenced to 6 years for stomping an orange tabby to death
December 4, 2019 A 22-year-old Houston man was sentenced to six years in prison for stomping his girlfriend’s orange tabby cat to death, Harris…
Former Cypress-Fairbanks ISD officer pleads guilty to raping a 12-year-old
December 3, 2019 A former Cypress-Fairbanks ISD police officer is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to…
District Attorney returns more than $2 million to victims after overhauling restitution system
December 2, 2019 Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg has returned more than $2 million to crime victims so far this year after modernizing a…
Harris County District Attorney’s Office Supports Bail for Lydell Grant Based on New DNA Evidence
Prosecutors will ask State District Judge George Powell Tuesday to grant Lydell Grant bail with reasonable conditions based on new DNA evidence,…
District Attorney fires prosecutor for asking about victim’s immigration status
November 8, 2019 Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said that following an internal review, she has fired a prosecutor who asked police…
Killer sentenced to 75 years after jury rejects “sleepwalking” defense
November 8, 2019 A Houston husband who murdered his wife and claimed he was “sleepwalking” when he shot her six times was sentenced Friday to 75…
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