Police chief not sure evidence is contaminated
The room, which is 14,000 square feet, is holding approximately 15,000 pieces of evidence, 46 percent of capacity, according to the Houston Police Department. October 20, 2016HOUSTON – Interim Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo could not provide a time...
Harris County deputy fired amid investigation into destroyed evidence
Hess ended up destroying nearly 8,000 items. Of those items, 861 were traced back to 470 open cases, 183 of which have been determined to be drug-related cases, according to a newsrelease by the constable’s office. Enter Article DATE HEREHarris County The...
County pays deputy killer’s widow $20,000 for missing guns, ammo
A judge ordered Johnson County last month to pay Helen McCommas $20,169.52 for seven firearms and about 10,000 rounds of ammunition that either disappeared or were destroyed after sheriff’s officers seized them in 2013. October 12, 2016CLEBURNE Issues at the...
JCSO under investigation after audit
Because of the report, one officer was demoted and the Texas Rangers and a special prosecutor have been called in to investigate. Enter Article DATE HEREA March 23 audit of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office’s property room uncovered several...
