Money missing from Pflugerville police evidence room

An unknown amount of cash is missing from the evidence room at Pflugerville Police Department and the Texas Rangers are weeks away from wrapping up a months-long investigation into the disappearance, the city manager told KXAN News. October 26, 2016PFLUGERVILLE,...

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...

Precinct 4’s evidence destruction scandal part of larger pattern in constables’ offices

Evidence-keeping sloppy in 4 of 8 constable’s offices September 25, 2016 With Harris County’s Precinct 4 Constable’s Office mired in scandal over the improper destruction of 21,000 pieces of evidence, serious evidence cataloging and control problems...