An Independence Heights family had a rude awakening Monday morning when they realized their life-size Nutcracker decoration on the front porch vanished in the middle of the night.

Federal authorities are offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Ashley Gray and Kyle Ulbig, who are wanted for mail theft in Houston's Town and Country area.

The confrontation between Garrett Hardin and Roderick Brooks was captured on body camera, showing the former officer chasing Brooks after an apparent shoplifting incident at a Dollar General on FM 1960.

Security footage showed one of the robbers held the door open and stayed outside, while the other two entered wearing masks and held a cashier at gunpoint.

Spring Branch ISD recognized one of its newest police officers, who leaped into action when he saw a baby choking and saved their life.

The Galveston County District Attorney's Office said former police officer Jared Rivas was indicted on eight charges related to assaulting teenagers during a pool party.

A homeowner tells KPRC 2 he was outside fixing his broken fence when he noticed something was not right. Oil bottles were scattered everywhere and his brand-new generator sitting in his garage was gone.

Surveillance video shows the moment a man snatches an envelope, police said had "a large sum of cash" inside, and the woman tries to stop him.

A small gesture can go a long way.

The Houston Police Department has released surveillance footage related to the March 22 shooting death of 24-year-old Matthew Kallie on Safeguard Street.

Police say the three men entered when the shop was about to close but one of them got the employee to unlock the door by posing as a customer and another posed as someone who wanted to pawn something.

Claudia Callejas said she spent her Thursday morning like any other day, visiting Uncle Bean’s Coffee Shop at the corner of Houston Avenue and Alma Street. But her morning routine changed when two would-be robbers grabbed her bag.

Surveillance video shared by coffee shop shows the woman taking off as soon as her purse is snatched and the two thieves take off running. They didn’t run fast enough because the woman was right behind them and showed them what time it was.

La Porte police say the man used the stolen debit card from ‘an elderly victim” at two separate ATMs in the Houston area in March 2024.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has opened an investigation after a veteran of the U.S. Army was hospitalized from being sucker punched at a Sugar Land bar.

These raccoons are living their best life and beating the heat by taking a cool dip in this Houston resident's backyard pool. Video courtesy of Mark Dykes to our Gage Goulding.

Recognize him? Investigators said this man walked into the Versace store and picked out "various merchandise valued at just under $5,000" and ran off when he was confronted by management.

Investigators at the United Postal Inspection Service say Justin P. Hearne is suspected of stealing mail from several Houston locations and is wanted for questioning with previous mail thefts around the city.

Her parents, Robby and Rosa Calhoun are asking for an apology from Harris County Sheriff's deputies, who they claim treated her poorly during an encounter before her disappearance.

You just never know what you’ll come across in Galveston! This nailbiting video provided by The Yardley Family shows a man pulling on the shark's tail to get it back inside the water.

The thief is going into waiting rooms, lounges and other public areas to steal people’s wallets, credit cards, money and personal belongings.

Recognize these two? Authorities say the woman distracted a clerk at the Sunglass Hut while a man pocketed a pair of Gucci sunglasses worth about $500.

A 19-year-old burglar caught on camera taking more than half a million dollars worth of jewelry from stores in Houston is behind bars.

Authorities need your help finding two people seen on video stealing people’s luggage from the baggage claim area at Bush Intercontinental Airport - Houston.

A man is sharing his frustration with Houston Police after his girlfriend was followed and her car was broken into.

A man is sharing his frustration with Houston Police after his girlfriend was followed and her car was broken into.

A bright-greenish, blue meteor was caught on camera falling just south of Galveston, Texas.

Two troopers from the Texas Department of Safety were reportedly injured while responding to a pursuit of a suspect in West Harris County.

KPRC 2 has reached out to the Houston Police Department for more information.

Residents in a northwest Harris County community are on edge after they said a man claiming to be with CenterPoint Energy was caught on camera trying to open several front doors over the weekend.

A business owner is trying to get back on track after thieves were caught on camera taking items from his food truck before hooking up the trailer and driving away.

A naked man who was caught on camera touching himself in front of a home in the Galleria area multiple times has been arrested, jail records show.

A community in Fort Bend County is fed up with porch pirates stealing their packages.

The First Christian Church on Cinco Ranch Road near Katy is receiving support and donations from all over the country after their Pride flags continue to be stolen by thieves.

An I-10 crash that left three people hurt was caused by a semi-truck driver who left the scene, one of the crash victims told only KPRC 2.

A 68-year-old disabled man cannot see out of one eye after taking matters into his own hands with a burglar, who then attacked him.

Residents in a popular Houston community are on alert after several coyote sightings this week.

A restaurant owner in the Museum District says his business has been broken into several times in the past few months, resulting in property damage and theft totaling almost $50,000.

A witness’ dash camera video shared with KPRC 2 shows intense moments between two drivers in northwest Houston that turned into one of the drivers pointing a gun at the other in the middle of the road.

A man has been caught on camera breaking into several businesses in Katy’s Asia Town.

Two people have been charged after a road rage shooting left a man injured in north Harris County Tuesday afternoon.

Clear surveillance video shows the suspect placing gloves on his hand outside a fast food restaurant, then entering and holding a gun to an innocent employee’s head.

Cell phone footage of an incident involving a group of bicyclists and a Harris County Precinct 1 deputy constable is going viral on social media.

The victim, a 65-year-old woman, was shopping at a Walmart at S. Fry Road and the Katy Freeway on June 13.

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division needs the public’s assistance identifying the suspects responsible for an aggravated robbery that happened on May 20.

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division needs the public’s assistance identifying the suspect responsible for an aggravated robbery in early June.

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division needs the public’s assistance identifying the suspect responsible an aggravated robbery.

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division needs the public’s help identifying a suspect responsible for the aggravated robbery of a Dollar General store in southwest Houston.

The search is on for two men accused of intentionally running over a man’s motorcycle Tuesday in northeast Houston, police confirmed.

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division needs the public's assistance identifying the suspects responsible for an aggravated robbery.

A father was brutally beaten and robbed inside a grocery store, causing him to lose his left eye.

Surveillance photos have been released of a suspect wanted for allegedly stealing a motorcycle from a home in north Harris County,

A mother in Pearland is asking for the public’s help in helping her find a man who returned her wallet.

The search is on for a suspect who allegedly fired shots at the building of the Harris County Precinct 4 Constables Office Monday afternoon.

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran disarmed a gun-wielding juvenile who was attempting to rob an Arizona gas station on Wednesday.

Police are searching for a man who threw a fit -- and several items of clothing -- while robbing a Family Dollar store in Houston’s Acres Homes area.

The Sikh National Center is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man responsible for trespassing on their property and stealing a 1994 Dodge Dakota used to provide food to the community.

A Houston mother was robbed at gunpoint last month at a gas station in north Houston.

Ike Umar woke up early Tuesday morning to find a shirtless man sneaking around his Galleria-area home.

A video on social media that shows someone punching a grey pit bull in the chest area has some concern and upset.

The Houston Police Department’s Robbery Division is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of threatening and kidnapping a woman.

In a disturbing video, a person appears to be intentionally running over ducks in a west Houston neighborhood.

Residents in The Woodlands are asking for help in identifying a man they said is stealing several backflow preventers from at least two different communities.

CYPRESS, Texas – Authorities are searching for two men who they said fired shots at a Cypress man Friday when he caught them stealing wheels from his neighbor’s property. The incident was reported about 5:30 a.m. at a home on Cobblestone Drive in the Cypress Mill neighborhood. “They were just bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang and so at that time becoming concerned of my 14-year-old who’s in the house I got up and was like what’s going on,” she said. According to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office, the man was investigating a motion alert from his security system when he encountered two people stealing his neighbor’s wheels. AdIn a video released by investigators, the homeowner can be heard asking someone off-camera what they are doing.

HOUSTON – A Paralympic athlete training for the 2021 summer games is asking the public’s help after someone stole her everyday wheelchair. Jazmin Almlie-Ryan has a sports chair she uses to train within her Cypress neighborhood. While she trains she leaves her everyday chair in her driveway so it’s easy to switch into. Almlie-Ryan is paralyzed from the waist down but despite that became a Paralympic athlete and part of team USA’S shooting team. I’m a huge disability advocate and so I think about if this could happen to me it could happen to somebody else,” Almlie-Ryan said.

HOUSTON – A KPRC 2 photographer captured video of a sight that is out of this world. Cesar Martinez said he was driving southbound on U.S. Highway 59 early Monday morning near Beasley, Texas, when his vehicle’s dashcam caught video of a bright green flash in the western sky. The activity seen on camera appears consistent with video of confirmed meteor sightings. While it’s not clear if Monday’s sighting is related, the Lyrid meteor shower reaches it’s peak this week. According to NASA, this is one of Earth’s oldest known meteor showers.