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Family tracks woman’s phone after she disappeared, finds her shot to death in south Houston
Read full article: Family tracks woman’s phone after she disappeared, finds her shot to death in south HoustonA woman’s family found her dead in south Houston on Friday, after she disappeared for some hours, according to the Houston Police Department.
Ask Amy: What to do if your identity is stolen + hidden electricity bill fees
Read full article: Ask Amy: What to do if your identity is stolen + hidden electricity bill feesA common concern you ask us about is identity theft. I’m spelling out what to do if your identity is stolen and things you can do to protect yourself from ID theft. Also, this week: a warning about more hidden fees on your electricity bill.
Ask Amy: 8 steps to protect yourself from ID theft
Read full article: Ask Amy: 8 steps to protect yourself from ID theftIt can ruin your credit and cause a lot of problems. But a lot of people don’t worry about identity theft until it happens. This is a topic KPRC 2 Investigator Amy Davis gets questions about. The number one way to protect yourself from identity theft is to check what’s going on with your financial information and do it often.
Fake mistress accuses man of cheating on wife of 46 years in Memorial Villages letter scam
Read full article: Fake mistress accuses man of cheating on wife of 46 years in Memorial Villages letter scamIf you have received a letter in the mail asking for money for proof that your husband cheated on you, the Memorial Villages Police Department warns that it is probably a scam and the mail should be treated as junk.
Ask Amy: Can a debt collector take money from my paycheck?
Read full article: Ask Amy: Can a debt collector take money from my paycheck?This week we are looking for ways to help you get your money in order. When it comes to paying off debt, it’s important to know your rights and what you need to do if a collector calls. You may owe a debt, but you still have rights - and debt collectors have to obey the law.
Ask Amy: Should I worry about thieves and “tap to pay” credit card technology?
Read full article: Ask Amy: Should I worry about thieves and “tap to pay” credit card technology?Can thieves steal your credit card information without ever touching your wallet? Do protection devices to stop electronic transfers work? Amy Davis is getting answers.
Caught on camera: 2 women snatch victim’s purse from Walmart in Katy, goes shopping with credit cards
Read full article: Caught on camera: 2 women snatch victim’s purse from Walmart in Katy, goes shopping with credit cardsThe victim, a 65-year-old woman, was shopping at a Walmart at S. Fry Road and the Katy Freeway on June 13.
Police search for suspect who killed man in shooting at tire shop in south Houston
Read full article: Police search for suspect who killed man in shooting at tire shop in south HoustonHOUSTON – Houston Police Department is searching for the person who gunned down a man on Sunday outside a tire shop in south Houston. Officials said the victim, a Hispanic male in his late 20s, was a customer at Pineda Tire Shop. Police responded to a shooting at a tire shop at 4400 South Loop East Freeway. There were several witnesses on the scene and the witness recalls the male shooting another male after a verbal argument. Police said the victim was a customer of the tire shop and a manager was there when the shooting happened but did not see anything.
Rosenberg mother asking for justice after son robbed, stabbed 20 times
Read full article: Rosenberg mother asking for justice after son robbed, stabbed 20 timesA Rosenberg mother is asking for justice after her son was robbed and stabbed 20 timesLeslie Garcia says her son Christian, 20, is in the hospital recovering but has had to undergo multiple surgeries. When you’re in a situation like that it just feels like it’s a bad dream,” said Garcia. Garcia tells KPRC Christian was friends with one of his attackers and was asked to pick him up. “He went to pick them up and the two other people got in the backseat and he started driving,” said Garcia. Christian is expected to survive but has had 5 surgeries while in the hospital and does not have insurance.
Q&A: A conversation with Lauren Kirchner of Spring Creek Growers, a fourth-generation farm in Magnolia
Read full article: Q&A: A conversation with Lauren Kirchner of Spring Creek Growers, a fourth-generation farm in MagnoliaLauren Kirchner of Spring Creek Growers talked with KPRC 2 about what its like working at her family’s fourth-generation farm in Magnolia. Kirchner works as the outfit’s Director of Sales & Marketing but she’s worked just about every position there is as the farm. Q: For those that aren’t familiar with Spring Creek Growers, could you share the farm’s history? Coming from a family business and growing up in it, I always tell people that the highs are so high. Q: Many families go to Spring Creek Growers during the holidays to get a Christmas experience.
Search underway for driver who hit and killed woman while she was taking out trash, police say
Read full article: Search underway for driver who hit and killed woman while she was taking out trash, police sayHOUSTON – Editor’s note update: This victim has been identified as journalist and transgender activist Monica Roberts. A search is underway for a suspect after police said a woman was hit as she took out the trash in southwest Houston Tuesday. According to investigators, they are now reviewing surveillance video as they search for the driver who hit the woman, who has been identified as 58-year-old Monica Katrise Roberts. She said she was devastated to learn that a woman had been hit and killed by a vehicle near the dumpsters at the apartment complex. “It is sad and senseless.”According to HPD, there are no witnesses or surveillance video from the scene.
‘I’m going to die in my front yard’: Video shows woman being robbed at gunpoint outside Friendswood home
Read full article: ‘I’m going to die in my front yard’: Video shows woman being robbed at gunpoint outside Friendswood homeFRIENDSWOOD, Texas – Friendswood police are looking for a gunman and getaway driver they say stole $9,000 and other belongings from a woman standing in her driveway. I wasn’t going to fight.”Earlier in the day, on Jan. 16, she withdrew $9,000 from a Bank of America in Friendswood and went to work. The surveillance video at her workplace did not show the silver sedan that showed up at her home later that day. “I’m going to die in my front yard,” she remembered thinking when the handgun was in her face. This time, the victim was robbed at the Timber Creek Gold Club after withdrawing a “large sum of money” from the bank.
MAP: These are the cases Crime Stoppers and KPRC2 have solved
Read full article: MAP: These are the cases Crime Stoppers and KPRC2 have solvedHOUSTON – Do you have video of a crime you hope to get solved? Crime Stoppers of Houston and the KPRC2 Crime Crew are on the case. [Want to join the KPRC2 Crime Crew? Read about it here]These are cases that the tipster indicated they saw the story on KPRC or on "all" stations:Have you been a victim of crime? Submit the information to Crime Stoppers of Houston through this link: https://kprc2.co/2SQpDCYThe following information is required to be submit your case to Crime Crew:
Join KPRC2's Crime Crew to help solve crimes in Houston!
Read full article: Join KPRC2's Crime Crew to help solve crimes in Houston!HOUSTON – KPRC2 and Crime Stoppers of Houston are partnering to help local law enforcement agencies solve crime by featuring surveillance videos through our Crime Crew. Have you been a victim of crime? Let us help! Go to www.click2houston.com/crimecrew learn more and help solve crime in Houston. If you recognize or have any information about these crimes, please contact Crime Stoppers of Houston anonymously through one of these three ways to report:By calling the Tip Line at 713-222-TIPS(8477)By going online through the CS website at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=610&C=&T=Or by using the Crime Stoppers of Houston mobile app – Download it on your phone and report directly through the anonymous app.