Crime and Public Safety

Thalia Graves, who lives in Harris County, has filed a lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs stating he violently sexually assaulted her, allegedly recorded the assault, and sold it as pornography.

The suspect accused of killing Precinct 4 Constable Deputy Maher Husseini is now behind bars in Harris County, according to jail records.

Thousands of crime victims and their families took to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, demanding that lawmakers focus more on the impact violent crime has on victims and their communities. 

A defense attorney who was recently arrested for allegedly delivering synthetic marijuana to a client in jail is now facing charges of possession of child pornography.

A New Caney man has been sentenced to prison after he was found guilty for possessing child pornography while being arrested for felony drug charges.

Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities seized multiple electronic devices and found hundreds of files of child sexual abuse in his home, according to court documents.

The FBI is conducting a search involving a possible illegal gaming location believed to be connected to public officials, sources close to the investigation told FOX 26.

Liberty County Fire Marshal Bill Hergemueller and his two assistants, Nat Holcomb and Jesse McGraw, were arrested late Monday and booked into the Liberty County Jail.

A 29-year-old Houston rapper has been sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking minors, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

From an injured police officer to rubbish fires set, the Philadelphia Police Department is cracking down on illegal street racing and reckless driving after a series of ‘dangerous’ incidents across the city over the weekend.

A man in his late 20s is in critical condition following an early morning shooting at a gas station in the 9900 block of Bissonnet.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike.

A 56-year-old man who owned a daycare in Baytown is charged with super aggravated sexual assault of a child after allegedly assaulting a 5-year-old child in his care.

A Memphis man testified on Monday that he and a second person shot and killed rapper Young Dolph after Big Jook, the brother of rapper Yo Gotti, put a hit on him.

A Tennessee woman attempted to hire an online hitman for close to $10,000 to kill the wife of a man she met on the dating website Match.com, according to prosecutors.

A Harris County resident was recently targeted by a scammer impersonating an HCSO Captain and demanding payment for missed jury duty.

A former FBI agent has admitted to stealing money and property from residents' homes while executing search warrants, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

A Texas jury found a San Antonio man liable in the "Trump train" federal civil lawsuit on Monday.

A former Texas Juvenile Justice Department employee has been arrested for theft after allegedly misusing state funds for personal purchases.