Since 2020, he noted, HPD’s applications for police recruits have decreased dramatically. That year, the department received 4, 381 applications, while in 2023 it received about 1, 757 ...

HPD took to social media to announce that the arrests were made in the early evening hours of Wednesday, May 21. Another 18-year-old female was arrested in connection to the incident. A video of ...

Her injuries later worsened, as HPD’s Traffic Division reported she sustained critical injuries. HPD said the unidentified driver continued to drive northbound on Kohou Street without stopping ...

Around 1:39 p.m., HPD said the victim, who was taken to the hospital in critical condition, has died from his injuries. He was identified as Alexander Dominique Dennis Sr., 34, of Huntsville.

HPD’s Bicycle Patrol crosses Hotel Street in Chinatown. To bolster its ranks, he said, HPD’s recruitment team has appeared at up to 179 recruitment events in 2024, up from 36 in 2021.

Ryan Smith, executive director of the Spirit of Blue Foundation, visited HPD headquarters in Hilo in March to present an oversized check from the national organization totaling $38,188.16 ...

The shooting was the fourth fatal shooting by a Houston Police Department officer in two weeks. HPD has not named the officer involved in the latest shooting. During a briefing on Friday afternoon ...

Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz said the agreement makes HPD "the highest paid police department in the State of Texas." Short staffing at the department has gripped headlines in recent years.

The officer then shot the suspect multiple times, HPD said. Officials said the officer is expected to recover fully, but the suspect has serious injuries.

HOUSTON — Thousands are expected to be out on the waterways this holiday weekend and Houston police want everyone to stay safe. The Houston Police Department told KHOU 11's Deevon Rahming that ...

“Three armed suspects fired a single shot, stole items from customers, and fled,” read the post by HPD. “No injuries were reported.” A robbery investigation was opened after the incident ...

Houston police shot a man near the Galleria on Sunday evening in an incident that has resulted in an officer and a potential suspect being taken to the hospital. Around 5:20 p.m., an officer ...