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The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest municipal police department, serving the fourth-largest city in the United States.

1 day ago · A Houston police SUV parked outside Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston, on October 22, 2019. Houston Police Department officers shot and injured a 17-year-old boy who allegedly first fired at ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Brazoria County deputy Jesus Jesse Vargas has died after being shot in Houston on Wednesday. The shooting occurred on Stella Link Road near the I-610 South Loop. Robert Lee Davis III, the alleged shooter, was confirmed dead by Houston police.

Jan 16, 2025 · HOUSTON (AP) — A man fatally shot a Texas sheriff’s deputy Wednesday at a shopping plaza in Houston and then evaded officers for hours before shooting a K-9 that helped find him hiding under trash in a dumpster, authorities said.

Jan 16, 2025 · HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department said the suspect accused of shooting and killing Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas was shot to death, ending an hours-long manhunt.

The Houston Police Department is hiring qualified police officer candidates for our upcoming academy classes. As the fifth largest agency in the nation, HPD sets the bar for …

1 day ago · A report will be forwarded to the Texas County Prosecutor for formal charges. On Feb. 2, officers arrested Payton Peterson, 21, of Houston, on an active Houston Municipal warrant per charge of ...

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