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• Harris County Judge Grants Bond To Habitual Offender With 37 Felony Theft Charges

  Published: Mar 19, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Dequavia Denise Rogers, a convicted thief with a lengthy criminal history, was granted a $75,000 bond by Judge Nata Cornelio despite being a former fugitive. Rogers faces 11 pendin...

• Houston Man Charged After Allegedly Holding Disabled Wife Captive in Locked Bedroom for Five Years

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Crime

  James Earl Johnson, 51, was arrested on March 6 following allegations that he imprisoned his disabled wife in their Clear Lake residence since 2021. The victim successfully alerted...

• FBI Violent Crime Task Force Issues Urgent Appeal to Identify 'Coverall Crook' Linked to Three Houston Bank Robberies

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The FBI Houston Field Office is searching for a serial bank robber dubbed the "Coverall Crook," suspected of targeting three financial institutions within grocery stores over the l...

• Houston Resident Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for $4 Million Marriage Fraud and Multi-Layered Scam Ring

  Published: Feb 28, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Nigerian national residing in Houston, Texas, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for orchestrating a complex fraud network that siphoned approximately $4 million fr...