Family, friends and the Texas Equusearch organization reported Saturday afternoon that missing Bellaire Realtor Violet Mackrizz has been found unconscious in the backseat of her car in Lake Charles, La., where she is now hospitalized. The news came in a Facebook post from her son, Ed Mackrizz, and traveled fast on social media, generating a combination of relief and concern … [Read more...] about Mystery deepens: Bellaire Realtor found unconscious in car in Louisiana

Crime Reports
Sheriff’s department asks public’s help to locate missing Bellaire Realtor
The Harris County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a Bellaire Realtor whose family and friends became concerned when she hadn’t been heard from since leaving for work Thursday. Violet Marie Mackrizz, 59, was last seen driving away from her home in Tomball in northwest Harris County in her black 2016 Mercedes A250 with Texas plates MBV1949. … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s department asks public’s help to locate missing Bellaire Realtor
West U police seek career criminal charged in ID theft wave
West University police announced Thursday (Dec. 3) that they are looking for a career criminal — who was already being tried for theft — in connection with 32 reports of identity theft from residents in a two-month span. John Carl Sutterley, 65, is charged with fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, a first-degree felony, after West U filed against him with … [Read more...] about West U police seek career criminal charged in ID theft wave
4 suspected robbers captured in West U neighborhood
Four men suspected of robbing the AT&T store at 6027 Kirby Drive were captured without incident after they fled and scattered into a West University residential neighborhood Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 11). The robbery, at the entrance to Rice Village on the corner of Rice Boulevard and Kirby, was reported at 1:43 p.m., with four men involved and a description a gray Ford … [Read more...] about 4 suspected robbers captured in West U neighborhood
Scary night, but gunman’s 2 carjacking attempts in Bellaire never get into gear
Bellaire police are looking for a gunman who attempted a bizarre double carjacking Wednesday night (Jan. 22) in the city’s business district and Town Square municipal complex but ended up fleeing in a waiting vehicle when he couldn’t drive either of the luxury cars he tried to steal. Police received a report at 7:43 p.m. of a robbery in progress at a fuel bay at the Chevron … [Read more...] about Scary night, but gunman’s 2 carjacking attempts in Bellaire never get into gear