UPDATED WITH BELLAIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT UPDATE 1:30 P.M. MONDAY, JAN. 20: Bellaire Police issued the following statement this afternoon: “The pistol believed to be the weapon used in last Tuesday’s shooting at Bellaire High School has been recovered and is in possession of the Bellaire Police Department. This message is being sent to let citizens and their famines … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Authorities think they’ve found gun used in Bellaire HS killing
Crime Reports
Classmates remember Bellaire HS shooting victim Cesar Cortes
Cesar Cortes, a 19-year-old senior, has been identified as the Bellaire HS student shot to death on campus Tuesday afternoon. He was commander of the Delta Company unit of the school’s highly regarded Junior ROTC program, and friends say he had already committed to join the U.S. Army after graduation to serve his country. A 16-year-old schoolmate is in custody and charged … [Read more...] about Classmates remember Bellaire HS shooting victim Cesar Cortes
Do you recognize him? West U police trying to I.D. home burglar
West University police are seeking the public’s help in locating a home burglary suspect who was caught in the act on surveillance video in the 4100 block of Emory Street shortly after 1 p.m. Oct. 3. The man broke in through a rear patio door and took “multiple items” from the home, according to police before fleeing west on Judson toward Bellaire in an older model silver or … [Read more...] about Do you recognize him? West U police trying to I.D. home burglar
Massage Heights employee arrested on sexual assault charges; more victims sought
Deputy constables arrested an employee at the Massage Heights in Vanderbilt Square today for alleged sexual assaults of a patron and an undercover officer — and are seeking more victims. Two deputies from Harris County Precinct One Constable Alan Rosen’s office took 55-year-old James Jefferson into custody after a woman claimed he assaulted her during a massage at the … [Read more...] about Massage Heights employee arrested on sexual assault charges; more victims sought
Police warn package/mail thieves on the loose in Bellaire
Bellaire police are asking residents to be on the lookout for a pair of thieves who stole packages and mail from homes in the Southdale neighborhood Thursday (Feb. 14). Officers said a man and a woman in a small, gray, four-door sedan committed crimes in the 4400 blocks of Vivian, Teas and Jonathan streets around 4:30 in the afternoon on Valentine’s Day. The woman’s face is … [Read more...] about Police warn package/mail thieves on the loose in Bellaire