In an effort to keep our neighborhoods safe, Crime Stoppers of Houston and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help locating the following individuals that have active Felony and/or Misdemeanor Warrants.
Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the location and arrest of the suspects featured. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477), submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app. All tipsters remain anonymous. Only tips and calls DIRECTLY TO Crime Stoppers are anonymous and eligible for a cash reward.
The following individuals all have active warrants as of January 26, 2023 2:00 pm.
Nicholas John Brown
W/M 07-08-83 5’10”/160 Lbs. Bro/Bro
Warrant #: 1647763
DWI THIRD
Last known location: Houston Texas
Janet Louise Guerrero
W/F 10/07/80 4’10”/170 Lbs. Bro/Haz
Warrant #: 1781502, 1781503
VIOLATION BOND/PROTECTIVE ORDER 2+ TIMES W/I
BURGLARY OF HABITATION
Last known location: Houston Texas
Hannah Rose Harris
W/F 08-08-96 5’07”/200 Lbs. Bro/Haz
Warrant #: 1799659
THEFT AGGREGATE =>$2,500<$30K
Last known location: Cypress Texas
Edwin Reinaldo Hernandez
W/M 01-06-77 5’08”/240 Lbs. Bro/Bro
Warrant #: 1703726
TERRORISTIC THREAT
Last known location: Katy Texas
Jada Alese Jones
B/F 10-23-00 5’05”/112 Lbs. Blk/Bro
Warrant #: 1799292, 1799293
ROBBERY-BODILY INJURY x2
Last known location: Huntsville Texas
Younisha Guillory Jones
B/F 06-24-72 5’02”/135 Lbs. Bro/Bro
Warrant #: 1800062, 1800545
THEFT >=2,500 <30,000 x2
Last known location: Spring Texas
Cedric Edward Sibbaluca
B/M 07-25-71 5’09”/160 Lbs. Blk/Bro
Warrant #: 1797646
ENGAGING IN ORG CRIM ACTIVITY
Last known location: Houston Texas
Lori Machelle Swanson
W/F 01-27-71 5’03”/128 Lbs. Bln/Blu
Warrant #: 1799717
CREDIT/DEBIT CARD ABUSE
Last known location: Houston Texas
Samuel Ronald Washington Jr.
B/M 05-15-02 6’00”/145 Lbs. Blk/Bro
Warrant #: 1799069, 1757945
INJURY CHILD UNDER 15 B/INJURY
ASLT FAM/HOUSE MEM IMPED BRTH/
Last known location: Houston Texas
Joshua Thomas Watson
W/M 05-15-85 5’11”/172 Lbs. Bro/Blu
Warrant #: 1799507, 1799508
THEFT >=2,500 <30,000
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF >=$2,500<30K
Last known location: Spring Texas
La película continúa la historia del adolescente Billy Batson quien, al recitar la palabra mágica “¡SHAZAM!”, se transforma en su alter ego de superhéroe adulto, Shazam. En una épica batalla, Billy, también conocido como Shazam, y su familia luchan contra las antiguas y vengativas diosas – las Hijas de Atlas, por sus superpoderes, sus vidas y el destino de su mundo.
¡No te pierdas esta aventura llena de acción en cines el 17 de marzo de 2023!
Los servicios de emergencia en el área de Houston informaron que atienden reportes de daños y de conductores varados después de un posible tornado que atravesó el área.
El daño estructural de un posible tornado en Pasadena, a unos 24 kilómetros al sureste de Houston, es “catastrófico”, según el jefe de la Policía local.
“En mis 25 años aquí, este es probablemente el peor daño que he visto”, dijo el jefe Josh Bruegger a periodistas frente a un refugio de animales que resultó afectado, donde dos perros sufrieron heridas.
Hasta el momento, solo se ha informado de una persona lesionada en la ciudad, dijo el alcalde Jeff Wagner, pero “hemos visto muchos daños. Hemos visto edificios que se han derrumbado”.
El jefe de policía dijo que la limpieza requerirá mucho trabajo. “Durante los próximos días, vamos a tener las manos ocupadas”, dijo.
Por su parte, el Sheriff del Condado de Harris, Ed González, dijo que su departamento “responde a una gran cantidad de automovilistas varados”. La dependencia había preparado sus vehículos de rescate de aguas altas antes de la tormenta, dijo.
También se reportan “varios camiones comerciales volcados” cerca de Beltway 8, la circunvalación alrededor de la ciudad de Houston, dijo el departamento. Además informó que algunas líneas eléctricas estaban caídas.
“Nuestros agentes y el Departamento de Bomberos están trabajando para ayudar a las personas que se resultaron inmediatamente afectadas”, tuitearon las autoridades.
Más de 113.000 clientes se quedaron sin electricidad en Texas el martes por la tarde, según PowerOutage.us.
Este martes se declaró una emergencia de tornado para el área metropolitana del sureste de Houston, donde “se observó un tornado grande y destructivo confirmado sobre el noroeste de Pasadena, moviéndose hacia el noreste a 96 km/h”, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional en Houston.
Otros lugares en el camino de este tornado incluyeron Deer Park, Baytown, Highlands y Channelview, según el servicio meteorológico.
Mayor Sylvester Turner joined city officials and business leaders for the 2023 kick off of his signature program, Hire Houston Youth, continuing his commitment to invest in today’s youth and young adults to ensure a better, more equitable tomorrow.
Paid local jobs and internships are available for the eight-week program, open to young people between the ages of 16 – 24. The positions are in the City of Houston and the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. Mayor Turner has set a goal this year of providing 15,000 jobs, with a stretch goal of 20,000 jobs.
In April 2016, Hire Houston Youth was launched through the Mayor’s Office of Education and Youth Engagement to serve as a facilitator to connect youth, where they are empowered with an “earn and learn” opportunity in Houston’s dynamic economy.
“Hire Houston Youth provides the City of Houston with an opportunity to address long-standing inequities by creating pathways for residents to resilient, living wage trajectory jobs,” said Mayor Turner. “The program enables Houston’s youth to acquire the training and skills needed for a successful path to higher education and future careers. The City of Houston is dedicated to offering and securing these opportunities and ensuring success during and after these internships, including providing financial counseling to those employed at the City of Houston.”
National surveys show that young adults have some of the lowest levels of financial literacy. When young people understand how to manage their money, they increase their chances of long-term stability and security. To help youth achieve financial literacy, the Mayor’s Office of Education and Youth Engagement is supported by the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund and has partnered with SER jobs and BankOn to teach a variety of topics, including budgeting, the value of building your credit score, personal loans, and more.
The mayor was joined at the press conference by Houston Independent School District Superintendent Millard House II, Alief Independent School District Superintendent Anthony Mays, Retired McDonald’s Owner and Operator Dave Moss, University of Houston Bauer College Dean Paul Pavlou, several council members, and business leaders. Also present was former Hire Houston Youth intern Tommy Wan.
“Because of Hire Houston Youth, I now want to work in local government,” said Tommy Wan. “It is an avenue for change focusing on urban policy, transportation, infrastructure and housing needs for the City of Houston. The experience and skills I obtained working with Council Member Tiffany D. Thomas in my home district, District F will take me beyond Hire Houston Youth, and I want to thank Mayor Sylvester Turner for this opportunity.”
Over the past 40 years, Houston has grown from a blue collar, industrial era economy to an international, high-tech economy. “The Mayor’s Office of Education and Youth Engagement has worked diligently to register employers that reflect current workforce trends and are diverse in nature,” said Education and Youth Engagement Director Olivera Jankovska.
“United Airlines is proud to once again support and partner with Mayor Turner and the Hire Houston Youth program,” said United Airlines’ Director of Corporate and Government Affairs Darrin Hall. “United’s participation in the program provides Houston’s youth with an opportunity to work with one of the city’s largest private employers.”
Additionally, Mayor Turner included Hire Houston Youth in his One Safe Houston campaign that seeks to reduce violence, prevent crime, provide increased crisis intervention, engage the community, and provide outreach opportunities to young people.
Hire Houston Youth ensures that Houston’s youth and young adults have options and are given the opportunity to explore different career paths.
About Mayor’s Office of Education and Youth Engagement
Public education is a human right, a great social equalizer, and a key to a prosperous community. Mayor Sylvester Turner believes that each generation of children should be assured a better life and education. Through collaboration, communication, and coordination, the Mayor’s Office of Education and Youth Engagement strives to ensure this goal for all families in Houston by promoting access to equitable education and opportunities.
Crime Stoppers and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division still needs the public’s assistance identifying the suspect(s) responsible for a Murder.
It has been four agonizing years since Elizabeth Barraza was found shot to death in her driveway in the 8600 block of Cedar Walk Drive. With little to go on, a tip to Crime Stoppers could be what is needed to bring this devastated family closure.
The family of Elizabeth Barraza is requesting the community’s help with identifying the suspect(s) responsible for his murder. We invite you to visit the website her family created to chronicle this heartbreaking case. https://www.whokilledlizbarraza.com/
Crime Stoppers may pay up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification, charging and/or arrest of the suspect in this case. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477), submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app. All tipsters remain anonymous. Only tips and calls DIRECTLY TO Crime Stoppers are anonymous and eligible for a cash reward.
Crime Stoppers and the Harris County Sheriff’s Homicide Division need the public’s assistance identifying the suspect(s) responsible for a Murder.
On Friday, December 30, 2022, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the victim was shot and killed in the 5500 block of Fry Rd. in Katy, Texas. During the incident, the victim sustained a gunshot wound resulting in their death.
The family of Alfredo Salgado is requesting the community’s help with identifying the suspect(s) responsible for this murder.
Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging &/or arrest of the suspect(s) in this case. Information may be reported by calling 713-222-TIPS (8477), submitted online at www.crime-stoppers.org or through the Crime Stoppers mobile app. Only tips and calls DIRECTLY TO Crime Stoppers are anonymous and eligible for a cash reward.
A cold front passing through the area today brings the potential for severe weather to nearly all of Southeast Texas.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for thunderstorms bringing widespread rainfall of 1” – 3” with isolated areas receiving as much as 4 inches. Strong, damaging winds, hail, and a slight chance of isolated tornadoes are also possible. Residents should be prepared for severe weather conditions through 6:00 p.m.
The biggest threat will be street flooding in areas that receive the most rainfall. Motorists should be extremely careful and remember never to attempt to drive through high water areas. Turn Around, Don’t Drown!
Ponding on roadways can also increase the risk of hydroplaning. Slow down and leave a little extra room between you and vehicles ahead.
NWS has issued a Wind Advisory until 6:00 p.m. and residents should expect additional weather watches and warnings throughout the day. Monitor local media, social media, and other trustworthy news sources for weather information. Be prepared to act immediately if a warning is issued in your area.
For more information on how to prepare and stay safe during a severe weather event, visit ReadyHarris.org.
The strange and sentimental film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led among the films nominated for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday, scoring 11 nominations. “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” followed with nine nominations each.
Blockbusters “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” each landed nominations for best film, and there is plenty of star power among the nominees. Both Rihanna and Lady Gaga were nominated in the original song category (for tunes from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” respectively), as veterans in the industry were recognized as well.
Those actors include Angela Bassett, who was nominated in the best supporting actress category for her role in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever;” Jamie Lee Curtis in the same category for “Everything Everywhere All at Once;” Judd Hirsch in “The Fabelmans,” nominated for best supporting actor; Colin Farrell in “The Banshees of Inisherin,” and Brendan Fraser in “The Whale,” nominated for best actor; and in the best actress category Cate Blanchett for “Tár,” Michelle Williams in “The Fabelmans” and Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Allison Williams, who most recently starred in the horror hit “M3GAN,” and Riz Ahmed, who received an Oscar las year for his role in the short film “The Long Goodbye,” announced the nominations.
The Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, March 12.
See below for a full list of the nominees.
BEST PICTURE
“Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Allyson Riggs/A24
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Triangle of Sadness”
“Women Talking”
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Angela Bassett in ‘Black Panther Wakanda Forever’
Annette Brown/Marvel Studios
Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Hong Chau, “The Whale”
Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
Searchlight Pictures
Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”
Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”
Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Peter Lanzani and Ricardo Darin star in “Argentina, 1985”
Amazon Studios
“All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany
“Argentina, 1985,” Argentina
“Close,” Belgium
“EO,” Poland
“The Quiet Girl,” Ireland
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
“The Elephant Whisperers”
“Haulout”
“How Do You Measure a Year?”
“The Martha Mitchell Effect”
“Stranger at the Gate”
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“All That Breathes”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Fire of Love”
“A House Made of Splinters”
“Navalny”
ORIGINAL SONG
“Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman”
“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”
“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”
“This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’
Netflix
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
“The Sea Beast”
“Turning Red”
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
Netflix
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Living”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Women Talking”
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy Fabelman in ‘The Fabelmans’
Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Tár”
“Triangle of Sadness”
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Austin Butler in ‘Elvis’
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”
Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
Bill Nighy, “Living”
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Allyson Riggs
Cate Blanchett, “Tár”
Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
Andrea Riseborough, “To Leslie”
Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
DIRECTOR
Paul Dano, Mateo Zoryan Francis-DeFord and Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans, co-written, produced and directed by Steven Spielberg.
Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
Todd Field, “Tár”
Ruben Ostlund, “Triangle of Sadness”
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Margot Robbie plays Nellie LaRoy in ‘Babylon.’
Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Babylon”
“Elvis”
“The Fabelmans”
CINEMATOGRAPHY
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
Reiner Bajo/Netflix
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
“Elvis”
“Empire of Light”
“Tár”
COSTUME DESIGN
Letitia Wright in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Marvel Studios
“Babylon”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Paramount Pictures
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Batman”
“Elvis”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”
“The Flying Sailor”
“Ice Merchants”
“My Year of Dicks”
“An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It”
Shielded by anonymity and extra security, jurors got their first look Monday at a rare U.S. trial of a former Cabinet-level Mexican official charged with taking bribes to aid drug traffickers he was supposed to be neutralizing.After blowing a kiss to his wife and daughter in the courtroom gallery, Genaro García Luna, who once was Mexico’s top security official, watched with little outward reaction as opening statements began. His case folds in Mexico’s politics, its vast and violent drug trade, uncomfortable connections between the two, and delicate U.S.-Mexico relations about fighting drugs and corruption.
García Luna is accused of accepting millions of dollars to let the notorious Sinaloa cartel operate with impunity as it sent tons of cocaine to the U.S.
“The person who’s supposed to be in charge of fighting the Sinaloa cartel was actually its most valued asset … and with his help, the cartel made millions,” Assistant U.S. Atty. Philip Pilmar told jurors. He called García Luna “a man who betrayed both his country and ours.”
He said that while García Luna portrayed himself to both countries as a drug enforcement hero, he saw to it that the cartel got information on investigations, police escorts and smooth passage for its cocaine through police checkpoints — and sometimes even badges — for cartel members. Officers hand-delivered drug shipments from airports and acted as mercenaries to kill people whom the cartels wanted gone, Pilmar said.
García Luna’s lead lawyer, César de Castro, told jurors that the government’s case rested on “rumors, speculation and the words of some of the biggest criminals in the world.”
“No money, no photos, no video, no texts, no emails, no recordings, no documents — no credible, believable evidence that Genaro García Luna helped the cartel,” the lawyer said in his opening statement. He described the case as “a very public and angry display” by a U.S. government that is forsaking a onetime drug-fighting partner whose diligent work made him enemies: corrupt police officers, politicians who opposed the anti-drug war, and cartels. Traffickers are taking the stand to lessen their own punishments and exact revenge, the attorney argued.
“Don’t let the cartels play you,” he told jurors in his opening statement.
Cartel lays siege to Mexican city after recapturing of the son of ‘El Chapo’
They soon heard a different story from former police officer-turned-cartel insider Sergio Villarreal Barragan, known as “El Grande.”
He testified about joint Sinaloa-police raids on the rival Gulf cartel’s operations in the city of Monterrey; police officers letting him set up routes to move 1,700 to 2,600 pounds of cocaine multiple times a week through the state of Chiapas; and police tipping the cartel to forthcoming searches so the traffickers could clear out beforehand.
Villarreal Barragan said that after some Sinaloa cartel drugs were seized in the state of Sonora, he got the contraband released by reminding the regional police commander that the cartel had gotten him placed in his job.
During all these alleged episodes in the early 2000s, García Luna headed the federal police force — and got payoffs from the Sinaloa group, according to Villarreal Barragan. He described García Luna picking up duffel bags full of cash at a Mexico City safe house and collecting $14 million in cardboard boxes at a warehouse full of cocaine that police had seized from the Gulf gang and turned over to its Sinaloa rivals.
Cartel leaders viewed García Luna as “the best investment they had,” said Villarreal Barragan, who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking. García Luna’s lawyers haven’t yet had their turn to question him.
García Luna led Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency from 2001 to 2005, then served as secretary of public security to then-President Felipe Calderon from 2006 to 2012.
Seen as the point man in Calderon’s bloody war on cartels, García Luna was also considered a key ally in a U.S. anti-drug-trafficking initiative that started in former President George W. Bush’s administration and provided Mexico’s police with equipment, technology and training. Photos shown in court depict García Luna with former U.S. President Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Sen. John McCain and other high-ranking officials.
But García Luna also was dogged by allegations of ties to drug traffickers.
Then, during former Sinaloa kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s trial in New York, a former cartel member testified in 2018 that he personally delivered at least $6 million in payoffs to García Luna, and that cartel members had agreed to pool up to $50 million to bribe him.
García Luna, who moved to Miami after leaving his government post, was arrested in 2019 in Texas and has since been held without bail in a federal lockup. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of drug trafficking and engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. The 54-year-old could face decades in prison if convicted.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a leftist, has welcomed the trial, which could spotlight corruption on a conservative predecessor’s watch.
García Luna is being tried in the same Brooklyn federal courthouse where Guzman was convicted of running a sprawling international drug-smuggling operation for decades.
Like Guzman, García Luna is facing jurors whose names are kept secret. They also are escorted to and from the courthouse by deputy U.S. marshals and sequestered from the public while inside.
Los servicios de emergencia en el área de Houston informaron que atienden reportes de daños y de conductores varados después de un posible tornado que atravesó el área.
He said that while García Luna portrayed himself to both countries as a drug enforcement hero, he saw to it that the cartel got information on investigations, police escorts and smooth passage for its cocaine through police checkpoints — and sometimes even badges — for cartel members. Officers hand-delivered drug shipments from airports and acted as mercenaries to kill people whom the cartels wanted gone, Pilmar said.
