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San Jacinto Pct. 1 deputy killed while working extra job at mall in Sharpstown, HPD says

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San Jacinto Pct. 1 deputy killed while working extra job at mall in Sharpstown, HPD says

Police said an altercation ended with the deadly shooting of the deputy. The suspect was later shot by two police officers and died at a hospital, Chief Troy Finner said.

A San Jacinto Pct. 1 deputy constable was shot and killed while working an extra job at a mall in Sharpstown, according to Houston police.

The fallen deputy has been identified as Neil Adams.

“He’s a hero. He’s a hero and we want to honor him,” said Chief Troy Finner Wednesday night.

The shooting happened Wednesday at 3:57 p.m. at the PlazAmericas mall in the 7500 block of Bellaire Boulevard, according to Houston police.

During a press conference Wednesday night, Finner said Deputy Adams was working an extra job at the mall when there was some sort of altercation with the suspect. At some point, the suspect was able to gain control of the deputy’s gun and shoot him. From there, the suspect left the scene and went to the food court.

Finner said HPD officers responded to an officer assist call at the scene. Officers came in contact with the suspect who had a sharp-edged weapon and went toward them. As a result, two officers fired at the suspect.

The suspect, 35, was taken to a hospital where he died. His name has not been released.

Precinct 1 Constable Roy Rogers said Adams has been in law enforcement since 2012. He has worked for the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office and is currently also the county’s environmental officer.

Adams’ wife, who is the San Jacinto County Treasurer, and father rushed to the hospital.

“My husband always said you can either be a sheep or a sheepdog and I want everybody to pray for all the sheepdogs out there that are protecting everybody,” said the deputy’s wife, Dee Dee Adams. “They get a bad rap and they just want to protect. That’s what they want to do in their heart. Everybody’s turned their back on them and everybody should pray for all of them because they’re here for you.”

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Houston Parks and Recreation Department to Break Ground on New Playground at T.C. Jester Park Playground will promote cognitive, social, and physical development

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Houston Parks and Recreation Department to Break Ground on New Playground at T.C. Jester Park Playground will promote cognitive, social, and physical development

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new playground at T.C. Jester Park, 4201 T.C. Jester Boulevard West, on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 10 a.m. The project will redevelop and enlarge the playground with state-of-the-art playground equipment selected to promote cognitive, emotional, physical, and social development.

 

“The Parks and Recreation Department is excited to begin work to upgrade the playground at T.C. Jester Park,” said Kenneth Allen, Director, Houston Parks and Recreation Department.  “We expect this playground with its cognitive, social, physical, and emotional benefits to become a hit with Houstonians, and become a model for playground construction for the nation.  We thank Braxton Davies Reed Foundation and all of our partners for helping to make it a reality.”

 

The playground will include playground units for various age groups, swing sets, climbers, freestanding play components, and a boulder water play element.  It also includes sidewalk upgrades, decorative fencing, and new picnic tables, benches, drinking fountain, and trash receptacles.  The project cost $1,023,870 and was funded by the Parks Consolidation Construction Fund, the Parks and Recreation Department Dedication Fund, Contributed Capital Project Fund, and a grant from the Braxton Davies Reed Foundation.

 

“We’re so excited to have even more innovative and family-friendly spaces in our parks,” said Council Member Abbie Kamin.  “With the help of partners, Houston Parks Department, and use of council district service funds, we’re bringing a new type of play to the district and our city that focuses on cognitive, emotional, physical, and social development.”

 

Former City Council Member Ellen Cohen also helped fund the project with her council district service funds.  T.C. Jester Park sits on 100-acres in District C, represented by City Council Member Abbie Kamin.  It was acquired by the City of Houston in 1950.  For more information about the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, visit www.houstonparks.org.
About the Houston Parks and Recreation Department
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (H.P.A.R.D.) stewards and manages 381 parks and over 39,501 acres of parkland and green space for the City of Houston and develops and implements recreational programming for citizens of all ages and abilities.

City of Houston Files Nuisance Lawsuit Against Bar with History of Criminal Activity 

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City of Houston Files Nuisance Lawsuit Against Bar with History of Criminal Activity 

 
Mayor Sylvester Turner announces lawsuit filed by City of Houston against nuisance establishment
HOUSTON –  Mayor Sylvester Turner announced today the City of Houston has filed a Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 125 common nuisance lawsuit seeking a temporary and permanent injunction against the owners of Spivey’s Bar and Lounge located at 3,000 Blodgett St., the owner of the property, and the property itself.

(Click here for a copy of the lawsuit).

The lawsuit alleges that Spivey’s and the property owner allow aggravated assaults and shootings to habitually occur on the premises and fail to take reasonable measures to abate such criminal activity.

The lawsuit is part of Mayor Turner’s commitment to fight crime and protect neighborhoods as outlined in his One Safe Houston plan.

“The City will be aggressive in saying to irresponsible businesses and others that they have a responsibility to make sure they are protecting their customers and neighbors,” said Mayor Turner. “We will take whatever steps we need to take to shut down dangerous businesses.”

On Monday, the mayor joined neighbors from the MacGregor Super Neighborhood and Riverside Civic Association as they expressed concern over increasing crime in their community after five people were shot in a fight that spilled into the streets at Spivey’s at the corner of Blodgett and Ennis last week.

Trump insinúa que EU podría hacer en su frontera sur lo que Rusia ha hecho en Ucrania

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Trump insinúa que EU podría hacer en su frontera sur lo que Rusia ha hecho en Ucrania

El ex presidente estadunidense Donald Trump elogió la labor del mandatario ruso Vladimir Putin al declarar regiones de Ucrania independientes e insinuó que una medida similar podría tomar Estados Unidos en su frontera sur.

En una entrevista ofrecida por el también empresario a una emisora de derecha, compartida por su vocera, Liz Harrington, Trump respondió a los cuestionamientos sobre su opinión de la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania, informó The Washington Post.

“En las últimas 24 horas, sabemos que Rusia ha dicho que está reconociendo dos regiones separatistas de Ucrania, y ahora esta Casa Blanca afirma que se trata de una ‘invasión’”, dijo el presentador Buck Sexton. “Esa es una palabra fuerte. ¿Qué salió mal aquí? ¿Qué ha hecho el actual ocupante de la Oficina Oval que podría haber hecho de otra manera? “Bueno, lo que salió mal fue una elección amañada”, dijo Trump, una vez más tergiversando los resultados de la contienda presidencial de 2020.

“Lo que salió mal es un candidato que no debería estar allí y un hombre que no tiene idea de lo que está haciendo…” Y remató su participación elogiando a Putin y mencionó que sus acciones podrían replicarse en México argumentando una medida de pacificación. “Entré ayer y había una pantalla de televisión, y dije: ‘Esto es genial’”, continuó Trump. “Putin declara una gran parte de Ucrania, de Ucrania. Putin lo declara independiente. Eso es maravilloso. Entonces, Putin ahora dice: ‘Es independiente’, una gran parte de Ucrania. Le dije: ‘¿Qué tan inteligente es eso?’ Y va a entrar y ser un pacificador. Esa es la fuerza de paz más fuerte… Podríamos usar eso en nuestra frontera sur”.

Conflicto no habría ocurrido conmigo como presidente: Trump “Si se maneja adecuadamente, no había absolutamente ninguna razón para que la situación que está ocurriendo actualmente en Ucrania hubiera ocurrido”, dijo el magnate republicano en un comunicado. “Conozco muy bien a Vladimir Putin, y él nunca habría hecho durante la administración de Trump lo que está haciendo ahora, ¡de ninguna manera!”, subrayó. Rusia se enfrenta a una fuerte reacción internacional después de que Putin reconoció como estados independientes dos enclaves separatistas prorrusos en el este de Ucrania y el senado ruso allanó el camino para que envíe tropas para proteger esas regiones. La medida se produjo con más de 100 mil soldados rusos en distintos puntos de las fronteras de Ucrania y en medio de advertencias de una invasión total planificada por el gobierno de Putin.

El presidente Joe Biden, que impuso castigos económicos a los dos enclaves el lunes, expandió esas medidas, anunciando este martes sanciones que cortarán a Rusia de la financiación de occidente y golpearán a las “élites rusas”, así como a las instituciones financieras. Pero Trump, que había guardado silencio sobre la escalada de la amenaza rusa al aliado de Estados Unidos, criticó previamente la respuesta “débil” de la administración Biden que, según dijo, no coincidía con las acciones de Rusia.

“Ahora ha comenzado, los precios del petróleo están subiendo cada vez más, y Putin no solo está obteniendo lo que siempre quiso, sino que, debido al aumento del petróleo y el gas, se está haciendo cada vez más rico”, agregó. La exasesora de Rusia de la Casa Blanca, Fiona Hill, declaró a la cadena CNN el domingo que la política exterior de Trump había envalentonado a Putin para estas acciones.

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En Texas, acusan a 19 policías por agresiones durante marchas contra el racismo en 2020

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En Texas, acusan a 19 policías por agresiones durante marchas contra el racismo en 2020

Un investigador de Texas encausó a 19 policías de Austin con cargos de agresión con un arma letal con agravantes por sus acciones durante las protestas de 2020 contra la injusticia racial que se extendieron por todos los Estados Unidos luego de la muerte de George Floyd a manos de la policía, según personas con conocimiento del asunto.

Varias personas hablaron con la agencia AP el jueves bajo condición de anonimato debido a que no estaban autorizadas para discutir el caso públicamente. Se trata de una de las sospechas más numerosas en contra de un solo departamento de policía de Estados Unidos por las tácticas que utilizaron los agentes durante las protestas, métodos que llevaron a la renuncia o destitución de varios jefes de policía en todo el país.

La noticia sobre las acusaciones se produjeron horas después de que las autoridades de Austin aprobaron pagos por un total de 10 millones de dólares (unos 203 millones 107 mil pesos mexicanos) para dos personas que fueron heridas por la policía, incluido un estudiante universitario que sufrió daño cerebral después de que un agente le disparó con una bala de goma. Jose Garza, el fiscal de distrito del condado Travis, que incluye a Austin, habló con los periodistas el jueves por la tarde sobre la pesquisa del jurado investigador, pero no brindó ningún detalle sobre la misma, incluyendo cuántos oficiales enfrentaron cargos, y por qué delitos.

“Nuestra comunidad es más segura cuando confía en las autoridades. Cuando cree que las fuerzas del orden cumplen la ley y protegen a las personas que viven aquí”, comentó Garza. “No puede haber confianza si no hay rendición de cuentas cuando las fuerzas del orden infringen la ley”, añadió. Ken Cassidy, presidente de la Asociación de Policía de Austin, dijo que “varios agentes” han sido acusados, pero que no estaba seguro del número total que enfrenta cargos. Cassidy dijo que la decisión era “devastadora” para las fuerzas policiales de la ciudad, pero también dijo que confía en que ningún agente sea condenado. Criticó a Garza, y dijo que la investigación está motivada políticamente.

Authorities seek victims in child exploitation investigation

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Authorities seek victims in child exploitation investigation

 

 

HOUSTON – A 37-year-old resident of Cypress remains in custody pending trial on charges of sexual exploitation of children, possession of child pornography and coercion and enticement, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery and acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard A. Collodi.

A federal grand jury has returned a six-count superseding indictment against Patrick Tran, charging him with production and possession of child pornography and coercion and enticement of multiple victims. He is set for his arraignment today at 2 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christina A. Bryan.

The charges allege he used a fabricated online persona to entice hundreds of underage females for more than 10 years. He then coerced them to produce and transmit sexually-explicit videos of themselves, according to the allegations.

Authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying potential underage victims. Law enforcement believes Tran may have asked numerous individuals under the age of 18 to produce such videos and/or engage in sexual conduct while online. Possible contact could have been with his alias – Reggie Smith – or through SnapChat with username Travis_Story20 or via Omegle, according to court records.

If you believe you are a victim or have any information regarding any such potential victims, please fill out the brief secure questionnaire available at www.fbi.gov/patricktran.

Tran was originally charged on March 24, 2021, and soon taken into custody. At the time of the detention hearing, the court heard how the case came to the attention of law enforcement. A mother of one of the alleged victims allegedly found her 10-year-old daughter standing naked in front of her iPad. According to testimony, chat communications appeared to show Tran was coercing her daughter into engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

The court also heard about approximately 4,000 video files containing webcam-based videos of young females engaging in sexually explicit conduct, many of females under the age of 18. All are allegedly attributable to Tran.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison found Tran to be a danger to the community and ordered Tran into custody pending further criminal proceedings.

If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.

The FBI is conducting the investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly Leo and Luis Batarse are prosecuting the case, which was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section leads PSC, which marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and identifies and rescues victims. For more information about PSC, please visit DOJ’s PSC page. For more information about internet safety education, please visit the resources tab on that page.

Harris County Attorney Menefee Responds to Governor Abbott’s and General Paxton’s New Policy Banning Healthcare For Transgender Children

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Harris County Attorney Menefee Responds to Governor Abbott’s and General Paxton’s New Policy Banning Healthcare For Transgender Children

 
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Yesterday Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a formal Attorney General Opinion concluding that parents who allow their transgender children certain gender-affirming health care—including puberty suppressants—may be guilty of “child abuse” under the Texas Family Code. Today Governor Abbott stated the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (“DFPS”) “will enforce” General Paxton’s opinion and “investigate & refer for prosecution any such abuse.”

Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee—whose office represents DFPS in civil child abuse cases in Harris County—issued the following statement in response:

“Governor Abbott and General Paxton are ignoring medical professionals and intentionally misrepresenting the law to the detriment of transgender children and their families. My office will not participate in these bad faith political games. As the lawyers handling these cases, we owe a duty of candor to the courts about what the law really says.  We’ll continue to follow the laws on the books—not General Paxton’s politically motivated and legally incorrect ‘opinion.’”
About the Harris County Attorney’s Office
Christian D. Menefee serves as the elected, top civil lawyer for Texas’ largest county. The Harris County Attorney’s Office represents the county in all civil matters including lawsuits. Menefee leads an office of 250 attorneys and staff members. He entered office at 32 years old, making him the youngest person and first African American elected as the Harris County Attorney.

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WANTED FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IMPEDING BREATH

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WANTED FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IMPEDING BREATH

Earlier today, Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department’s Special Victims Division – Adult Sex Crimes Unit held a press conference to ask for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect responsible for Aggravated Sexual Assault and Aggravated Assault Impeding Breath.

On or about Sunday, December 19, 2021, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the victim was sexually assaulted as she was jogging along the trail at the park located at the 6800 block of West Orem and the 13600 block of Blue Ridge which runs along the Greenway Bayou Sims Access located in Southwest Houston. During the incident, the suspect attacked the victim from behind grabbing their neck, held a sharp object to their back and threatened to harm them if they didn’t comply. The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction.

Watch the press conference here. Spanish remarks were available.

Suspect Description:
Hispanic male approximately 25-35 years old, approximately 5’05”, 150 pounds, medium complexion, black hair, brown eyes. He has a rosary tattoo on his lower right hand, with four letters possibly “C and D “. Forensic sketches below.

Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the 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. Only tips and calls DIRECTLY TO Crime Stoppers are anonymous and eligible for a cash reward.
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City of Houston kicks-off Houston InspiraPublic Health Storytelling Campaign funded by Environmental Protection Agency Grant

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City of Houston kicks-off Houston InspiraPublic Health Storytelling Campaign funded by Environmental Protection Agency Grant

HOUSTON – Mayor Sylvester Turner and environmental justice representatives kicked-off the “Houston Inspires/Houston Inspira,” public health storytelling campaign today at the Houston Climate Justice Museum and Cultural Center in Second Ward.

In October 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the City of Houston a $200,000 grant to create and launch a public health campaign to engage environmental organizations, artists, and storytellers to inspire awareness and action to improve health and safety outcomes.

The campaign is aimed at educating people and improving lives in five of the Complete Communities: Acres Homes, Alief/Westwood, Kashmere Gardens, Near Northside, and Second Ward.

“I am optimistic and excited about this initiative that will raise awareness and uplift communities in our city that have for decades been under-resourced, overlooked, and felt the direct impacts of climate change,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner. “I want to thank the EPA for awarding us this opportunity and I look forward to the collaboration between the environmental organizations, the Complete Communities, and the Houston artists to help tell our city’s story, while bridging the gap between equity and opportunity for all residents to succeed without barriers.”

The Mayor’s Offices of Cultural Affairs and Government Relations are leading this work with the Office of Complete Communities, Resilience and Sustainability and the Houston Health Department.  The City of Houston is also working with environmental partners such as Air Alliance Houston, Citizens Environmental Coalition, Environmental Defense Fund, and Houston Wilderness.

In the City of Houston, life expectancy can vary by more than 20 years between zip codes. COVID-19 has only reinforced the disproportionate negative impact in the most vulnerable populations.

This project will focus on the risks communities face from elevated levels of environmental pollutants, primarily PM2.5 (strongly associated with concrete batch plants) and benzene both of which can increase and exacerbate the health risks associated with COVID-19. The selected storyteller will work with the City of Houston, environmental and community stakeholders over a six-month period in a selected community.

In 2016, the residents of Acres Homes organized and demanded that the Soto Concrete Batch Plant on DeSoto St. not open due to the learned health risks and inequities in an already hurting community. Pulitzer Prize Recipient and Chief Political Cartoonist Nick Anderson voiced the communities’ concerns through a cartoon which raised awareness and eventually had the developer withdraw his permits.

Anderson unveiled a new cartoon during today’s campaign kick-off titled “The Hidden Cost of Concrete Batch Plans,” that can be seen below.

“With this grant, we hope to help change the environmental consciousness of Houston, to empower and activate traditionally underserved communities to effect change,” said Artist Nick Anderson. “We encourage all artists who have a passion to help the underserved communities, especially those who live in these five communities, to apply.”

To learn more about the Houston Inspira campaign, please visit https://moca.submittable.com/submit/218525/houston-inspira.

A video of today’s campaign kick-off can be found here.

Conflicto Rusia-Ucrania: Biden y Putin podrían reunirse

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Conflicto Rusia-Ucrania: Biden y Putin podrían reunirse

Biden anunciará sanciones contra regiones separatistas de Ucrania El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, “pronto” firmará una orden ejecutiva con sanciones económicas para las autoproclamadas repúblicas separatistas de Donetsk y Lugansk, en el este de Ucrania, informó este lunes en un comunicado la portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki La orden ejecutiva prohibirá nuevas inversiones, comercio y otras transacciones económicas por parte de instituciones y ciudadanos estadounidenses en Donetsk y Lugansk, indicó Psaki. El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, reconoció este lunes la independencia de esas dos repúblicas separatistas, en lo que supone una escalada a la tensión que ha rodeado Ucrania desde hace semanas.

Letonia tomará “medidas más energéticas” ante apoyo ruso a separatistas de Ucrania El presidente de Letonia, Egils Levits; el primer ministro del país, Krisjanis Karins, así como la presidenta de su Parlamento, Ināra Muizniece, instaron hoy a adoptar “las medidas más enérgicas” posibles tras la decisión de Rusia de reconocer las autoproclamadas repúblicas separatistas de Ucrania. La decisión del presidente Vladímir Putin es “un nuevo ataque contra la independencia, la soberanía y la integridad territorial de Ucrania”, tras la anexión de Crimea de 2014, que pretende cambiar ilegalmente las fronteras de Europea, afirmaron, en un comunicado conjunto. El reconocimiento de estas repúblicas separatistas es “una violación del derecho internacional”, fundamentado en “razones inventadas” y desinformación, con lo que Rusia trata de “cambiar el curso político” de Ucrania. El presidente, el jefe del Gobierno y la presidenta del Parlamento de la república báltica instan por tanto a la comunidad internacional a “tomar las medidas más enérgicas posibles” para detener la agresión rusa y apoyar a Ucrania.

 

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