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View MoreTexas court upholds Haskell death sentence in Spring family killings
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Oct. 22 rejected all seven of Ronald Haskell's appeal claims and affirmed his death sentence for the 2014 murders of six members of the Stay family in Spring.
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View MorePrecinct 4, Klein ISD police target school zone violations
Harris County Precinct 4 constables and Klein ISD Police are running zero-tolerance patrols near campuses and bus routes during National School Bus Safety Week, with fines of $1,085 for illegally passing a stopped bus and $155 and up for school-zone speeding.
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View MoreSpring arson suspect indicted on new charges in apartment fire
Matthew Atwater, jailed since July on a murder charge in the fatal Cypresswood Apartments fire in Spring, faces two new arson indictments tied to the severe burn injuries of 3-year-old Atlas and his father Eian Spayer.
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View MoreKlein ISD vendor breach exposes data of nearly 38,000
A data breach at Frontline Education, a software vendor used by Klein ISD, may have exposed Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers and home addresses of nearly 38,000 people, according to a report filed with the Texas attorney general's office.
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View MoreKlein ISD Police help arrest two in child solicitation sting
Two men face online solicitation of a minor charges after a joint undercover sting in north Harris County involving Klein ISD Police and the Precinct 4 Constable's High Tech Crimes Unit.
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View MoreSpring fire leader shares Harvey lessons at Houston disaster expo
Spring Fire Department Assistant Chief Robert Logan and Atascocita Fire Chief Mike Mulligan delivered a keynote session on Hurricane Harvey response at the Natural Disasters Expo in Houston on Oct. 14–15.
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View MorePrecinct 4 investigates toddler hit at Shadow Ridge Apartments
A vehicle struck a 2-year-old child Saturday at Shadow Ridge Apartments on Old Walters Road in northwest Harris County, and Constable Precinct 4 deputies are investigating the crash.
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View MoreSpring apartment shooting hospitalizes two men
Two men were hospitalized, one critically, after a shooting at an apartment complex at 505 Cypress Station Drive on Saturday, Oct. 17, with no suspects identified.
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View MoreWind advisory hits Spring with gusts up to 40 mph
The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for Spring and inland Harris County starting Friday, Oct. 16, with sustained north winds of 20-30 mph and gusts reaching 30-40 mph behind the season's first major cold front. The advisory runs through early Saturday for inland areas.
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View More44 Flock cameras stay on as county debate nears
Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey is keeping all 44 license plate reader cameras in the Spring area running at $125,000 a year, even as Precinct 4 shut its 61 cameras down, ahead of a Harris County Commissioners Court discussion on Oct. 15.
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View MoreSpring boy, 6, airlifted after vehicle strikes him on Peachstone Place
A 6-year-old boy was airlifted by Life Flight after being struck by a vehicle on Peachstone Place in the Spring area Tuesday afternoon. Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman's Office is investigating the crash.
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View MoreSpring man pleads guilty in global child exploitation ring
Kaleb Christopher Merritt, 26, of Spring pleaded guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise tied to the international neo-Nazi group CVLT and faces 20 years to life at his January 2027 sentencing.
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