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Several employees noticed and tried stopping the robbery, but one of the suspects threatened them by stating they had a gun, police said. Police searching for SW Houston hardware store robbery [Video]
Police in Houston said several kids trying to rob a man were subsequently shot, with one now in critical condition. Houston man being robbed by children on Christmas shoots them, injuring 3 ...
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Realizing that they were running out of funds, they robbed a Radio Shack in Pearland, Texas, in Greater Houston, the following day. [25] On December 19, four of the members checked into an Econo Lodge motel in Farmers Branch, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, under assumed names. [25] They decided to rob an Oshman's Sporting Goods in nearby ...
Ryan's Bakery was held up on July 5, and the adjacent Jack's Food Store was held up the subsequent weekend. [6] The girls used a 1999 Pontiac Firebird owned by Maddox's father as the getaway car. In each robbery two girls actively robbed while the others served as lookouts. [4] Maddox was the only girl who participated in all of the robberies. [9]
In 1930, the Touchy Furniture Store Robbery highlighted a deficiency in the firepower of HPD's weapons. Several .38 caliber shots struck but failed to penetrate the suspect's vehicle as it got away resulting in the deaths of 2 officers. As a result, the city started to issue .44 caliber guns instead. Also in 1930:
The video shows the three people loading guns from the cases into a large bag and running out of the store within about a minute. Store owner Steve Brackeen said the people stole 43 handguns.
Houston was founded by brothers Augustus and John Kirby Allen in 1836 and incorporated as a city the next year, 1837. As the capital city of the Republic of Texas, it quickly grew, and so did the need for a cohesive law enforcement agency. The Houston Police Department was founded in 1841.