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		<title>Man Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 20-year-old was arrested after a fatal hit-and-run accident that left a 78-year-old woman dead. Harris County Police arrested and charged Cory Christopher Bonnefin with accident involving injury on Saturday.  He is currently in custody at the Harris County Detention &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/man-charged-in-fatal-hit-and-run-accident">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A 20-year-old was arrested after a fatal hit-and-run accident that left a 78-year-old woman dead.</p>
<p>Harris County Police arrested and charged Cory Christopher Bonnefin with accident involving injury on Saturday.  He is currently in custody at the Harris County Detention Facility waiting for his court date.</p>
<p>The incident happened Thursday night around 6:30pm on South Mason Road in Katy.  When police arrived at the scene they found the body of Irene Bourgeois.</p>
<p>Investigators determined that Bourgeois was hit by a dark green pickup truck which did not stop after colliding with the elderly woman.</p>
<p>For the entire story <a href="http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/120206-fatal-hit-and-run-accident">read here</a>.</p>
<p>If you have been falsely accused of a hit-and-run accident and need assistance from an experienced <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/motor-vehicle-crimes.html">Houston motor vehicle crime lawyer</a>, call James Alston Today.</p>
<p>James Alston, the <a href="/">Houston criminal attorney</a>, will fight to protect your rights.  <strong>Call today: 713-228-1400.</strong></p>
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		<title>&#8216;Tall, Dark and Handsome Bandit&#8217; Holds up SE Houston Bank</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston police are searching for a bank robber they have dubbed the &#8220;Tall, Dark and Handsome Bandit.&#8221; The man held up the Comerica Bank on the southwest freeway Thursday around noon. Investigators say that he didn&#8217;t have a weapon but &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/tall-dark-and-handsome-bandit-holds-up-se-houston-bank">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Houston police are searching for a bank robber they have dubbed the &#8220;Tall, Dark and Handsome Bandit.&#8221;</p>
<p>The man held up the Comerica Bank on the southwest freeway Thursday around noon.</p>
<p>Investigators say that he didn&#8217;t have a weapon but instead he simply smiled and demanded money from a teller.</p>
<p>No one was hurt during the robbery.</p>
<p>Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering a reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect.  If you have any information, please call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.</p>
<p>Read the entire article <a href="http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/crime-watch/Tall-dark-and-handsome-bandit-holds-up-southwest-Houston-bank-138625914.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>If you need a <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/theft.html">Houston theft charge lawyer</a> to represent you in a case, call the James Alston today at 713-228-1400.</p>
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		<title>2 Men Shot to Death Outside Flea Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harris county police are investigating a shooting outside a north Harris country flea market that left 2 people dead Sunday evening. Deputies arrived at 8800 block of Airline to find two people shot to death in a parking lot shortly &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/2-men-shot-to-death-outside-flea-market">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Harris county police are investigating a shooting outside a north Harris country flea market that left 2 people dead Sunday evening.</p>
<p>Deputies arrived at 8800 block of Airline to find two people shot to death in a parking lot shortly after 7p.m.</p>
<p>Witnesses say that the two men began arguing with the suspect when the suspect began shooting at the men in a crowded parking lot.</p>
<p>The two men were pronounced dead at the scene.  The suspect is still on the loose.</p>
<p>Read the entire story <a href="http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/crime-watch/2-men-shot-to-death-in-crowded-parking-lot-in-north-Harris-County-138317179.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>James Alston, the experienced <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/assault-battery.html">Houston assault lawyer</a>, can help if you have been wrongly accused of a crime.</p>
<p><strong>Call today: 713-228-1400</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Three Teens Charged with Murder of Harris County Man</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three Houston teens have been arrested on murder charges of a man in Harris county on December 30. Williams Jhonatan Rodrigues, Jonathan Bolz and Alexis Torres, all 19-year-old, were charged with murder of 25-year-old Omar Malik. Investigators say that neighbors &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/three-teens-charged-with-murder-of-harris-county-man">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Three Houston teens have been arrested on murder charges of a man in Harris county on December 30.</p>
<p>Williams Jhonatan Rodrigues, Jonathan Bolz and Alexis Torres, all 19-year-old, were charged with murder of 25-year-old Omar Malik.</p>
<p>Investigators say that neighbors saw Malik arriving at his home in the 4400 block of Sloangate around 1a.m. the morning of his death.  Shortly after his arrival they reported hearing gunshots.</p>
<p>Malik was found dead in front of his home.</p>
<p>According to court documentation, the three men were trying to rob Malik when the shooting occurred.</p>
<p>Read the entire story <a href="http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/crime-watch/3-teens-charged-with-murder-in-Harris-County-mans-death-138293529.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>If you have been wrongly accused of murder then call the expert <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/murder.html">Houston murder lawyer </a><strong>James Alston today 713-228-1400.</strong></p>
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		<title>HCSO seeks suspect in New Year&#8217;s Eve murder</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston police are asking for the public&#8217;s help in finding the suspect in a New Year&#8217;s Eve murder. Louis Rojas, 24, has been charged with shooting and killing his ex-wife&#8217;s husband, Louis Ernesto Lopera, around 5:30pm on December 31, 2011. &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/hcso-seeks-suspect-in-new-years-eve-murder">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Houston police are asking for the public&#8217;s help in finding the suspect in a New Year&#8217;s Eve murder.</p>
<p>Louis Rojas, 24, has been charged with shooting and killing his ex-wife&#8217;s husband, Louis Ernesto Lopera, around 5:30pm on December 31, 2011.</p>
<p>Rojas was at his ex-wife&#8217;s house talking to her about their 5-year-old daughter.  According to investigators, Rojas shot Lopera multiple times and then fled the scene.</p>
<p>Lopera, 41, was found mortally wounded near the 18000 block of Wildcombe Drive where he was taken to the hospital but died later that day.</p>
<p>Anybody with information about Roja&#8217;s whereabouts is asked to call crime stoppers at 713-222-8477.</p>
<p>Read the entire article <a href="http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/crime-watch/Crime-Blog-HCSO-seeks-suspect-in-New-Years-Eve-murder-137996598.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>If you have been wrongly accused of homicide and need the assistance of a <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/murder.html">Houston murder charge lawyer</a>, <strong>call James Alston today 713-228-1400.</strong></p>
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		<title>Wylie Police Officer Suspended for Lewd Behavior, Child Pornography Claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A police officer in Wylie, TX has been put on paid administrative leave after lewd behavior and child pornography were discovered. Images appeared on the internet of the officer and a woman appearing in sexual acts.  The photos depicted a &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/wylie-police-officer-suspended-for-lewd-behavior-child-pornography-claim">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A police officer in Wylie, TX has been put on paid administrative leave after lewd behavior and child pornography were discovered.</p>
<p>Images appeared on the internet of the officer and a woman appearing in sexual acts.  The photos depicted a naked woman lying next to the officer with his badge and doing an obscene act with his gun.</p>
<p>There are also allegations of discovering child porn.</p>
<p>The photos were apparently stolen from the policeman&#8217;s computer and emailed to all of his contacts in his address book.</p>
<p>The police have confiscated the computer and will get a search warrant to determine what, if anything, is on the computer.</p>
<p>For the entire article, <a href="http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Wylie-Police-suspends-three-for-lewd-behavior-pornography-claim-138016863.html">read here</a>.</p>
<p>If you have been wrongly accused of public lewdness or another sexual crime, then you will need the assistance of an experienced <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/sex-crimes.html">Houston sex crimes lawyer</a>.</p>
<p>The <a href="/">Houston criminal defense attorney</a> James Alston will fight to protect your rights.  <strong>Call today 713-228-1400.</strong></p>
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		<title>Daycare Operator Raped and Threatened Boy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police arrested a man in San Antonio after he allegedly raped and threatened an 11-year-old boy whom he cared for. According to an arrest affidavit, Bradley Bendele runs a mobile day care business and looked after the child. The affidavit &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/daycare-operator-raped-and-threatened-boy">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Police arrested a man in San Antonio after he allegedly raped and threatened an 11-year-old boy whom he cared for.</p>
<p>According to an arrest affidavit, Bradley Bendele runs a mobile day care business and looked after the child.</p>
<p>The affidavit states that Bendele had continuously sexually assaulted the boy and threatened to kill him and his family if he told anybody.  The victim told his mother about the incidents and the mother contacted the police.</p>
<p>Bendele was arrested with continuous sexual assault of a young child and is being held in Bexar County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.</p>
<p>Read the entire article <a href="http://www.ksat.com/news/Police-Daycare-operator-raped-threatened-boy/-/478452/8485220/-/fgwxtyz/-/index.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>If you have been wrongly convicted of rape and need the assistance of a <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/sex-crimes.html">Houston sex crime lawyer</a>, then call attorney James Alston today.</p>
<p>James Alston is a <a href="/">Houston Criminal Lawyer</a> who will fight to protect your rights.  <strong>Call today: 713-228-1400.</strong></p>
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		<title>Suspects Arrested After Alleged Hate Crime</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal grand jury indicted four men in Houston with hate crime criminal charges after beating a black man at a bus stop in August. All four men are charged in violation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/suspects-arrested-after-alleged-hate-crime">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A federal grand jury indicted four men in Houston with hate crime criminal charges after beating a black man at a bus stop in August.</p>
<p>All four men are charged in violation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.</p>
<p>Police say that three of the four men had tattoos of white supremacist gang tattoos.  The indictment says that the victim, 29-year-old Yondell Johnson, was punched, kicked and taunted by racial slurs while waiting for a bus.</p>
<p>If convicted, each could face up to ten years in prison.</p>
<p>For the entire article read <a href="http://www.khou.com/news/local/Grand-jury-indicts-4-in-Houston-for-alleged-hate-crime--137680023.html">here</a>.</p>
<p>James Alston is a local <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/hate-crimes.html">Houston hate crime lawyer</a> who build a strong legal defense.</p>
<p>If you need the assistance of a <a href="/">criminal attorney in Houston</a>, call James Alston today at: 713-228-1400.</p>
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		<title>Police Arrest Chase Suspect at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston police ended the chase of a high speed pursuit allowing the suspect to drive away only to end up arresting him at a home in southeast Houston. The chase began on Wednesday around 1:30a.m. near the 610 Loop South &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/police-arrest-chase-suspect-at-home">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Houston police ended the chase of a high speed pursuit allowing the suspect to drive away only to end up arresting him at a home in southeast Houston.</p>
<p>The chase began on Wednesday around 1:30a.m. near the 610 Loop South and Fannin.  Police were attempting to pull over a Dodge Durango for a speeding violation when the driver refused to stop.</p>
<p>The suspect reached speeds of over 100 mph and as a precautionary measure a sergeant with the Houston police ended the pursuit.</p>
<p>Police later learned that the suspect had parked the SUV in the driveway of a home in southeast Houston where the driver was then arrested.</p>
<p>Read the entire article <a href="http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/traffic/120118-southeast-houston-police-vehicle-chase">here</a>.</p>
<p>If you need the help of a <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/motor-vehicle-crimes.html">motor vehicle crime lawyer</a> then call James Alston today.</p>
<p>The <a href="/">Houston criminal lawyer</a>, James Alston, represents a variety of criminal defendants.  <strong>Call today: 713-228-1400.</strong></p>
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		<title>Police Search for &#8220;Binder Bandit&#8221; after Capital One Robbery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston police are on the search for a man dubbed the &#8220;binder bandit&#8221; after a bank robbery on Thursday. The suspect entered the bank carrying a binder and handed the teller a note.  According to police the note said that &#8230; <a href="http://www.houstoncrimedefense.com/blog/police-search-for-binder-bandit-after-capital-one-robbery">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Houston police are on the search for a man dubbed the &#8220;binder bandit&#8221; after a bank robbery on Thursday.</p>
<p>The suspect entered the bank carrying a binder and handed the teller a note.  According to police the note said that he had a gun and demanded money.</p>
<p>The teller gave the man an undisclosed amount of money and the suspect fled the scene.</p>
<p>The suspect is described as being in his 20s, standing about 5&#8217;5&#8243; tall and weighs approximately 145lbs.</p>
<p>Anybody with any information on the case is encouraged to call crime stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.</p>
<p><em>For the entire article, <a href="http://www.khou.com/community/blogs/crime-watch/Police-seek-Binder-Bandit-after-Capitol-One-Bank-robbery-137220943.html">read here</a>.</em></p>
<p><em>If you have been charged of a crime and are in need of an experienced <a href="/">Houston criminal attorney</a>, then call <strong>James Alston today at 713-228-1400</strong>.</em></p>
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