Teen girls plead guilty to plotting ‘mass casualty attack’ on Spring Branch school

The juveniles were taken into custody in late February after a threat was made against Memorial High School. The Houston FBI office said it received a tip about the potential attack on Feb. 18. 

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Harris County residents encouraged to report threats amid Israel-Iran conflict

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said people should stay safe in light of heightened threat concerns, which were addressed in a bulletin from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Terrorism Advisory System.

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The family of a hostage killed in Houston during a botched rescue in 2018 will receive more than $2 million in compensation after a judge ruled an FBI agent was "grossly negligent" in the man’s death. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/03/10/515666/family-awarded-2-4-million-for-fbi-agents-negligence-in-2018-hostage-response/

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Family of hostage killed in Houston in 2018 awarded $2.4 million for FBI agent’s negligence

On Jan. 25, 2018, law enforcement raided a Houston residence after 47-year-old Ulises Valladares was kidnapped for ransom by men claiming to be part of a Mexican cartel. During the raid, Valladares was fatally shot by authorities.

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Teenage girls accused of plotting ‘mass casualty attack’ on Spring Branch ISD campus

The two juvenile students attend Spring Branch ISD in west Houston and Willis High School north of the city.

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Federal agents on Monday night raided a storage unit near the north Houston home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man who allegedly rammed a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans during the early hours of New Year's Day.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/01/07/509962/authorities-search-north-houston-storage-unit-tied-to-alleged-new-orleans-attacker/

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Authorities search north Houston storage unit tied to alleged New Orleans attacker

The storage unit is located less than a mile away from Shamsud-Din Jabbar's home, which was searched twice last week after he allegedly rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans during the early hours of New Year's Day, killing at least 14 people.

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Federal agents found “precursor chemicals” within the home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the Houston man who allegedly rammed a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans early New Year's Day.

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FBI conducts second search of Houston home tied to alleged New Orleans attacker

Federal agents found “precursor chemicals” within the home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the Houston man who allegedly rammed a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans early New Year's Day.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a person accused of vandalizing a north Houston mosque earlier this year. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/12/03/507603/fbi-sheriffs-office-searching-for-man-in-connection-to-north-houston-mosque-vandalism/

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FBI, sheriff’s office searching for man in connection to north Houston mosque vandalism

The man allegedly sprayed an offensive phrase in black graffiti in the Urdu language, according to a press release from the FBI Houston Division. 

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A 28-year-old man is in custody and accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Houston, FBI officials said. The suspect admitted to planning the terror attack from his far west Houston apartment.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/11/14/506076/houston-terror-attack-plot-stopped-anas-said-arrested/

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Houston terrorist attack plot foiled, FBI says; 28-year-old man in custody

Anas Said admitted to planning the terror attack from his far west Houston apartment, FBI officials said.

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A third grade teacher was among those arrested this week in the latest crackdown on drug and gun trafficking in Houston, Alamdar Hamdani, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas said on Thursday.

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Third grade teacher among 20 arrested in Houston gang operation

Officials credit the operation to the Department of Justice's violent crime initiative, a 2022 launched to combat crime in Houston.

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Lakewood Church shooting suspect identified in search warrant of Conroe house

Police said suspect Genesse Ivonne Moreno, accompanied by a five-year-old child, was armed with an AR-style rifle. The child sustained critical injuries following the shooting and a 57-year-old man was shot in the leg.

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