According to HCDAO, 24-year-old Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in the shooting and killing of 16-year-old Estuar Quinonez last year at Buffalo Run Park in Missouri City.

A Richmond home healthcare owner has been arrested and charged with making false statements in an attempt to defraud Medicare, according to a Monday news release from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).

While thefts, burglaries and the overall crime rate in Sugar Land declined to what city officials said was the “lowest on record” last year, the number of homicides in the city increased, according to a report from the Sugar Land Police Department (SLPD).

By STEFAN MODRICH  smodrich@fortbendstar.com Law enforcement officials arrested Zheng “Miranda” Zhou, 53, of Missouri City, and Kun “Bruce” Liu, 40, of Sugar Land on Dec. 14 on charges of alleged involvement in international trade fraud violations stemming from an alleged decade-long scheme involving tires from China, according to a Dec. 15 news release from the […]

By STEFAN MODRICH  smodrich@fortbendstar.com The Sugar Land Police Department (SLPD) is investigating the assault of a 46-year-old Sugar Land woman that police said occurred Nov. 5, according to surveillance video. During a news conference Wednesday at SLPD headquarters, SLPD Sgt. Matt Levan and the Tejani family said Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers (FBCCS) is offering […]

By Landan Kuhlmann lkuhlmann@fortbendstar.com Fort Bend County authorities say they are looking into a shooting in Rosharon last weekend that left two teenagers dead and another hospitalized. A spokesperson for the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office (FBCSO) said the victims, 15-year-old Devin Massey and 17-year-old Jonathan Massey, were pronounced dead at the scene. The FBCSO […]

By STEFAN MODRICH smodrich@fortbendstar.com Another alleged victim of a former Richmond salon employee who was arrested Nov. 19 and indicted on charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact has been identified, according to the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s office. The DA’s office said Sergio David Chavarria, a Houston resident, was an employee […]

By Landan Kuhlmann LKuhlmann@fortbendstar.com Fort Bend ISD’s Marshall High School is mourning the death of a former track star who died in an apparent road rage incident Oct. 23. The Houston Police Department said Robert Mouton, 18, died Friday as the result of injuries sustained from being shot Oct. 23. According to Harris County court […]

A football coach at a local high school has died after being shot at a Fort Bend County sports complex Saturday afternoon. The Rosenberg Police Department said the victim has been identified as 29-year-old Derwyn Lauderdale, who was a first-year wide receivers’ coach at Travis High School in Richmond, according to Fort Bend ISD’s website. […]

By STEFAN MODRICH smodrich@fortbendstar.com A multi-agency human trafficking sting over a four-day span in September yielded 46 arrests and resulted in the rescue of five victims, Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian Middleton announced during a Wednesday news conference at the Fort Bend County Justice Center in Richmond. “(Human trafficking) is a crime that preys […]

Houston police are investigating after a teenager was shot in Fort Bend County last weekend. The Houston Police Department said the victim, a 19-year-old girl, was taken to an area hospital in stable condition. According to a news release from HPD, officers responded to 16119 Samoa Way in the Houston portion of Fort Bend County […]

Sugar Land police are searching for a man who may have been involved in the theft of a woman’s car at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon. A news release from the Sugar Land Police Department said the victim was outside the Blendin Coffee Club at 8410 Hwy. 90A in Sugar Land just after 1 p.m. Wednesday, when […]

Two Fort Bend County men were arrested earlier this week and accused of stealing thousands of dollars in high-end designer goods and electronics from the United Parcel Service facility in Stafford, where they worked. A news release from the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Jarray Hunt of Stafford and 31-year-old Christian Nunez of […]

The Rosenberg Police Department said an area teenager accused of shooting a gun at someone was arrested after officers found video evidence of the incident on his social media. The suspect, a 17-year-old male, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for his alleged role in the July 26 shooting, according to a […]