![]() If you have a tip about a robbery, please call Houston Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.Ĭopyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. Brazoria County PIO Sharon Trower issued a statement saying that five people were flown to Memorial Hermann in Houston, six were. You can find HPD’s dedicated robbery website here and the YouTube channel here. “My hope is that they’re watching them and thinking, ‘ok, what can I do differently to keep this from happening to me,’” said Brieden. Brieden said beyond generating tips, he also hopes people will learn some of the tactics robbers use to target victims. Neighboring police departments now contact HPD with their videos and for help in identifying crooks that have hit their areas. Stay informed of traffic and weather conditions including accidents, road construction, traffic camera views and information on flooded roadways. ![]() Brieden also created a YouTube channel and social media profiles dedicated to showing the public these videos. “Now we have a database where the public can go.”īrieden works to post at least two robbery videos a day, hoping to generate leads. “We had this influx of videos that just hadn’t been seen by the public,” said Brieden. Evacuation routes and live interactive traffic maps Local emergency numbers and shelters Breaking weather alerts and push notifications of storm updates Current radar and satellite images Powered by the KPRC 2 Storm Tracker team and the Click2Houston Houston News, Texas News, Weather, Sports KPRC 2 team. Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Click2Houston - KPRC 2. The idea came from HPD senior police officer Jeff Brieden. ![]() “Sometimes you have the actual suspect themselves calling up here and saying, ‘I just saw myself on the robbery channel.’” “We’ve had an increase of over 200-percent of tips being relayed to us,” said Guinn-Shaver. Houston police started seeing robbery numbers decrease in the city shortly after the creation of a website in 2016 dedicated to sharing surveillance videos with the public. Watch this KPRC 2 Investigates web extra. ![]()
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