Houston police say they are investigating a deadly daylight home invasion in the Langwood neighborhood on Monday evening and have released a p…

The driver of a pickup truck who fatally struck Shady Acres resident Ryan Lutz on the morning of April 5 was determined not to be impaired and released by the Houston Police Department, but officers who responded to a second collision involving the same driver on the same street later that morning determined the driver to be impaired. HPD crash reports also show that Lutz was legally drunk at the time he was struck, which was disputed by his wife in an interview with The Leader. HPD says the two connected crashes are under investigation.

A man died after being hit by a car while attempting to cross the Interstate 10 access road near the Heights early Tuesday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.

A popular Heights restaurant is recovering from the aftermath of a robbery as one of its employees was held up at gunpoint last week, according to the Houston Police Department.

The Shepherd Park Plaza neighborhood was shaken last weekend when a man who had been shot to death was left in front of a home on Chamboard Lane.

Local authorities say they are searching for the people responsible for stealing propane tanks in the Heights earlier this week.

Ryan Mitchell Smith, 26, was arrested early Jan. 22 and charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after allegedly committing a robbery and stabbing a police dog named Nate. Smith was released from jail on bond a day later, according to police, who said he was arrested again Tuesday and is a person of interest in his father's recent death.

The Cadillac stolen from Fixers Tire & Automotive in the Heights earlier this month was recovered by police Jan. 21. But the search for the man responsible for swiping the car in broad daylight – and using it to run over Tarfin Micu, the technician who owns the shop – remains ongoing.

A man died after being shot multiple times outside an Acres Homes apartment complex over the weekend, according to the Houston Police Department.

A woman died last weekend as the result of a multi-car crash in the Langwood area, according to the Houston Police Department.