A Bellaire resident faces up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine after he allegedly struck his own 1-month-old child during an argument with the baby’s mother.
The mother called police on March 6 to report the father, 35-year-old Joshua Gonzalez, was drunk and had hit the baby girl. Assistant District Attorney Donna Hawkins [...]
9. March 2010
A Bellaire resident emerged from home last Monday to find someone had stolen his Ford pickup, but in a twist of luck, police were able to find and return it less than 24 hours later.
The car theft happened overnight on Feb. 28 in the 7500 block of West Loop South. The victim called police around [...]
9. March 2010
After arresting two men for criminal trespass in late February, Bellaire police determined the suspects had committed two home burglaries in the city during the month.
Police charged Jason Stevenson, 30, and Ryan Shaw, 21, with burglary of a habitation for breaking into homes in the 4900 block of Imperial on Feb. 15, and in the [...]
9. March 2010
Two Bellaire High School students were caught with pot and arrested early last week, while later in the week Bellaire police found two drunk drivers and charged them with driving while intoxicated.
In one of the drugs violations on March 1, an officer with the Houston Independent School District detained a 17-year-old male student after someone [...]
8. March 2010
Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing a Bellaire resident at gunpoint last week, forcing him to drive to an ATM after stealing his money and wallet.
A resident of the 4900 block of Cedar Street called police around 12:40 a.m. on March 4 and reported he had been robbed. After forcing the resident [...]
5. March 2010
The Bellaire Police Department recently released an annual analysis of crime in the city, revealing that overall crime is down by 4.8 percent, but some types of offenses increased compared to 2008.
The analysis of 2009 crime reports shows that home burglaries, auto thefts and assaults increased, but there were decreases in reports of other theft, [...]
2. March 2010
A hit-and-run driver may have thought he got away with rear ending a woman in Bellaire last week, but police tracked him down the same day and arrested him.
Timothy Viser, 31, now faces charges of failure to stop and give information. Viser is accused of rear ending another car in the 5000 block of Bissonnet [...]
2. March 2010
A 28-year-old man faces serious charges after he allegedly kicked a police officer on Saturday while he was being arrested for driving while intoxicated.
On Feb. 27, an officer saw Jon Blanchard driving too fast in the 4100 block of Bissonnet Street. The car also hit a curb and swerved between traffic lanes. During the traffic [...]
24. February 2010
Bellaire police noticed a spike in home burglaries in January, and oddly enough, many of the crimes happened during the early evening instead of during normal work hours, said Community Resource Officer Tim Quimby.
Residents in January reported 11 home burglaries. In comparison, only three burglaries were reported so far in February. Eight of the January [...]
23. February 2010
Police arrested a Bellaire High School student last week after finding the teenager brought marijuana to school.
An officer with the Houston Independent School District discovered the pot on Feb. 18 and called Bellaire Police to arrest the juvenile. The boy now faces charges of possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone.
Earlier in the week on [...]
23. February 2010
Bellaire police arrested a drunk driver last week after finding the man, who was not even old enough to drink, driving on the wrong side of the road.
An officer saw the driver’s Ford Focus going the wrong way in the 4900 block of Bellaire Boulevard around 2:45 a.m. on Feb. 15. Police conducted a field [...]
17. February 2010
Bellaire police arrested two men last week who they found driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The first arrest came on Feb. 11 around 2:50 a.m., when an officer saw a vehicle making multiple traffic violations. When the officer pulled the car over, the driver smelled like booze, had slurred speech and couldn’t follow [...]
16. February 2010
Bellaire police are searching for a suspect who shot a gun into a home on Friday, lodging a bullet into a lounge chair.
Officers responded to the 500 block of South Third Street around 6:37 p.m. to investigate a 911 call of a suspicious person. Police determined that in the previous 24 hours, someone had shot [...]
15. February 2010
Police are looking for a suspect who flashed a woman while she walked down the street last week.
The woman called police to Bellaire High School on Feb. 11 and said she was walking on Ferris Drive near Valerie Street when a man drove up to her and started talking. She turned to look, and the [...]
8. February 2010
Four people were taken to the hospital on Saturday afternoon after a car accident that police suspect was caused by a drunk driver. The accident happened Feb. 6 around 3:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of Loop 610 North.
The suspected drunk driver slammed into the rear of the stopped car in front of him, causing [...]
10. March 2010
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