Bank Robber sought in Kingwood.

The man in this image, taken from surveillance video, reportedly robbed the Smart Financial Credit Union in Kingwood


A man initially portrayed himself as a customer before pulling a pistol on a teller during a bank robbery in Kingwood, FBI officials said today.

The robber struck about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday at the Smart Financial Credit Union, 1120 Kingwood Drive, FBI officials said.

After first asking a teller about making a withdrawal from his account, the robber produced a silver revolver and demanded money, FBI officials said.

When the teller gave him an undisclosed amount of cash, the robber fled into a nearby residential neighborhood. There were no reported injuries, FBI officials said.

The robber is 30-35, about 6-feet, with a thin or medium build. He wore a black sweatshirt, blue jeans and a white cap during the holdup, FBI officials aid.

Crime Stoppers will offer up to $5,000 for information leading to his capture. Call 713-222-TIPS (8477).

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Warrant roundup begins ...

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If you have any tickets you haven't gotten around to paying, this is the week to take care of them.

League City, Friendswood, Houston and other cities around Clear Lake will join hundreds of jurisdictions participating in the Great Texas Warrant Roundup this weekend.

Starting Saturday, March 6, police will be visiting homes, schools and workplaces to arrest those with outstanding warrants from municipal courts.

Most of the offenses involve unpaid traffic or parking tickets but more serious violations are included, and no amnesty is being offered. Those with outstanding warrants can be arrested at any location.

Cities are mailing notices to the last known address of those with warrants.

League City Police Chief Mike Jez said those with warrants needs to resolve them before the roundup. His police department will have “quite a few” officers participating in it this year, he said.

“The message to folks right now is avoid getting arrested on your job site or an embarrassing moment,” Jez said. “Come take of things. It’ll save you time, money and embarrassment. It’s something that’s easily avoidable. Most of them are minor offense violations anyway.”

If you think there may be a warrant out on you, contact your local municipal court to find out how to post a bond.

Clear Lake's Houston residents can call 713-731-3950 or visit the city's Clear Lake police station at 2855 Bay Area Blvd. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Man Helps Shooting Victim Get Medical Attention

HUMBLE, Texas - Investigators say a good samaritan picked up a woman who had been shot in northeast Harris County and drove her to a convenience store to get help.

Harris County Sheriff's deputies say the shooting took place at approximately 11:45 p.m. Sunday at The Park at Stone Creek apartments on Mesa Drive near Audubon Forest Drive.

The woman was apparently driving her car out of the complex when someone opened fire on her. She was shot at least twice and crashed her car at the main entrance of the complex.

The good samaritan found her at the entrance, put her in his car and drove her to a convenience store at the intersection of Beltway 8 at Old Humble Road to call 911.

The woman was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in serious but stable condition.

Investigators have not revealed if they were able to find any witnesses to the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Man throws puppies off of Port Arthur sea wall.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - Three rescued puppies are recovering after being thrown over a seawall and on to some rocks in Port Arthur.

Firefighters rescued the crying pups and placed the creatures with animal control.

KFDM-TV reports the man who tossed the animals on Sunday was heard saying he was "turning them into soldiers." A bystander noticed the abandoned puppies and summoned help.

Pat Lavergne with Port Arthur Animal Control says the puppies, with health problems such as mange, were at the shelter Tuesday and available for adoption. She described them as a retriever mix.

The owner of the dogs, who was not immediately located, could face animal cruelty charges.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Speaks at LSC-University Park Event - Kingwood

The symposium was hosted by ProfilesHouston.com Magazine, along with the North Houston Association, the Houston North Economic Forum, and the Greater Tomball Area, Lake Houston Area, Houston Northwest and Houston Intercontinental chambers of commerce.

"Although Texas leads the nation in so many positive categories - from Fortune 500 companies to job creation - we owe it to our citizens to strive for more," Perry told the breakfast group. "We need to stay ahead of our country's tough economic situation by adhering to proven conservative fiscal disciplines.

"People still want a few basic things from their government, starting with freedom," he said. "They want to live their lives free of oppression to make a dollar and the ability to keep more of what they earn and have a safe place to live.

"Here in Texas, we believe that the government's job is to stick to the basics, sustain a competitive culture, and then get out of the way," Perry said.

Other speakers at the event, in addition to Gov. Perry, included: State Sen. Dan Patrick, District 7: State Rep. Patricia Harless, District 126; State Rep. Debbie Riddle, District 150; Jerry Eversole, Harris County Commissioner, Pct. 4; Craig Doyal, Montgomery County Commissioner, Pct. 2; and Dr. Richard Carpenter, LSCS chancellor .

Commissioner Eversole told the attendees that Harris County is in a financial stretch for the first time in 20 years. At the same time, Eversole was optimistic. "Things have bottomed out and should be moving upwards in 2010," he said.

Eversole praised college officials for the new facility at LSC-University Park and said it would "go down in history" as one of the most important things to happen to the northwest Harris County area.

Texas Sen. Patrick said that the entire nation would be looking at LSC-University Park. "This is a model for the United States, and definitely for Texas," Patrick said.

LSC-University Park opened in January with about 4,000 students, and in addition to two-year degrees, will offer four-year degrees later this year through a partnership with multiple four-year universities.

"I believe that within less than 10 years, there will be 16,000 to 20,000 students on this campus," Patrick said.

The symposium at LSC-University Park was held to analyze the greater north Houston area's economic issues and to allow the participants to create shared visions for the future, along with innovative strategies to accomplish the visions set.



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