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Police are still investigating a fatal shooting aboard a Metro bus yesterday that was apparently triggered by a passenger bumping into another passenger. It happened around 11:45 a.m. on the No. 82 bus as it was inbound on Westheimer near Royal Oaks Club Drive: "The suspect was on the bus making his way through the center aisle when he brushed up against the victim," HPD Capt. Dwayne Ready told KPRC. The two exchanged words, and...

You may be able to take advantage of the stork parking at grocery stores, but being pregnant does not mean you can cruise the HOV lane. Who knew? Metro Police had to weigh in on the is-a-fetus-a-person debate on Tuesday when a woman who was being written a ticket for HOV violation claimed that she was carrying a passenger - in utero. As far as children go, they only count as passengers when they're out of the womb.

break the rules, and now we have an idea: According to Metro Police Chief Tom Lambert, 10,400 tickets were issued for HOV violations last year. That's a 55 percent increase over 2005, when cops wrote 6,700 HOV-related tickets.

Last week, Metro gave the green light to a $20 million surveillance camera system covering all 25 of its park and ride lots and one transit center. The 350-camera system will be installed over the next six months, Metro Police Chief Tom Lambert said, and will keep an eye on the facilities 24 hours a day. But the cameras are more than just cameras, KTRH reports: