Results tagged “secretservice”

In an interesting example of public-private partnership, Target Corp. has offered to help pay for security cameras to be installed around Houston to help the officer-short HPD out. It seems a little odd at first glance, but it turns out Target is no stranger to the law-enforcement game: Turns out Target has one of the most advanced crime labs in the country at its headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was initially set up to deal...

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In one of those stories that left Houstonist wondering, "Huh?" the AP reported about a Conroe couple who had a hard time convincing his bank that one of their $100 bills was real. Willis Smith got the bill last week after cashing a check at a Bank of America branch. When he tried to deposit the money into his account at Woodforest National Bank, he was told the bill was counterfeit. The bank that...

Just when you think you know all the ways the government is tracking your every move, television news comes to the rescue with — yes — another conspiracy!