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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Chase leads to immigration investigation in Atascocita

A chase lead to an immigration investigation in Atascocita. A chase lead to an immigration investigation in Atascocita.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An immigration investigation began after a chase Thursday in northeast Harris County.

Humble police chased a man and woman in an SUV into an Atascocita neighborhood. The couple ran off and officers began a house to house search.

At one home, more than a dozen people ran out of the house. Officers arrested 14 people and handed them over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Police never found the couple they were chasing.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Funeral held for fallen Atascocita firefighter

HUMBLE, TX (KTRK) -- Funeral services were held Monday morning for an Atascocita volunteer firefighter who died during a training exercise in Beaumont.

Captain Neal Smith died last week from injuries he received during a specialized training course at the east Texas-area fall 'Smoke Diver' School.

The funeral got underway around 10am at the First Assembly of God in Humble. It began with a huge procession including about 150 fire trucks. One of those was carrying the body of Captain Smith. His family stood nearby as his flag-draped casket was brought down from the fire truck.

Captain Smith, a five-year veteran of the Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department, was undergoing training earlier this month in Beaumont. Something went wrong and he died from his injuries suffered in a fire training field exercise.

The 46-year-old was surrounded by family when he was taken off life support.

Training for firefighters can be just as risky sometimes as fighting fires. According to the US Fire Administration, last year eight firefighters died during training.

A Georgia firefighter also became ill during the exercise but is recovering. The accident is under investigation.

Captain Smith is survived by his wife and two children.

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Public visitation today for fallen Atascocita firefighter

  A public visitation will be held today for an Atascocita volunteer firefighter who was killed during a training exercise in Beaumont last week.

Captain Neal Smith, 46, died last Monday from heat exhaustion while training at the East Texas Area Fall "Smoke Diver" school.

A memorial homecoming procession was held for Smith last week.

The visitation runs from 5 to 8pm at the Rosewood Funeral Home on South Houston Avenue.

Members of the public can take a free shuttle from the Humble Civic Center.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Detectives: Two armed men rob Walmart in Atascocita

See it on TV? Check here. ATASCOCITA, TX (KTRK) -- Some scary moments at a Walmart in Atascocita. Late Tuesday night, two men with assault rifles ran into the store, robbed it and sped away. The search is now on for those gunmen.

Deputies have a vague description of the suspects, so they're urging residents in the area to be viligant because they're considered to be armed and dangerous.

Harris County investigators say the armed robbery at the Atascocita Walmart may have been an inside job.

"To see if these two suspects had any type of information that came from inside the store that only employees would know; that's certainly one of the angles that our investigators will be looking at," Harris County Sheriff's Office Deputy Thomas Gilleland said.

Two men armed with a long gun and a rifle walked in at 11pm, the exact time when employees take the cash from every register and put into one cart.

"As they were doing this for each cash register, the two males entered the store," Gilleland said.

The robbers -- wearing cloths to conceal their faces -- made off with a large amount of cash in just a few minutes. Shoppers are now concerned about their safety.

"Well I've seen cops on every block basically and I didn't really know what was going on until we came up here to Walmart and we saw like four cop cars blocking off the entrance," shopper Charles Hines said.

"I am always watching behind me, in front of me, around me. I'm always watching my areas, never leave my back to a door," shopper Kristi Wittman said.

The men took off in a 1995 or 96 white Ford Taurus with a handicapped placard. They headed into the Eagle Springs subdivision, and that's the last place deputies say they saw them.

"It's just unnerving," another shopper said.

Walmart issued the following statement about the robbery:

"We're thankful no one was hurt and we appreciate the quick response of police. We have provided information ... and will continue to assist them in their investigation."

Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Driver critically injured after slamming into trees in Atascocita

See it on TV? Check here.   ATASCOCITA, TX (KTRK) -- A man is in critical condition after his pickup truck slammed into two small trees overnight.

It happened in Atascocita on Lake Houston Parkway near Upper Lake after midnight. Deputies say the truck drove into the median and over several bushes before it crashed into the trees.

It's not clear what caused the man to lose control.

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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Student in Atascocita graduating with perfect attendance

  ATASCOCITA, TX (KTRK) -- An Atascocita High School student is graduating next week with quite a big accomplishment. He's never missed a day of school.

Colton Whatley says his family is excited and proud about the achievement. Whatley will be the first Atascocita student to finish all 13 years of school without missing a single day. He says there were a few days that it was hard to get out of bed but that he made it a point to stick to the goal.

"From until middle school, it was just an accident, just lucky," he said. "And then when I hit high school, I thought I might as well go the next five years."

Whatley is heading to Texas A&M next year and plans on becoming a nuclear engineer.

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