House fire on south side called suspicious

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Arson investigators are trying to figure out what sparked another fire at a home in the city's south side overnight.

It happened around 2am at a home on Griggs near Tierwester.

Firefighters say flames were shooting from the side of the home when they arrived. They put the fire out and no one was hurt.

Investigators say it's suspicious since the home didn't have electricity, and the fire looks to have started outside the home.

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Search for missing Liberty Co. man called off; authorities are now calling it a criminal matter

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The search for a a missing Liberty County man has suddenly been called off and authorities are calling it a criminal matter.

Dennis Rogers was last heard from on last Thursday. He called 911 saying he had gotten lost in a wooded area near his home. Rogers is 54 but has the mental capacity of a 9-year-old child because of a brain injury.

Rex Evans with the Liberty Co. Sheriff's Office says an undisclosed person contacted them and indicted that something criminal may have happened to Rogers. He says search and rescue efforts were suspended Tuesday to allow detectives to pursue the criminal investigation and to interview possible persons of interest.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Liberty County Sheriff's Office at 936-336-4500.

We'll bring you any new developments as they happen.

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Bomb squad called to NW Harris Co. home

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Bomb squad experts were called to check out a home in northwest Harris County this morning.

Harris County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the home in the 13000 block of Treebank at about 7am in response to an alarm call. They found the front door open and tried to enter the house, when a bucket sitting atop the door fell, spilling liquid on the deputies. As a safety precaution, the deputies retreated from the home and called for back up officers.

Bomb squad experts were called to the scene. Deputies blocked off the street as a precaution, and EMS crews were called to the scene, but no injuries were reported.

SWAT team officers cleared the house shortly before 9am. There was no one inside. Bomb squad experts also determined there were no hazards inside the house.

As it turned out, the bucket that fell on the deputies was only containing water, and appeared to have been placed as a prank. No one was taken into custody.

Officers had been called to the home recently for a domestic disturbance between the husband and wife.

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