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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Neighborhood on lockdown in search for illegal immigrants

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A neighborhood in north Houston is on lockdown as police search for illegal immigrants.

Police tell us they were looking for a vehicle involved in a robbery when they spotted an a pickup truck driving suspiciously around East Tidwell near Bauman.

Officers ran the plates and say the truck came back as stolen. Investigators say when they tried to pull the pickup over several people got out and started running away.

Authorities say they are not sure exactly how many were inside but tell us they do have 11 suspects in custody.

We are gathering more information and we will update you on Eyewitness News and abc13.com as additional details become available.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Suspected illegal immigrants in custody following chase

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A chase in Fort Bend County has landed almost a dozen suspected illegal immigrants in custody.

Deputies have taken 11 suspected illegal immigrants into custody after a chase that ended near Stafford at about 10:30am. We're told deputies were acting on a tip by a driver who said he saw people stacked in the bed of a pickup truck.

After getting the truck to stop, five or six of the people reported escaped on foot. Immigration officials are now taking over the investigation.