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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Texans hold autograph sessions at local stores

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- This weekend, Houston-area shoppers are invited to attend Best Buy's grand re-opening celebrations in five locations including: Woodlands, Bay Brook, Galleria, Price Plaza, and West Oaks.

Festivities include appearances and autograph sessions by some of the Houston Texans. The following are scheduled to appear: T.J. Yates starting at 1:30pm at the Galleria locationJohnathan Joseph starting at 2:00pm at the Baybrook locationBen Tate starting at 2:00pm at the Fry Road (Price Plaza) locationBrooks Reed starting at 2:00pm at the Woodlands locationRobert Horry of the Houston Rockets starting at 2:00pm at the West Oaks location

For celebrity appearances, wristbands will be distributed 2 hours prior to the start time and are available on a first-come, first-served basis -- maximum 1 wristband per person

Go to BestBuy.com for scheduling information.

Locations: WOODLANDS, 1550 Lake Woodlands Dr., Pinecroft Center The Woodlands, TX 77380 Phone: 281-292-1355BAYBROOK, 19425 Gulf Fwy, Webster, TX 77598 Phone: 281-554-3004GALLERIA, 5133 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77056 Phone: 713-552-1512Price Plaza, 20290 Katy Fwy (Fry Rd Exit), Katy, TX 77449 Phone: 281-398-2938WEST OAKS, 2480 Highway 6 S Village At West Oaks, Houston, TX 77077 Phone: 281-493-2365(Copyright ©2012 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Get more Local »

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Have you seen the 'Blue Collar Bandit?'

A man the FBI is calling the 'Blue Collar Bandit' robbed a northwest Houston bank on Thursday.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The FBI needs your help to find a suspect they're calling the 'Blue Collar Bandit,' who robbed a northwest Houston bank on Thursday.

It happened during lunch hour at the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank at 7803 Longpoint. The suspect walked into the bank and reportedly handed a teller a threatening note. The teller complied and handed over some cash.

No one was hurt and the suspect fled on foot.

The 'Blue Collar Bandit' is described as a white male, between 45 and 55 years old and stands between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11. He weighs between 175 and 200 pounds. He wore large frame eye glasses and light blue work-like coveralls.

Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging and arrest of this robber, or any felony suspect. If you have information about this crime, please call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 713-222-TIPS (8477), or the Houston office of the FBI at 713-693-5000.

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Developers planning master-planned community in Cypress

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A master-planned community similar to The Woodlands is exploding in northwest Harris County and developers say they have an even grander plan.

More businesses are opening in Bridgeland near Highway 290 and Fry Road. Developers out there will tell you their long-term aim is to look and feel a lot like The Woodlands.

If you haven't been to Cypress lately, it probably looks a lot different from when you were last here -- businesses opening, new home building, dirt turning, and this is just the beginning.

"We're definitely growing out here, and we need it," Cy Fair Chamber of Commerce President Leslie Martone said.

Martone estimates right now, the home-to-business ratio in far northwest Harris County is 75 percent to 25 percent.

But that's changing.

"We're getting there," said Peter Houghton, vice president of master planned communities for the Howard Hughes Corporation.

And Bridgeland is part of that change.

"As of this year, we will probably sell 400 homes, which will make us No. 3 in Houston and No. 8 in the United States," Houghton said.

Once farmland for rice and cattle, the Howard Hughes Corporation is transforming 11,400 acres off of Fry Road near State Highway 290 into a master planned community. There will be new homes, schools and eventually a town center with shopping, restaurants and entertainment along serene waterways.

"Pearland's got a town center, Sugar Land, The Woodlands," Houghton said. "Ours will look very similar to that," Houghton said.

The future Grand Parkway will bisect Bridgeland's town center, which means more business and a more mature Cypress.

"It's just another opportunity for them and a reason to move out to Cy-Fair, is if they can have a place to live, work and play all together," Martone said.

The long-term timeline is 30 or 40 years, but developers hope to start Phase 1 of town center in 2014 or 2015.

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Cypress man accused of posting sex photos online

CYPRESS, TX (KTRK) -- A Cypress man is facing charges after allegedly posting photos and videos online of him and his ex-girlfriend engaging in sex acts.

Eduardo Monsivias, 47, is charged with improper photography and visual recording. Investigators say the sexual images were posted from October 24, 2011, through January 22, of this year. They're reportedly from inside his home.

According to court documents, the victim -- who says she ended the relationship nearly two years prior -- discovered the images while doing a web search on her name. She says she was unaware the the recordings were being made at the time.

Investigators were able to obtain a search warrant and confiscated memory cards and computers from Monsivias' home, which reportedly contained several still photos and videos of Monsivias and the victim engaged in sex acts.

Monsivias has not yet been arrested. His bail has been set at $2,000.

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Juvenile Justice Center jailer accused of offering girl candy for sex makes court appearance

Robert Emerson Robinson, 28, appeared before a judge Friday morning.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Harris County Juvenile Justice Center jailer accused of trading candy for sexual favors with a teenage inmate at the facility made his first court appearance.

Robert Emerson Robinson, 28, appeared before a judge Friday morning. Police say he admitted to having sex with the 15-year-old girl. Officers also say they have surveillance video of him entering the girl's cell on May 23.

Robinson has been fired and charged with sexual assault with a child under 17.

The girl reportedly told police she allowed him to have sex with her because he provided her with candy and other treats.

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Chase leads to 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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Help the FBI catch this week's featured gang fugitive

Carlos Romero, 30, is wanted on a federal firearms charge.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A known member of the Tango Blast Gang is also our StopHoustonGangs.org fugitive of the week.

Carlos Romero, 30, is wanted on a federal firearms charge. Romero is one of 25 men, including an east Texas police officer, named in a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.

The indictments are the result of a four-year investigation into the Texas Mexican Mafia. More than a dozen of those indicted have been arrested.

If you have any information on his whereabouts, leave an anonymous tip here

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