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Robbed at Gunpoint at Blue Fish on Washington

Robbed at Gunpoint at Blue Fish on Washington

Why catch them if they’ll be out on a personal bond in a day?

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Police are looking for two men caught on camera robbing a trendy Washington Avenue sushi restaurant on Sunday.

The Blue Fish restaurant’s surveillance video shows the men attacking employees and threatening a young family at gunpoint at about 3:30 p.m.

“It hurt. When I saw the little kid on the floor, it broke my heart, you know,” General Manager Kiet Huynh said. “The good thing is that nobody got hurt.”

The video shows the robbers forcing employees to the ground. One employee was forced to open the safe, holding a gun to her head and slapping her.

Huynh said the robbers got away with about $3,000 in cash and belongings.

“It’s horrible. People come here to enjoy having lunch with their families and they got robbed. It’s ridiculous,” Huynh said. “People work hard for their money and my employees, too.”

If you recognize the two men, contact Houston Police.

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New Noise Ordinance – Fine Increase. Will This Actually Help?

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HOUSTON — A crackdown on bars and nightclubs that play loud music will begin on Tuesday as Houston’s new noise ordinance goes into effect.

The revised noise ordinance was approved by City Council back in May after numerous complaints from residents across the area that live near those types of businesses.

“As Houston grows in population, our neighborhoods are becoming increasingly mixed-use,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said after the ordinance was passed. “But mixed uses can also create tension between residents and their commercial neighbors.”

The biggest change involves bars, nightclubs and restaurants that are within 300 feet of a residence.

Those businesses will be forced to apply for special permits to play amplified sound outside after 10 p.m. on weekdays and after 11 p.m. on weekends. Businesses that break the rules face an increased fine of $2,000.

Permits are now also only issued to establishments instead of individuals.

Prior to the ordinance taking effect, neighbors near Montrose expressed their frustration with a popular Houston nightclub after a shooting left one man dead.

“It’s lawless every weekend,” one neighbor said. “I’m absolutely fed up. My husband and I have been fighting this since 2018…and the problem continues to grow.”

Mark Fairchild moved to his home long before all the bars.

“As a lot of these establishments have cropped up, we’re starting to see the inability for residents who live in their single largest investment to live a comfortable and peaceful life in their home,” Fairchild said, the president of the Rice Military Civic Club.

Some Houston city leaders said noise is the top complaint they hear about from residents.

“We don’t want to put anyone out of business. We want everyone to keep having fun,” said Councilmember Sallie Alcorn.

For people whose walls rattled from the sound of loud bass for years now, they’re hopeful new rules may help them get a good night’s sleep.

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Not sure if increasing the fine only $1k will do anything. Make this $10k and you’ll get compliance.

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Texas Rangers execute search warrants at Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s office

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State authorities executed search warrants Friday morning at the offices of at least two members of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s staff, KHOU 11 News has learned.

Texas Rangers were at the offices inside the Harris County Administration Building, sources told KHOU 11 News.

The sources also said the investigation is related to an $11 million vaccine outreach contract that was canceled by Hidalgo late last year.

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