Memorial Video for Precinct 6 Deputy Constables February 12, 2009

This is a follow up to Joel’s post, here is the video from the tribute.

Crime in The Heights January 23, 2009

This is becoming a common scene in the Heights these days.  We went for a walk this morning and noticed Houston Police parked in front of a neighbor’s home at 10 A.M.  Neighbors told us three men broke into the home.  They climbed on top of the ac unit in the backyard and broke a [...]

WOJ Celebrity Birthday January 21, 2009

Recently, a Wheel of Justice Regular celebrated his birthday.  He normally dishes out justice to fugitives, but on this occasion he was on the wrong end of a whipped creamed dish. Another clue, his hero is Samuel Garrard.  Can you guess who this All American Law Enforcement Celebrity is???  

Protecting the Prez January 21, 2009

I came across this video after the Inauguration of President Barack Obama.  I know a lot of TV time was spent on the presidential limo, but I think what was in the Secret Service’s SUV surrounding the limo was more interesting.  In the Secret Service Units, there is a gun called [...]

Tracy is special January 14, 2009

Today Tracy was invited to the office of the Special Agent in charge of the Houston FBI, Andrew Bland.  I thought it was to take her into custody, but apparently not.  She was awarded a special plaque for her help in organizing the FBI’s 100th Anniversary last year.  Congrats to Tracy, [...]

Getting closer to HD in the field January 13, 2009

For the past few months KPRC newscasts have partially been broadcast in HD.  The studio cameras are HD, so Bill, Dominique, Frank and the rest of the gang have all been broadcast in glorious eye pleasing High Definition.  The portions of our news that have not been in HD are our field stories and live [...]

Criminals Beware, We Are Back in Business. January 5, 2009

The Dark Knight has decided to join the Wheel of Justice team, he has some free time between making billions of dollars at the box office.  We are very pleased to add another team member to the Wheel of Justice.  Just another way KPRC is working to protect you and your family. 
On a related note, if you were looking [...]

Remembering 2008 January 5, 2009

2008 was another successful year for the Wheel of Justice. Joel, Tracy, and I all made it another year at KPRC, with no major mental or physical breakdowns. The same cannot be said for the Wheel of Justice Mobile. Our 1998 Ford Explorer had two break downs this past year, one of which left Joel [...]

Brandon – Release the Hounds April 30, 2008

This morning Tracy and I were lucky to see some pretty cool behind the scenes police work.  At the HPD Westside Substation, Keith Pickett of the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Department had his bloodhounds working something called a scent lineup.  I’ve heard of a photo lineup, but never a scent lineup.  A scent lineup is when they pull evidence from a crime [...]

Brandon – Houston Man Gets Free Beer For Life (Update) April 23, 2008

 
Here is the story, told from the folks involved, Rod Ryan of 94.5 The Buzz, Anthony from Lucky’s Pub, and our hero, Stephen Berry.

Brandon – 94.5 The Buzz Saves The Day, and Gets a Guy Free Beer for Life! April 22, 2008

(Happy Bus Owner Reunited With His Party Bus, and a shot of me in jeans)
Today began with something different, or so states Wheel of Justice producer Tracy Hatfield, as we get in the car this morning.  “Let’s head to Katy Mills Mall and could you put the radio on 94.5,” she says.  I turned it to The Buzz, [...]

Brandon – 15 year old extreme driving April 21, 2008

 
This weekend I shot a story about teen driving.  A program called Driver’s Edge came to Houston for the first time.  The program focuses on teaching kids how to deal with real life extreme driving situations, like panic braking and skid avoidance.  The teens got to get behind the wheel of high performance [...]

Brandon – HPD Response Time April 19, 2008

Everybody likes to criticize the police, especially on blogs.  If you are looking for that here, move along Mr. Cynic, because you won’t find that from me today.
Yesterday, my lovely wife and I were out walking our dog in our neighborhood when we noticed a group of guys driving around very slowly.  They looked like they were [...]

Brandon – Caught on Tape April 16, 2008

 
 
 
I shot some video that I thought was pretty cool, but not very news worthy.  We were doing a live shot when we heard some commotion about 100 feet from us.  A woman was driving a car with smoke coming from the hood, when all of the sudden it caught fire.  The [...]

Brandon – Fear The Wheel!!! April 9, 2008

(HPD Detective Abby)
   Today we were heading over to HPD to see our friend Detective Abby (short for his full name that I cannot pronounce or spell) to pick up an interview on a murder case he was working.  Abby had good and bad news.  Bad news, he couldn’t do the interview.  The good news was he had [...]