Jan 15, 2025 · "Drug-addicted rats" are eating narcotics seized and stored by Houston police, prompting a change in how long the police department is required to store the evidence, officials said.

Jan. 21 (UPI) --Police and city officials in Houston said evidence in storage lockers is being destroyed by "drug-addicted rats." Mayor John Whitmire said at a news conference that drugs being ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Rats are consuming drugs that were seized and stored by Houston police and hundreds of cases could be vulnerable to the rodent infestation, officials said.

Jan 19, 2025 · HOUSTON, Texas (WKRC) - Police said they are reconsidering how they keep evidence after multiple incidents where rats got into the evidence room to steal drugs.

Jan 13, 2025 · An infestation of “drug-addicted rats” in evidence rooms will prompt the Houston Police Department (HPD) to begin destroying hundreds of thousands of pounds of unneeded narcotics evidence,...

Jan 14, 2025 · HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Harris County District Attorney's Office has notified attorneys in thousands of criminal cases that rats have been eating drug evidence. The problem, made public on...

Jan 17, 2025 · The district attorney’s office in Harris County, Texas, has alerted attorneys involved in thousands of drug-related cases that rats were found eating the narcotics seized and stored by Houston police for decades, city officials announced at a press conference last week.

Jan 13, 2025 · The Houston Police Department, the Harris County District Attorney's Office, and the City of Houston are teaming up to change how evidence in criminal cases is stored and processed after drug-addicted rats were discovered inside the city's evidence room.

Jan 16, 2025 · The Houston Police Department and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced a change this week to how evidence is stored and processed for criminal cases after a rodent infestation...

Jan 16, 2025 · A backlogged police evidence room in Houston, Texas, is a bountiful buffet for the city's rats, who have been munching on loads of seized marijuana and magic mushrooms. Houston officials said...