Katrin Refugees Arrested In Texas

[Lone Gunman]

Eight Katrina Refugees Arrested in Texas Murder Cases

HOUSTON — Eight Hurricane Katrina refugees who are members of rival New Orleans gangs were arrested in connection with 11 recent murders and other violent crimes, Houston police said Friday.

Investigators with the newly formed Houston Police Gang Murder Squad said they are still looking for three suspects.

"The safety of the city of Houston, its citizens and as well as some of the evacuees depends on us arresting these individuals as soon as possible," Police Chief Harold Hurtt said.

The Houston-area crime rate spiked sharply in the last few months of 2005, and police officials have attributed some of that to Katrina refugees.

The 11 suspects are also accused of aggravated robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes.

Nine of the murders happened in the city's high-crime southwest side, while the other two were in the Houston suburb of Pasadena. All the murders have occurred since November.

Authorities said they believe the killings can be attributed to rival gangs who have set up shop in Houston after evacuating New Orleans following the Aug. 29 hurricane.

[lurker]

American Justice isn't a quick as Gang Justice.

Too bad Judge Roy Bean isn't there to speed things along.

[Army_of_One]

How nice...the roaches left New Orleans and are now infesting other cities with their crime and such....Maybe when they rebuild N'awlins it will be a safer place to live since most of the roaches left. The gov't and different organizations put their hands out to help these people because they didn't have crap and all they do in return is ......this...UGH.

[Army_of_One]

Wonder if the gangs bought their weapons with Fema money????

[TexKan]

Now you know they don't buy guns with FEMA money - they buy crack and jewlery!!........... Hell they can steal the guns!!.......... It's not all THAT bad - murders have risen but most of those are NO folks anyhow. The gangs seem to be fightin each other - just like they did in NO. I'm sure they have had run in's with our gangs but for the most part it's those folks fightin with each other. It will all be fine I think - soon as they go home or get a taste of our justice system. We put em down quicker than Louisianna or anybody else.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by TexKan

It will all be fine I think - soon as they go home or get a taste of our justice system.

Only problem is...they have no home to go "home" too. I bet a lot of those people will never go back to N.O.

[lurker]

Home is where the 'entitlement' checks come....

[Lone Gunman]

All many of them need is a mailbox and a place to cash their check. That's home.

[hoarsewhisperer]

were they chocolate or vanilla?

[lurker]

Originally Posted by hoarsewhisperer

were they chocolate or vanilla?

chocolate and white chocolate.