Houston Police evidence room infested with 'drug-addicted' rats to be cleared out "We got 400,000 pounds of marijuana in storage that the rats are the only ones enjoying," the Houston mayor said.

US Houston cleaning up 'drug-addicted rats' infestation in evidence property room Houston Mayor John Whitmire say's '400,000 pounds of marijuana and storage and the rats are the only ones enjoying it' ...

For rats in Texas, 4/20 has come early. Houston-area rodents have forced police in the area to change the way they operate after developing an addiction to drugs stored in station lockers. “We ...

A purported rat colony in a downtown Houston police property room ate some mushrooms intended as evidence against two defendants, prosecutors on Monday said, warning at least 3,600 additional ...

Rats infest New Orleans Police Headquarters, eat marijuana in evidence 01:22. Rats are consuming drugs that were seized and stored by Houston police and hundreds of cases could be vulnerable to ...

Houston police say their evidence lockers are filled to the brim. They have backpacks, ATMs, thousands of bicycles, notes from a nearly century-old homicide case and an infestation of rats that ...

"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.

Rats Have Munchies for Marijuana in Houston Police Evidence Room Because of Years-Long Backlog "We've got 400,000 lbs. of marijuana in storage, that the rats are the only ones enjoying it," said ...

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire surveys a Houston Police Department evidence room. An infestation of “drug-addicted rats” in evidence rooms will prompt the Houston Police Department (HPD) to begin ...

Rats nearly compromise Houston Police case after eating mushroom evidence, more cases at risk. By Nicole Hensley, Staff writer Jan 13, 2025. Houston Police headquarters, at 1200 Travis ...

Drug-addicted rats have taken over a Houston police evidence room after eating seized narcotics. Police in Texas have hatched a plan to stop the rodents getting their fix ...