A running file on Harris County cases in which a defendant released before trial is charged with a new offense, built on court records and published Crime Stoppers of Houston research. We cite and link Crime Stoppers. We are not affiliated with them.
Carl Torrence, 57, posted a $25,000 bond on September 5 and is accused of taking three pairs of shoes the same day. Twenty-one felony theft charges since 2021, 11 convictions, no prison time.
A Harris County case from March 2026 shows how habitual property offenders move through the system. Crime Stoppers has been raising it for years.
Case file: 37 felony theft charges, 13 prior convictions, and a $75,000 bond Read More »