Houston Police Serve search Warrant at Unlicensed Funeral Home
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A search warrant was served by Houston Police at A Community Funeral Home in the 2500 block of Wheeler Street in the Third Ward area while a funeral service was concluding, authorities said.
The inquiry centers on allegations of identity theft impacting families who utilized the funeral home’s services. Police are investigating whether the business improperly used personal information provided during contract execution. The funeral home is operating without a licence, a violation of state law, according to Houston Police lieutenant Larry Crowson. Another funeral home was brought in to complete services for the family whose arrangements were underway.
Officers were seeking financial records as part of the investigation, prompted by multiple complaints received by the department. Crowson stated, “Apparently, the funeral home was using whatever information they had when the contract was executed for the funeral services and that’s what is going on right now.”
During the search,no bodies were found inside the facility,but several boxes of cremains were present. The director of the funeral home was detained by police, though it remains unclear if the owner will face charges. Court records from Harris County indicate the director was previously charged wiht forgery earlier this month.
