MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Houston Police Department Robbery Division is to impact the robbery rate by providing the citizens of Houston with a prompt
and effective investigation response to all classifications of robberies, theft from persons, and extortion cases.
Definitions: Robbery
A person commits an offense if, in the course of committing theft and with the intent to obtain or maintain control of the property, he:
intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or intentional
or knowingly threatens or places another in fear of imminent bodily injury or death.
An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Aggravated
A person commits an offense if he commits robbery and he:
causes serious bodily injury to another;
uses or exhibits a deadly weapon; or
causes bodily injury to another person or threatens or places another person in fear of imminent bodily injury or death, if the other person is:
65 years of age or older; or
a disabled person.
An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.
In this section, “disabled person” means an individual with a mental, physical, or developmental disability who is substantially unable to protect himself from harm.
Theft From Person
A person commits an offense if he unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of the property.
A state jail felony if:
regardless of value, the property is stolen from the person of another or from a human corpse or grave
Note: Capital Murder -- A person commits an offense if the person commits murder in the course of committing or attempting to commit robbery. This is punishable by the death penalty.
