FEBRUARY 18, 2014
4-YEAR OLD KILLED IN OLD HOUSTON BRIDGE CRASH
At approximately 11:30 a.m. Caney Creek and Porter Fire Department responded to a reported major accident on Old Houston Road just south of SH 242. Montgomery County Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Jimmy Cox has just passed through the area when the call dropped and was the first on the scene.
When he arrived he found a 4-year-old girl in a child safety seat trapped by a guardrail in the backseat of the vehicle. The female driver appeared to be in critical condition. Caney Creek Fire Department was able to quickly free the baby and start CPR as medics arrived.
MCHD transported the child to Conroe Regional Hospital with an escort of Precinct 4 Deputies. The 21-year –old female who is believed to be the child’s mother was transported a short time later in another ambulance to Conroe Regional in critical condition..
According to DPS Troopers, the female driver was northbound on Old Houston Road, which is posted at forty-five miles per hour. As she came into the curve just before the bridge, she told troopers that she caught some gravel. The vehicle then spun and hit the guardrail on the bridge with the right rear of the vehicle. The guardrail punched through the vehicle like a knife, striking the child and pinning her between it, the child seat, and the body of the vehicle.
Old Houston Road was closed for almost three hours as Troopers investigated the crash.
The names have not yet been released as an attempt to determine if the woman was the mother of the child and who the actual owner of the vehicle is.
Just after 2:30 p.m. as the road reopened several students from Caney Creek High School were southbound on the roadway which is posted at 45 mile per hour. It was estimated the vehicles were traveling close to sixty or seventy miles per hour.
This bridge has been the scene of other crashes. Several years ago a vehicle went off the northbound side of the bridge killing one. Not long before that a young lady who had been southbound went off the bridge into the water. As the vehicle was sinking firefighters with what was then Grangerland Fire Department were able to free her from the vehicle and frigid waters.
Just south of there ay Payne Road another crash took the life of a Caney Creek student who was about to attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo that night. His vehicle split into three pieces.
Before that another vehicle struck a tree killing the driver.
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
EMC BUSINESSMAN, ACCUSED CON MAN BUSTED AGAIN
Wednesday morning Montgomery County Sheriff’s Auto Theft Detectives served a search warrant on Complete Auto Service on Loop 494 n the Porter/ New Caney area. Richard Sisney, the owner was immediately cuffed and transported to the Montgomery County Jail on the theft of property $1500 to $20,000, a State Jail Felony. Sisney has accused of conning yet another customer out of thousands of dollars. This after he promised the customer to restore a vehicle and then not performing the work after he was paid.
This was not the first time for Sisney to have a visit by law enforcement officials.
On Friday, August 16, 2013, the Montgomery County Auto Theft Task Force and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office swooped down on Richard Sisney, owner of then, Sisney Auto Repair on Loop 494 in Porter. Richard Sisney was taken into custody on a third-degree felony charge of theft in an amount greater than $20,000 but less than $100,000.
On February 2, 2010, Pat Quinn who resides in British Columbia, Canada found a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro displayed for sale on the website known as Racing junk.com. It was offered for sale by Richard Sisney who owns Sisney Auto Repair on Loop 494 in Porter. The vehicle was advertised as Top Sportsman Bickel Built with a 598 engine. It included a Dart Big Block and Sonny Leonard Dart heads. It was listed as mint condition with electronic shifter and bead lock wheels.
After seeing the ad Quinn offered Sisney $46,000 for the vehicle which Sisney accepted with the agreement that Quinn would wire $29,000 to Brenda Sisney’s bank account at the First Bank in Trust of East Texas. Brenda was the wife of Robert Sisney.
Quinn then contacted John Harrison, a motor vehicle appraiser, to inspect the vehicle. After the vehicle was inspected by Harrison and photographed several material discrepancies were found. It was at this point Quinn contacted Sisney for a refund.
Sisney who earlier said the deposit was 100% refundable then told Quinn after he learned of the discrepancies that Quinn already began purchasing the vehicle and his only choice was to fulfill the obligation and pay the remaining amount due.
Quinn hired a civil attorney who was not able to get the deposit returned either.
Montgomery County Auto Theft was contacted and started an investigation. The detective contacted Melvin Bickel, owner of Bickel Brand Race Chassis. The vehicle was advertised as being a Bickel. After reviewing the information Bickel stated that the vehicle in question was not a Bickel built race car. He also stated a large amount of the information in the original ad was false.
Friday morning Sisney appeared in Judge Case’s courtroom and was arrested again after many more victims of Sisney came forward.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Detective has spent countless hours investigating Sisney and his prior complaints over the years. Most of which included in the court papers.
Michael Myers went to Sisney on February 26, 1999, and paid Sisney $30,000 to restore a 1955 Chevrolet Bellaire which Sisney promised to return to showroom condition in six months. When Myers went to pick the vehicle up it was in pieces and off the frame. He was forced to take it to a second mechanic.
In March 2001 Harry Craig asked Sisney to sell a 1986 Chevrolet Sprint for him for $1,000. Later the vehicle was gone and not paid for. A detective assigned to the case back then stated in a report that he contacted Sisney and was shown an invoice for $1,053. He told the detective he had spent 960 hours working on the vehicle but would return the money as Craig was a friend and a customer. Sisney told the detective Craig was mad at him as he wouldn’t let another car pass inspection.
On November 22, 2005, Gary Ball found a 1969 Camaro and a 1966 Chevrolet pickup missing from his barn and reported them stolen. .Detective Neeley discovered Sisney filed a mechanics lien on Balls vehicle on May 6, 2011, and that Sisney stated on the lien it was for $285 worth of work done on Balls vehicle on January 4, 2004, the day Sisney filled out the work order the vehicles were still in Balls possession, and the signature was forged on the invoice.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Detective Neeley verified that the vehicle was set to be shipped to a buyer in Australia by Christian Palazzo. Palazzo told Neeley that in February 2012 he wired $40,000 in cash to Sisney’s part of the agreed price of $75,000 that he and his partner arrived at in order to buy the vehicle they assumed had a clear title. Ball denied taking any vehicles to Sisney’s shop and didn’t even know him. Neeley also discovered the transfer of the title from an individual known only as “Joe King” was done in a fraudulent manner by Sisney to start the process of obtaining a clear title to ship the vehicle overseas.
On November 29, 2006, Danny Fant and his fiancé paid Sisney $2,700 to work on their 1968 Chevelle and another $1,300 on January 30, 2009 to install a new brake system. After the work was not done Fant’s fiancé Nikki Lecompte sued Sisney in JP Court and in April 2010 went to recover their vehicle, that when Sisney told her he required another $1,000 in parts or he would not return the vehicle. Sisney never refunded a cent to them.
On March 29, 2007, Bobby Posinski took a 1957 Chevrolet to Sisney to be refurbished and paid Sisney $37,000. He later found his vehicle in a paint shop in Crosby in very poor condition.
On April 1, 2008, Jay Perez purchased a Camaro from Sisney and had to continually return to the shop to get the vehicle fixed as it wouldn’t run properly. Then on May 15, 2011, Perez paid Sisney $3,200 to install a new engine. When the son of Perez drove the car to Lubbock within a few days and was forced to take the car to a mechanic there. That mechanic informed Perez the engine in the vehicle was in fact not new. When detectives checked the confidential number on the engine they verified it was the same engine as when the vehicle left the factory… Over the period of time from 2010 to 2011 Perez paid Sisney $3,400 for repairs that were not done or done poorly.
On October 25, 2010, Floyd Guillory paid Sisney approximately $1,590 to install eight new injectors on his Chevrolet truck and a new injector pump. Later Guillory verified that six of those injectors were used and in bad condition. His vehicle never ran correctly and Sisney never refunded his money.
On May 7, 2012, Diane Jones went to Sisney Automotive and paid $8,500 for a 1949 Ford. She wrote the check to Brenda Sisney at Richard Sisney’s request. Jones was never given the title to the vehicle. Jones noticed the signatures on the title transfer did not match and Sisney lied numerous times to her on who the owner actually was. At one point he told Jones the owner was Glen Brady who Jones discovered had been deceased over a decade. Sisney also told Joes, “I have friends in high places, so you better watch your step”.
After Sisney’s arrest on August 16, 2013, and the plea of Detective Neeley and Assistant District Attorney Rob Freyer to the general public to come forward if they had been victims.
Since that time Detective Neeley has taken at least twelve complaints from area citizens.
One from Gary Dugat who on June 1, 1990, bought a 1968 Chevelle from Sisney for $4,500 and was told the title was in a lock-box at the bank. Sisney then left and did not return. Again the next day Dugat confronted Sisney who got in his truck and drove off. Dugat discovered the vehicle was owned by an 81-year-old woman.
The list continues and involves thousands of dollars.
Sisney is due in court next month on those charges which he is currently out on bond for.
Prosecutor Rob Freyer is once again asking the public to come forward if they had any ill dealings with Sisney.
They are asking anyone who has been taken advantage of by Richard Sisney or Sisney Automotive to contact Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Detective Neeley at 936-538-7736
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
FATAL AUTO PEDESTRIAN CRASH AT RICHEY AND I-45
On Saturday, February 18, 2017, at or about 2105 hours, the Complainant attempted to cross the northbound main lanes of the North Freeway, in the 16200 block. The Complainant failed to yield the right of way to motor vehicles and was struck by a GMC Pick-Up truck that was traveling northbound in the number 1 lane of traffic. After the GMC struck the Complainant the operator of the GMC came to an abrupt stop causing the operator of a Tahoe to collide into its rear. Both the GMC and Tahoe drove to the inside shoulder and waited on the scene until emergency personnel arrived. The Complainant died on scene from injuries sustained during this crash. This case is being investigated by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Traffic Enforcement Division.
FEBRUARY 18, 2018
WILLIS 18-WHEELER INVOLVED FATAL CRASH
Just before 8 pm, Montgomery County 911 started getting multiple calls reporting a Honda passenger vehicle had slammed into the rear of an 18-wheeler. North Montgomery County Fire Department arrived on the scene to find a 29-year-old female in the front seat of a vehicle that had suffered massive damage. The female, who was not entrapped was transported to Conroe Regional Medical Center in critical condition. She was pronounced deceased on arrival. DPS Troopers investigating the crash determined an 18-wheeler had broken down and was parked on the shoulder of the road. The truck was loaded with plastic mats used in the construction industry for heavy equipment to travel on. The driver placed reflective triangles in the road as required by law. For unknown reasons the vehicle left the main lanes, struck all the reflective markers then slammed into the rear of the 18-wheeler. I-45 was shut down for several hours as the investigation continued. Milstead Wrecker Service responded to the scene. With the extensive damage to the trailer, a dolly was required. Once it was in place the trailer ad to be backed up almost 3 miles on the freeway for them to safely get it off. Another truck loaded the tractor and yet another for the vehicle. The freeway was completely cleared by 2 am. The name of the victim has not yet been released pending notification of next of kin.
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
PATTON VILLAGE FLYING J ROBBERY
Just before 7 pm on Monday night, 4 black males entered the Flying J Truck Stop at SH 242 and US 59 in New Caney, Texas. With the truck stop full of customers and a Denny’s Restaurant inside also filled including a High School marching band, these 4 took a hammer and crowbar and went to work on the ATM Machine inside the store. As they were doing this the Cut and Shoot Assistant Police Chief who was at the counter making a purchase heard the banging and customers and investigated. He immediately identified himself to the 4 would-be robbers. Three ran out the side door but the Assistant Chief was able to take 1 into custody. All 4 had been wearing hoodies and dressed in all black with faces covered. They fled in a 2005 Honda 4-door passenger car south on US 59. They were able to get the ATM open but they were not able to access the cash. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Ofice accepted felony burglary of a building charges on the suspect in custody. The Patton Village Police who has the lead on the case is searching for the other suspects.
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
CRASH PUTS FENCE POST THROUGH DRIVERS BODY
Just after 4 am Montgomery County Hospital District received a call from a man who stated he hit a deer, ran off the road and hit a fence on Highway 75 north of Shepherd Hill Road. He also sted a fence post was in his body. North Montgomery County Fire and New Waverly responded and found the Chevrolet pickup entangled in a fence for a trailer sales company. The male in his 20’s was awake and conscious with an approximately 2-inch fence post through his abdomen completely going through his body. Firefighters worked close to 30 minutes to free him. The post was cut shorter and he was transported with the remainder of the pipe still in him. He was taken to Conroe Regional Hospital in critical condition. He was the only occupant of the vehicle. DPS is investigating and Highway 75 remains closed in both directions between the Walker County Line and Shepherd Hill Road. After several hours of surgery, the driver is listed in stable condition.
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
WILL CLAYTON QUAD FATAL
Four people were killed in a fiery crash overnight near Bush Intercontinental Airport. It happened at about 12:30 a.m. Friday in the 5700 block of Will Clayton Parkway at Lee Road on the George Bush Airport facility.
According to police, a vehicle carrying four people inside was speeding westbound on Will Clayton when it side-swiped an Uber driver who was on his way to pick riders up from the airport.
The speeding car lost control and crashed into a tree, bursting into flames. With the fire station just across the street, the fire killed all four within seconds of the crash, even before firefighters were dispatched.
Officials said all four people, who appear to be adults, were badly burned and died at the scene.
“Unfortunately we have four, what appears to be adults, that were involved in this crash, that was inside of this vehicle. They were severely burned. All of the deceased are still on the scene right now. No one has been transported,” Lt. R. Willkens said. “We’re not sure if the impact or the burning killed them, but it was a very tragic accident, very severe.”
The Uber driver was not injured, police said.
