Captured Details ID 1873

Another Texas 10 Most Wanted Captured Fugitive

Friday, 8/22/2025

Israel Mendez

Up To $5,000 Reward

RACE: White (Hispanic) SEX: Male DOB: 3/6/1996

HEIGHT: 5'4" WEIGHT: 215

AKA:

SMT: Tattoos on neck, chest, back, and both arms.

FBI #: 542517KD6

SID #: TX08738127

TDC #: 02354445

WANTED FOR: Parole Violation (Original Offenses: Aggravated Robbery (x3) and Burglary of Habitation)

CCH: Aggravated Robbery, Burglary of Habitation, Burglary of Vehicle, Possession of Controlled Substance, Evading Arrest/Detention with a Vehicle

DATE
CAPTURED: 8/20/2025

CAPTURE
LOCATION: Houston, Texas

CAPTURING
AGENCY: Texas DPS CID, Texas DPS Highway Patrol, Harris Co SO

CAUTION: Subject should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS!

CAPTURE DETAILS:

Israel MENDEZ, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, was captured on August 20, 2025, in Houston, Texas. Working off investigative information, DPS Special Agents, along with THP Troopers assigned to the Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Center and Harris County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT) Deputies, located and arrested MENDEZ on the east side of Houston near Jacinto City, Texas.In 2017, MENDEZ was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Robbery and subsequently sentenced to 6 years confinement for each offense. In 2021, MENDEZ was convicted of Aggravated Robbery and Burglary of Habitation and subsequently sentenced to 6 years confinement for each offense. In November 2024, MENDEZ was released on parole from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). MENDEZ had been wanted since March 2025, when the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a warrant for his arrest for Parole Violation (Original Offenses: Aggravated Robbery (x3) and Burglary of Habitation).MENDEZ’s arrest was not from tip information received through Texas Crime Stoppers, so no reward will be paid.

To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the following methods:
• Call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)
• Submit a web tip through the Texas 10 Most Wanted website or Facebook page • Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App
All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.
Callers’ anonymity is guaranteed by law and you could earn up to the CASH REWARD amount listed for each fugitive.
These fugitives should be considered Armed and Dangerous! Never try to apprehend a fugitive yourself.

To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities using one of the following methods: • Call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) • Submit a web tip through the Texas 10 Most Wanted website or Facebook page • Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name. Callers’ anonymity is guaranteed by law and you could earn up to the CASH REWARD amount listed for each fugitive. These fugitives should be considered Armed and Dangerous! Never try to apprehend a fugitive yourself.

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