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A man accused of being a police officer shot and killed Sohenia Johana Baca, who cared for his daughter, during a dispute over court-ordered child support in the Palo Real hamlet of Sabanagrande; a child at the scene was also wounded.

A 37-year-old employee of a battery firm was rescued by Honduras's Anti-Kidnapping Unit after criminals lured him to a rural area near Santa Lucía, Francisco Morazán, and demanded 300,000 lempiras (about $12,000) for his release, marking part of a growing pattern of abductions targeting delivery and field workers.

Allan Adalid Barahona Lanza, 37, was found dead in the village of Jicarito in Cantarranas, Francisco Morazán; authorities say an autopsy will determine the cause and manner of death as investigations continue.

A police officer shot his neighbor, a woman, in the aldea La Ceiba in Sabanagrande, injuring her daughter, then died by suicide at the scene; authorities are investigating the motive as femicide deaths in Honduras exceed 150 so far in 2026.

The municipality of Guaimaca approved an ordinance prohibiting motorcycle helmets within the town, citing efforts to reduce crime by eliminating anonymity, but national traffic authorities say the measure violates Honduras's Traffic Law, which mandates helmet use.

Three young people and a puppy were rescued uninjured by firefighters after becoming lost while hiking in a forested area near La Tigra National Park; authorities cautioned against using unauthorized access points that lack safety infrastructure.

A minibus overturned on the CA-5 highway near El Durazno on Sunday afternoon, injuring seven passengers when it collided with a sedan; the cause remains unclear, though rain and wet pavement were present at the time.

An El Heraldo investigation found that products sold in the Támara National Penitentiary commissaries cost significantly more than market prices—in some cases double—with sugar at L40 per pound versus L14 nationally, and the Conadeh has received 12 complaints from inmates about pricing.

Fifteen members of the Pandilla 18 gang have been convicted and sentenced to over 1,000 years in prison for the June 2023 attack on the female prison in Támara that killed 46 women, many of them burned alive in locked cells.

Police arrested a 38-year-old woman accused of killing Florinda Ramírez in February after the victim came to demand repayment of a loan; she was attacked with a machete and her body was later found in Orica, Francisco Morazán.

The anti-extortion and terrorist-association unit arrested an active member of Pandilla 18 who authorities say was assigned to coordinate the gang's illicit operations in the Amarateca valley area of the capital.

Police arrested two alleged members of the 18th Street Gang caught collecting extortion payments from transport operators and small business owners in Amarateca, seizing cash, phones, and a motorcycle.

Police arrested a man in Cantarranas, Francisco Morazán, on suspicion of attempting to kill his brother; officers seized a knife from him.

A driver has been ordered held in pretrial detention in Támara after a crash killed seven National Police officers.

Colonel Juan Carlos Osorto, former director of Honduras's main prison in Támara, faces accusations of sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and coercion from female staff, alongside an investigation into L8 million (about $320,000) missing from prison canteen funds.

A man aged 20–30 was discovered shot more than 20 times with his hands and feet bound on a street between Monte Fresco and El Tablón in eastern Tegucigalpa; authorities have not yet identified the victim or located suspects.

A tractor-trailer collided with a police bus on the Rodeo grade of the CA-5 highway Wednesday afternoon, killing several officers and injuring others, with the exact toll still unconfirmed.

A man has been convicted and sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for a homicide in Marale, Francisco Morazán, in a case prosecuted by the Talanga branch of the Public Ministry.

A young man has agreed to an abbreviated legal procedure in connection with the killing of a resident in Lepaterique, prosecutors announced.

Honduran National Police seized a marijuana plantation during a raid in Guaimaca, Francisco Morazán, according to police.

Antonio Reyes, about 35, was shot and killed by armed assailants while riding a motorcycle in the San Juan neighborhood of Guaimaca, Francisco Morazán, with more than 12 shell casings found at the scene.

Military police and National Police arrested an active officer assigned to the police intelligence directorate (DIPOL) in Valle de Ángeles after seizing suspected crack cocaine, a cell phone, and a government pickup truck from him.

Denilson Josué Vásquez Cortés, 27, died after suffering an electric shock while plugging in a phone charger in the village of Matón Quemado, Talanga, as authorities investigate the cause; police data show nine electrocution deaths in Honduras so far this year.

Prison guards using X-ray scanners arrested three women, aged 39–41, who allegedly concealed cocaine and marijuana on their bodies during a family visiting day at Honduras's main penitentiary in Támara.