HOLLYWOOD TO HOUSTON: ‘NARCO SUB’ SET FOR JANUARY RELEASE Houston-Based Action and Drama Film Donates Portion of Amazon Profits to Crime Stoppers of Houston HOUSTON (January 2021) – Deep Water Productions, the Houston-based production company and subsidiary of Derek Potts Ventures, announces the release of Narco Sub ©, an action and drama film based on true events, in late January. Cast members include notable actors such as film and television star Lee Majors, best known for his roles in The Big Valley and The Six Million Dollar Man, Tom Sizemore, widely acclaimed for his roles in Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and Heat, as well as Robert Lasardo, who starred in The Mule alongside Clint Eastwood. Written by Deep Water Productions founder, Derek Potts, the film also enlisted notable Houston director, Shawn Welling. Narco Sub tells the story of the ongoing battle between the Colombian Drug Cartel and American law enforcement over the Cartel’s drug and sex trafficking activities involving American citizens. The story centers on Bruce Stryker, a retired American sub commander and navy seal whose family is kidnapped by the cartel in Medellín, Colombia so as to force him to pilot a Cartel submarine transporting cocaine to […]

When you think of the CEO of Crime Stoppers of Houston, I wager to bet that the last image that comes to mind is a soft-spoken, petite mom of three hailing from Boston. However, as I’m sure you have found, looks can be deceiving. Rania Mankarious made Houston her home by rolling up her sleeves and getting her hands dirty. Citing a personal mission to serve families and engage the public to better society, Mankarious did the unthinkable and made the extraordinary move of taking an internship at Crime Stoppers of Houston in 2006 – even though she was an attorney with a master’s degree. Mankarious knew she had to be a part of Crime Stoppers, an organization unlike any other, and push it to its full potential. She worked vigorously and by 2008 became the organization’s Director of Marketing. Catching the eye of the community in March 2013, she was chosen to lead Houston’s leading public safety non-profit organization, Crime Stoppers of Houston, as the Executive Director. After positively impacting abused children, domestic violence victims, human trafficking victims, homeless animals, entire student bodies and school campuses, neighborhoods and businesses, Mankarious was named Crime Stoppers first CEO in 2018. Through […]

HOUSTON (October 22, 2019) – For a second year in a row, safety advocate and ‘Leading Woman for Public Safety’ Dr. Sippi Khurana organized a fun and upbeat SoulCycle charity ride to benefit the important work of Crime Stoppers of Houston, a non-profit organization dedicated to solving and preventing serious crime in the Greater Houston Area. The empowering ride was held on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at SoulCycle Memorial Studio and raised $5,000 to support critical crime prevention programs that keep our homes, businesses and schools safe. Prior to kicking off the 45-minute class, Sippi thanked the room full of hip and athletic riders for showing up to ‘sweat it out’ for a great cause. Supporters of the event included Ahmad Malik, Ajay Khurana, Cari Brandt, Caroline Brown, Christopher Venegas, Cynthia Xue, Daniel Munguia, Donae Chramosta, Ericka Bagwell, Jackie Murphy, Joseph Nguyen, Katie Pipkin, Kelli Calderwood, Laura Davenport, Mary Maikhail, Mona Khan, Nancy Bihlmaier, Naureen Malik, Nina Magon, Rania Mankarious, Rosemary Schatzman, Ruchi Mukherjee, Sabeena Hasan, Sippi Khurana, Stephanie Perkins, Sukaina Rajani, Tammie Johnson, Yelena Grinina, and more. Fun-raisers like this event allow Crime Stoppers to further its mission to make tomorrow a better, healthier, safer place for all who […]