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Silver Alert for missing elderly Dallas woman discontinued
DALLAS - Dallas police have discontinued the Silver Alert issued for a missing elderly woman nearly a month ago. Myrtle Polk was last seen on June 8 outside her home in Southeast Oak Cliff. Her son, who lives out of state, said he got a call after his 88-year-old mother...
Body found near pond in Glenn Heights
The Glenn Heights police are investigating the death of a man who was found near a pond on Tuesday. The Glenn Heights Police Department was called to the scene at the 1600 block of Waters Edge Drive after reports of a body found. Family had reported the man, who was...
Dallas man caught smuggling immigrants in McLennan County indicted by grand jury
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Dallas man arrested in April on charges he was smuggling four immigrants from Mexico to Dallas was indicted Tuesday. Guillermo Ramirez Hernandez, 46, was charged by a McLennan County grand jury with four counts of smuggling of persons. Three of the charges are third-degree felonies, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. A fourth count is a second-degree felony, with a penalty up to 20 years, because it alleges Hernandez was trying to smuggle a person younger than 18.
Dallas Police releases body camera footage of officer involved shooting that killed armed man
DALLAS — Dallas Police provided an update and body camera footage Monday for an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a knife-wielding man Friday evening. Friday, June 28, Dallas Police received reports of an aggravated assault and family violence. Three officers responded to a wooded area behind an apartment complex in the 5800 block of Beltline Road around 6:48 p.m. Police say Senior Corporal Brandon Massey, Officer Dakota Capparucci and Sergeant Yancy Graves found the suspect, 34-year-old Cody Watkins, with a knife inside a tent with the female that made the call. According to the investigation, the woman was able to get...
Two 18-year-olds plead guilty to robbing USPS workers across DFW
DALLAS - Two 18-year-old men pleaded guilty to a string of robberies targeting postal workers all over the metroplex. The two men were tracked down back in April after committing a robbery at an apartment complex in Fort Worth. They were already on the radar of investigators due to cell...
First Thing To Do If An Unmarked Police Car Tries to Pull You Over in Texas
Recently police in Dallas, TX, shared steps to take if an impersonator cop does pull you over after a rash of recent incidents, you may have read about that. But that got us thinking. What should you do if an unmarked police car is trying to pull you over in...
Caregiver Charged With Murder, Probed For 20 Deaths In Unlicensed Assisted Living Homes
A Texas caregiver, Regla “Su” Becquer, who owns unlicensed assisted living homes, has been arrested and charged with murder following the death… The post Caregiver Charged With Murder, Probed For 20 Deaths In Unlicensed Assisted Living Homes appeared first on Shine My Crown.
Arlington drive-by shooting sends 19-year-old man, 5-year-old girl to hospital
ARLINGTON, Texas - Arlington police are investigating an early morning drive-by shooting that injured multiple people inside a home. Officers were called to a home on the 1000 block of Tennessee Trail around 2:50 on Sunday morning for the shooting. Police found several bullet casings outside the home and multiple...
Multiple stab wounds found on female victim in North Texas, suspect in custody
IRVING, Texas — A woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds in Irving early Tuesday morning, police said. Officers responded to a call at approximately 6:15 a.m. on July 1 in the 3100 block of Walnut Hill Lane, where they discovered 42-year-old Sucel Cuba Gomez, of Irving, Texas, deceased in a parking lot, according to a press release from the Irving Police Department. The suspect, 44-year-old Yunier Aldazabal, had fled the scene in a vehicle before officers arrived.
3-year-old flown to hospital after nearly drowning in East Texas lake
ENCHANTED OAKS, Texas (KETK) – A 3-year-old was airlifted to a Dallas hospital Tuesday morning after nearly drowning in Enchanted Oaks, Payne Springs Fire Rescue (PSFR) said. According to a release, PSFR was alerted at around 10:13 a.m. of a possible drowning and responded immediately with EMS to treat the toddler. UT Health Air 1 […]
Families of Methodist Dallas workers killed in 2022 shooting sue gunman, hospital and parole board
The families of two hospital workers killed at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in a 2022 shooting have filed two separate lawsuits seeking to hold accountable the gunman, the hospital system and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. A Dallas County jury convicted Nestor Hernandez last year of capital murder...
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