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CRIME & SAFETY
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.
Waco gang members sentenced to prison for various crimes, eligible for parole in 7 1/2 years after plea deal
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Two men identified by police as Waco gang members were sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to dealing drugs and other crimes. Judge Thomas West of Waco’s 19th State District Court sentenced Omarion Haynes, 21, and Damondre Maurice Williams, 24, after approving their plea agreements with the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office.
Waco truck driver indicted for human trafficking
Waco, Tx (FOX44 – A McLennan County Grand Jury has returned a one-count indictment for trafficking of persons against 34-year-old Keyshun Oneal Russell who was arrested in New York on the charges and brought back to Central Texas in April. Waco Police Department spokesperson Cierra Shipley said the case...
Missing Waco man found dead, police say
WACO, Texas — A man who was reported missing in Waco has been found dead, according to the Waco Police Department. According to Waco PD, 69-year-old Robert Vance was reported missing after having been last seen in the North East Riverside neighborhood. Police said Vance may have been suffering...
Fiery crash in Axtell leaves one critically injured, five others with possible injuries
AXTELL, Texas — One person was critically injured while a total of five others sustained "possible injuries" in a fiery crash in Axtell in the evening on Wednesday, July 3. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, around 8 p.m. a passenger car entered the intersection of US-84 and Native Oaks Road in Axtell without properly failing to yield the right of way to a pickup truck traveling on US-84. The pickup truck collided with the passenger car and the passenger car caught fire.
Local nonprofit helps security officer after suffering gunshot wound
Jimmy Parker is one of many security officers helped by the Charitable Organization for Texas Security Officers. They help by providing assistance to officers injured or killed in the line of duty.
Waco man arrested in Brazos County for alleged theft of a firearm
A Waco man was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing a firearm from a vehicle, according to a Brazos County Sheriff’s Office probable cause report. Juciano Louis Ortiz, 20, has been charged with theft of a firearm, according to Brazos County Jail records. At 6:41 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2023,...
Texas heat poses deadly risk: Reminder to never leave children unattended in vehicles
WACO, Texas — As summer brings in the notorious Texas heat, Waco Police Department officials are reminding residents about the severe dangers of leaving children unattended in hot vehicles. This year, five children nationwide have already lost their lives due to being left in hot vehicles. Pediatric vehicular heatstroke...
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