Wallis
CRIME & SAFETY
SRT HELPS ARREST MAN ON RUN FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
An Edinburg, Texas man was arrested after leading local law enforcement on a pursuit. At approximately 5:45pm on Thursday, several Deputies with the Austin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Hwy 60 just south of Wallis near the Wharton County line, in an attempt to locate a vehicle that had been involved in a pursuit.
Bodycam shows Fulshear officer wrangling gator with his bare hands
FULSHEAR, Texas — An officer in Fulshear had quite the scaly surprise on Friday when he had to remove an alligator from a resident's front porch. While the gator was pretty small, its teeth and hissing, as well as the snapping jaws, were daunting -- but not for Fulshear Police Department Lt. Bill Henry.
Babysitter pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2019 death of a man she injured as a baby in 1984
A former babysitter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant 40 years ago.Terry McKirchy, 62, accepted a plea deal for the death of Benjamin Dowling, who died at 35 after a life of severe disabilities caused by a brain hemorrhage he suffered in 1984 when he was 5 months old while at McKirchy’s suburban Fort Lauderdale home. Investigators believed she caused the injury by shaking him. In a letter of apology read to Dowling's parents by her attorney, assistant public defender David Fry, McKirchy said...
Suspect charged in fatal shooting of woman in Fort Bend County
HOUSTON, Texas — Charges have been filed against a suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman at 5203 Ridgestone Lane on Monday afternoon. David Morales-Barrera, 43, is charged with murder in the 434th District Court in Fort Bend County. A booking photo of Morales-Barrera is not available as he remains hospitalized, according to a press release from the Houston Police Department (HPD). The identity of the 44-year-old victim is pending verification by the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Officer stabbed, man shot by police sparks B.C. watchdog investigation
B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating after an officer was stabbed and police shot a man in Richmond Thursday (Aug. 22). Both the officer and the man were transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services to be treated for "what are believed to be serious injuries," a news release from B.C. RCMP said Friday.
Man Found Dead in Katy Home; Dive Team Searches Nearby Pond
KATY, Texas — About 12 hours after a man was found dead in a Katy-area home, a dive team from the Northeast Fort Bend County Fire Department was searching a pond behind the house, though the sheriff's office has not disclosed what they were seeking. At 11:06 p.m. Thursday,...
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