At least 13 Dallas homicide cases could be in danger of being thrown out after revelations that video evidence was permanently deleted in potentially hundreds of murder investigations dating back to 2016, The Dallas Morning News has learned. Dallas police identified some deleted videos during their ongoing review of about 450 pending murder and capital murder cases. And this is just the beginning. A review …

A 13-year-old boy in White Settlement was taken into custody Wednesday morning and is accused of making a threatening video with a BB gun, according to police. White Settlement police Chief Christopher Cook tweeted that the teen had shared a video on social media in which he flashed what investigators believe was an airsoft gun and threatened a fellow student at Brewer …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Wednesday. A Justice Department report found the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department “engage in …

Dallas police are reviewing about 450 pending capital murder and murder cases to find out if video evidence was permanently deleted. Executive Assistant Chief Albert Martinez told that fewer than 100 cases have been reviewed, but police already found that some videos were not saved to case files and were deleted without being given to lawyers. Here’s what we know so …

Dallas city leaders expressed concern Wednesday after the police department announced it is reviewing evidence in hundreds of murder cases awaiting trial to make sure videos haven’t been deleted by officers. It’s not immediately clear how many court cases will be impacted, police executive assistant chief Albert Martinez told The Dallas Morning News. He said some video evidence was deleted because officers improperly …

Dallas police on Wednesday shared more evidence in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old woman in Pleasant Grove last year, and they are asking the public’s help in identifying the shooter. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. April 10, someone shot Ja Meesia Anderson-Busby in the 9800 block of Grove Oaks Boulevard, police have said. The shooter ran away following the shooting. On Wednesday, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston’s high of 87 Wednesday afternoon was the warmest since it hit 92 in mid October. Thursday will be almost an exact repeat of Wednesday with temperatures starting off in the upper 60s under a cloudy sky then warming into the mid 80s under a partly cloudy sky. Oak pollen levels remain at extreme levels, but the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An armed man who police say shot at a woman but hit a 13-year-old girl on Tuesday night is on the run. A search got underway in the wake of a shooting inside an apartment unit in the 1200 block of Redford Street, which is just off the Gulf Freeway, in Houston’s Edgebrook area. Lt. Larry Crowson, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman is facing charges accused of shooting twin brothers in a grocery store parking lot last week in southeast Houston, according to court documents. Records show 21-year-old Chamira Danielle Sinegal is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On Friday, March 3, after 1 p.m., Houston Police Department officers responded to …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Court documents show Sean Coffee had his blue F-350 stolen from the Fast Park & Relax lot near Hobby Airport on Feb. 23 when someone with no identification was allowed to bring in a locksmith, have the car rekeyed, and drive away. “Who’s going to allow someone to have a car rekeyed without actually knowing that’s their car,” …