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Dallas police are searching for a man, who allegedly gained access to a house, through an unlocked back door or possibly through a dog door. According to police, the man took laptop computers and a Smith & Wesson handgun. It all happened on January 7, around 11:30 p.m., when he was seen through a surveillance video walking up to the …

Lewisville police are searching for a man who followed a 15-year-old girl into a local movie theater bathroom last week. The incident happened last Thursday at the Cinemark Movies 8 on Oakbend Drive, where the victim told WFAA-TV (Channel 8) that she came face-to-face with the man. “I saw the shadow of his head staring over the stall watching me the entire time,” said the teen, …

A Dallas police officer was arrested Wednesday and placed on administrative leave, police say. Senior Cpl. Jeremy Courson, 43, was taken into custody by Mansfield police and booked into the Mansfield jail, police said. He was charged with aggravated assault against a family member, according to jail records. No further details were available. His bail has not been set. Courson, who is …

An armed man accused of holding a woman against her will and carjacking another while leading police on a chase was shot Wednesday afternoon by officers in a far northeast Dallas gated community. Police were called about 4:30 p.m. to a motel in the 9500 block of Forest Lane, where a woman was said to be being held. The man jumped out …

The Denton County Public Health Department said it has confirmed the first case of measles for 2019 in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. In a health alert, the Department said the patient did not have a history of international travel during the exposure period and has no known contact with a measles case. Dr. Matt Richardson, Director of Public …

Both the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas are taking steps to make it easy for people to clear outstanding warrants without facing jail time. Fort Worth For the second year, Fort Worth Municipal Court is hosting a “warrant forgiveness” program throughout the month of February. Those with a Class C offense can appear at a court location to get …

A pursuit in which an armed man carjacked a person, crashed into a pole and ran into a residential area ended when police took him into custody inside a North Dallas home Wednesday afternoon. Police say the chase began after recieving a call of a woman being held against her will at a motel. Denton County Confirms First 2019 Case …

  FORT WORTH, Texas — The new TEXRail line had a big test Friday, as it started charging passengers for tickets for the first time. The line connecting downtown Fort Worth with DFW Airport launched in early January after years of construction and anticipation, and ridership has exceeded expectations with more than 100,000 passengers so far “We’re really seeing the …

DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Police Department is looking for a man responsible for sexually assaulting a woman in her own parking garage in Dallas’ Uptown Quadrangle area. Police say a woman was walking in the parking garage of her apartment complex, the AMLI Quadrangle on Howell Street, around midnight Friday when she was approached by a man. After first …

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KTRK) — A man who killed a Houston police officer will be executed Wednesday night in Huntsville Robert Jennings, 61, was sentenced to death for the 1988 murder of Houston Vice Officer Elston Howard at an adult bookstore. Officer Elston was arresting a store clerk at the time for operating a pornographic video arcade without a permit when …