Arlington police shared new details Wednesday in the investigation into a woman facing a murder charge connected to the death of a client who was living at one of her unlicensed assisted living centers. Following allegations of neglect, theft, fraud, and abuse, Arlington police opened investigations into the deaths of at least 20 people who had been living in five unlicensed group homes in …
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Fort Worth police investigating Friday shooting
Police were initially called to Northeast 28th Street for a major accident, and soon found the dead body FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth homicide detectives are investigating in northeast Fort Worth after they found a dead man in a car with a gunshot wound in his upper body Friday. Police were initially called to Northeast 28th Street for a …
Read More »One Killed in Crash on Dallas North Tollway Saturday
One person is dead after a crash on the Dallas North Tollway early Saturday morning. The crash happened near the Maple Avenue overpass at about 2:20 a.m., according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Troopers were called to the crash and preliminary investigations found that a Cadillac CTS was traveling north in the southbound lanes of DNT when it …
Read More »Cleburne Police Looking for Man Who Exposed Himself to 11-Year-Olds
The Cleburne Police Department is looking for a man who exposed himself to children. The 11-year-old children were riding their bikes around 7 p.m. Wednesday near Sabine Ave. and Park Street in Cleburne when the man approached them. He was holding money in one hand while exposing himself to the children, police say. The man is described as a Hawaiian …
Read More »Border agents in Texas find $170,000 stashed inside pickup’s tailgate
Border agents discovered more than $170,000 hidden inside the tailgate of a pickup truck Saturday in Presidio. Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped a 48-year-old U.S. citizen driving a pickup just before 1 p.m. Saturday. The driver was accompanied by a 23-year-old Mexican citizen. Agents inspected the vehicle and discovered several bundles of cash wrapped in black tape hidden within the tailgate …
Read More »Arlington guitar teacher molested young student during lessons, police say
Updated 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Revised to include additional information from police records. Arlington police are looking for more potential victims after a teacher at an Arlington music school was accused of molesting a 9-year-old student. Charles Reid Rogers (Arlington Police Department) Charles Reid Rogers, 66, was arrested in February on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. …
Read More »East Dallas Homeowner Dubbed “Taco Truck Tammy” Speaks Out, Says There’s More to Confrontation With Latina Food Truck Operators
We are getting a new perspective on a viral video showing a Dallas woman threatening to call immigration officials on two Hispanic women operating a food truck in her neighborhood. The East Dallas woman says there’s more to the story. She spoke first with NBC 5 and asked to only be identified as Valerie out of fear for the safety …
Read More »Dallas Mayor Surprised by Punishment For Ex-DCS Board President — “It Just Blows Me Away”
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said he was surprised and dismayed that the former board president of Dallas County Schools is not going to prison for his role in the DCS criminal conspiracy. “Now I’m not a lawyer and I don’t understand this. But so many people question the equity in our criminal justice system. This is Exhibit A,” Rawlings said in an …
Read More »Driver ran down man in Fort Worth mall parking lot after argument, police say
A man was killed early Monday when a driver he’d been arguing with plowed into him in a Fort Worth mall parking lot, police say. A caller told police that the victim was hit about 2:15 a.m. in a parking lot outside La Gran Plaza mall on Interstate 35W and Seminary Drive. The victim’s name has not been released. First responders took …
Read More »Charging bartender Austin Shuffield with hate crime won’t make difference, based on past Dallas cases
Activists and community leaders have demanded law enforcement charge Austin Shuffield with a hate crime after he was caught on video pummeling a black woman in Deep Ellum last month. The white bartender’s attorney says there’s no proof of racism in the case. But even if prosecutors decide to make a case for a hate crime, history suggests it may not have much …
Read More »Teen Wounded in Drive-By Shooting Continues Recovery as Mom Hopes for Arrest
A teenager wounded when someone opened fire on his Dallas home last month is getting back on his feet while his mother searches for a new place to call home. Police investigating the March 18 shooting on Concordia Lane, near the University of North Texas Dallas campus, said they found nearly two dozen shell casings scattered across the road in the neighborhood. …
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