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The man who is suspected of opening fire on a Clay County deputy Monday night, prompting a “Blue Alert” activation that pinged cellphones across Texas, was arrested Wednesday in Arlington, police say. Joshua Lee Green, 31, faces one count of aggravated assault on a peace officer. He was arrested about 10 a.m. Wednesday after leading deputies who found him at …

A 27-year-old man was arrested early Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in Far East Dallas, police say. Alex Castillo was booked into the Dallas County jail on a charge of murder. His bail amount had not been set, and it was unclear whether he had an attorney. Dallas police were dispatched about 1:50 a.m. …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing man last seen in the Buckner Terrace neighborhood. Javier Ruiz Martinez, 21, was last seen about 9 p.m. Saturday in the 4600 block of St. Francis Avenue, near South Buckner Boulevard. He has an intellectual disability and may be confused and need assistance, police said. Martinez is Hispanic, about …

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) — A Baytown family begged for their loved one to come home safely after she suddenly vanished. Now police have confirmed the 31-year-old woman is safe. At the same time, questions surround her disappearance, and the events leading up to it. Elizabeth Jasso was reported missing after she left a relative’s home early last Thursday morning. Jasso’s …

A man was killed in a shooting early Saturday at a Far North Dallas bar, Dallas police said. About 1:15 a.m., officers answered a call at the The Hideaway, in the 14900 block of Preston Road near Belt Line Road, police said. There, they found three people with gunshot wounds. All three were taken to a hospital, where 45-year-old Ngarge …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are investigating a shooting that injured a 7-year-old girl in southwest Houston. The incident happened Tuesday at 3:25 p.m. in the 7700 block of West Bellfort. Officials responded to a parking lot at the scene, where they found the girl had been struck in the eye with an unknown object. The 7-year-old was taken to …

Celina police say they were responding to a call about a suspicious person before they fatally shot an armed man Friday. Initial statements from police were unclear about why they had been called about 9 p.m. to the 100 block of South Alabama Street, near FM455 and Tolleson Drive. The police chief said in a news release Saturday evening that officers found …

Three people were killed and two injured in a crash involving two speeding SUVs overnight in West Dallas, police said. Around midnight Friday, officers responded to a crash involving a Range Rover and a Chevy Tahoe that were northbound in the 300 block of West Mockingbird Lane, near Irving Boulevard, when they crashed into each other at a high rate …

Celina police said Saturday that officers fatally shot an armed suspect Friday night while responding to a call of gunfire near a post office. Officers responded to a call about gunshots by the U.S. post office near FM455 and Tolleson Drive, the Police Department said in a Facebook post late Friday. “Our officers have control of the scene and an …

Dallas police are investigating the death of a man who was found shot at a homeless encampment Sunday morning. Officers were called about 8:45 a.m. to the 1700 block of Chestnut Street, on the border of Deep Ellum and South Dallas, police said. The man, identified as Lonnie Lewis, was found with a gunshot wound to his left bicep, investigators …