Splashy headlines have trumpeted that crime is declining across the nation, but data shows that most crimes do not result in arrests.
Criminals Break Into 10 Cars in Single Night at Apartments
Dallas police have opened an investigation into a mass break-in of vehicles at an apartment complex over the weekend. Roughly 10 vehicles were broken into in the early hours of October 14 by what...
Homeless Crisis Drives Downtown Assaults, Drug Crimes
A recent report shows that Downtown Dallas continues to have a significantly higher amount of criminal activity than Fort Worth's city center. According to an analysis conducted by the Metroplex...
Accused State Fair of Texas Shooter Claims Self-Defense
A man accused of opening fire at the State Fair of Texas on Saturday is claiming he acted in self-defense. Cameron Turner, a 22-year-old, is currently being held in the Dallas County jail on a $1.5...
Teen Faces Charges After Accidentally Shooting 13-Year-Old
A 13-year-old is dead after an accidental shooting Sunday morning in Dallas, and the person who discharged the weapon was a 15-year-old boy. Dallas police responded to a shooting call around 10:45...
Suspected Auto Thief Crashes, Dies Trying to Elude Police
A high-speed police chase in Dallas on Thursday morning ended in a fatal collision involving three vehicles. At about 10:45 a.m. on October 12, Dallas police officers spotted a stolen Dodge pickup...
Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting in Far North Dallas
A murder suspect was arrested Thursday in connection to a fatal shooting in Far North Dallas roughly two weeks prior. Christopher Plant, 33, faces a murder charge after an investigation into a...
Dallas Police Hunt for Suspect in Fatal Car Crash Shooting
Dallas police have issued a public alert advising people to be on the lookout for a suspect who allegedly gunned down two people in Oak Cliff. Omar Hernandez, 30, is being sought by police in...
Local Man Arrested for Kidnapping, Suspects Still at Large
Police have arrested a man in connection with a double kidnapping in Midlothian last week, but two other suspects are still at large. Noah Solomon Gulzar, 20, was charged with aggravated kidnapping...
Police Identify Fair Park Shooting Suspect
The State Fair of Texas opened four hours later than usual on Sunday following a shooting on the fairgrounds the previous night that left three people injured and one in custody. Police identified...
Human Remains Found Near Missing Woman’s Abandoned Car
Human remains have reportedly been discovered near the site where a missing woman's car was found in late September. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, 24-year-old Jennifer Mendez...
Downtown Racks Up Car Burglaries Amid Homelessness Crisis
Car burglaries are ticking up in two City Council districts, and they happen to be the ones that include Downtown. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Downtown Dallas has been logging high...
State Fair Evacuates, Shooting Suspect in Custody
One person is in custody, and the State Fair of Texas is being evacuated, following reports of a shooting. The Dallas Police Department posted on social media about the incident, advising people to...
Sans 4K Cops, Dallas Ranks Among Unsafest Cities in U.S.
Reeling from its police staffing shortage, Dallas was recently ranked as one of the unsafest cities in the United States. Personal finance company WalletHub published a ranking of 182 cities, taking...
Local Domestic Disturbance Ends With Suspect Fatally Shot
A domestic disturbance call on Monday ended in a fatal shootout between Wise County sheriff’s deputies and the resident of the home. The incident unfolded in the 100 block of Honeysuckle Road, near...
Husband Arrested After Wife Found Beaten to Death in Dallas
A recently released affidavit has revealed details about the arrest of a man whose wife was found brutally beaten to death in their Downtown Dallas apartment. When Jenean Chapman’s body was...
Local Man Sentenced to Life for Murdering Wife, Stepson
A Grand Prairie man has been sentenced to life in prison after a Tarrant County jury found him guilty of killing his wife and stepson in 2020. Rickey Wayne Edwards, 54, represented himself in the...
Off-Duty Dallas Fire-Rescue Officer Arrested
A single-car crash in Downtown Dallas on Sunday landed an off-duty Dallas paramedic in hot water. Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) paramedic Armando Fierro was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge...
Teen Arrested for Fatal Friendly Fire in Parking Lot Shootout
A Lewisville man faces a charge of manslaughter in the wake of a deadly shootout occurring in a parking lot last week. Police arrested 19-year-old Jesstun Markee Conner on Saturday morning after an...
City Official Presses Top Cop on Minority Murder Victims
The impact of violent crime on minority communities in Dallas was discussed at a meeting of the City Council's Public Safety Committee on Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Eddie Garcia and other...
Woman’s Ex Shoots Boyfriend While Picking Up Child
A domestic dispute between a woman and her ex-boyfriend that broke out while she was picking up their child from his apartment on Saturday night ended with another man getting shot. Arlington police...