Sam Williams, a rookie defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, surrendered himself to Plano Police Tuesday on charges related to a reckless driving incident. Williams, 24, got into a crash with...
Sexual Assault of Student Near School Did Not Happen: Dallas PD
Dallas police are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a Dallas ISD student near a school in the Love Field area. The student reported the attack happened about five blocks from the K.B. Polk...
Local Student Allegedly Brings Gun to School
Gunn Junior High Principal Matt Varnell issued a statement to parents on Tuesday, advising that a student had brought a gun on campus the previous week. Arlington ISD and Arlington police confirmed...
Local Tax Preparer Found Guilty of Tax Crime
A Plano man accused of hiding more than $1 million in business income from the Internal Revenue Service was convicted on Thursday. A federal jury determined on September 1 that Raymond Griggs was...
By Mary Dada | Sep 7, 2022
Man Shot After Fight Near Local Rodeo Event
A man was shot near an amateur rodeo event in Fort Worth early Monday morning after arguing with a woman and becoming violent, police said. The man who was shot told police he got into an argument...
Local Police Arrest 32-Year-Old Murder Suspect
Police in Arlington apprehended and arrested a fugitive on Saturday for allegedly committing homicide last week. Arlington police arrested Darius Brown, 32, for the August 26 fatal shooting of...
By Mary Dada | Sep 6, 2022
Local Auto Shop Owner Seeks Burglary Suspects
A local business owner whose shop in Mesquite was burglarized in August is hoping someone can identify the suspects. Jorge Cortes, the owner of Stiles Automotive, located at 5201 Gus Thomasson Rd.,...
By Mary Dada | Sep 6, 2022
Juvenile Shot in Local Motel Room
An altercation in a Far North Dallas motel room on Sunday reportedly led to a young girl being shot. Police said the incident happened just after midnight on September 4 at the Red Roof Inn located...
By Mary Dada | Sep 6, 2022
Gay Donnell Willis of Dallas District 13 Oversees 23.1% Increase in Crime Score
Gay Donnell Willis, the councilwoman for City of Dallas District 13, has been named The Dallas Express Crime Boss of the Month (CBOM) for September after the crime score in that region climbed...
DPS Names Dallas Sex Offender September’s Featured Fugitive
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) named a 40-year-old Dallas man as September’s Featured Fugitive. Cecil Colby Smith is on the DPS’ Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list. He has been on...
By Mary Dada | Sep 5, 2022
Shooting at Local Mall Prompts Evacuation
The Irving Mall was evacuated Sunday evening after police said an altercation between two people turned violent, according to the Irving Police Department’s Twitter account. The incident happened...
Man Killed in Dallas Apartment Shooting
The Dallas Police Department announced the fatal Saturday evening shooting of a man outside an apartment in South Dallas. Officers with the DPD responded to a shooting call on the 6500 block of...
By Mary Dada | Sep 5, 2022
Two Arrested After Chase Through Local Cities
Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday after allegedly firing at police and leading them on a car chase through Fort Worth that ended in a crash in Haltom City. The suspects, identified by...
Local Apartment Shooting Suspect Arrested and Charged
A man has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting that took place at an Arlington apartment complex. The suspect now identified as 32-year-old Darius Brown has been accused of the shooting...
Local Police Arrest Man Accused of Attacking Multiple Women
Garland and Mesquite police say a man attacked three women in the two cities over a 5-day stretch. Justin Dejohn Smith of Dallas is facing charges of attempted murder, evading arrest, and unlawful...
By Mary Dada | Sep 4, 2022
ATF Searching for Four Brazen Robbery Suspects
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is on the hunt for robbery suspects who have broken into multiple gun stores and stolen weapons and ammunition, according to a press release. The...
Mistrial in Former Rangers Pitcher’s Child-Sex-Assault Case
A mistrial was declared in the case against former Rangers pitcher John Wetteland, who faced three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child in Denton County. He was accused of sexually...
Man Gets 30 Years For Producing Child Pornography
A Dallas man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl. The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced on August 31 that Michael Angelo...
By Mary Dada | Sep 4, 2022
Suspects Arrested After Fort Worth Police Chase
Two people, a male and a female, were arrested in Haltom City after a Fort Worth police chase led to a crash on the morning of July 30. Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes announced the incident in...
By Mary Dada | Sep 4, 2022
Second Youth Officer Arrested for Excessive Force
A second juvenile correctional officer was charged earlier this week with allegedly using excessive force against a youth in custody at the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center in Dallas County....
Local Teacher Charged With Indecency With a Child
Former Lovejoy ISD instructional aide and current Allen ISD middle school teacher Anthony "Tony" Mattei was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of indecency with a child by sexual...
