Business robberies are up in Dallas by more than 60%. During a Monday meeting of the Public Safety Committee, the Dallas Police Department shared that while violent crime overall is down year over...
Overdoses Linked to Drug House Near School
A local mother's account of being rebuffed by her son's school before he died of an overdose coincided with a Justice Department news release detailing the arrests of accused drug dealers who may...
Father of Triple Murder Suspect on Trial
The trial of a man accused of helping his 14-year-old son commit murder and evade police custody began this week. Richard Acosta is on trial for his alleged role in the 2021 shooting deaths of three...
Woman Killed by Officers at Local Hospital
A woman was shot and killed by Denton County sheriff's deputies following a confrontation at an Arlington emergency room. The Dallas Express confirmed with Captain Orlando "Hino" Hinojosa of the...
Drunk Driver Sentence Prompts Bartender Arrest
A bartender in Lake Worth was arrested for allegedly overserving a patron who got behind the wheel and killed a police officer. The arrest of Cala Richardson, a bartender from a local Fuzzy's Taco...
Newest Crime Boss Winner: Jaime Resendez
The numbers are in for the first month of 2023, and City Councilman Jaime Resendez of District 5 is The Dallas Express' newest Crime Boss of the Month. According to the downloadable dataset made...
Man Arrested for Alleged Assault of Officer
A man has been arrested by the Dallas Police Department for allegedly assaulting an officer, according to a news release. Roderick Green, 33, was taken into custody on January 27. Green was...
Child Injured, Woman Killed in Shooting
The Dallas police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and three wounded, including a 5-year-old child. According to a news release, officers from the Dallas Police Department...
Dallas Man Killed in Shooting
A man has died after being shot multiple times Friday night, according to a news release from the Dallas Police Department (DPD). Dallas Police responded to a shooting call in the 13200 Spanish Bay...
Officer Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges
A police officer was arrested and charged Thursday, February 2, for continuous sexual abuse of a young child according to the Fort Worth Police Department. Fort Worth Officer Raymond Lara was...
Texan Guilty in Murder of Children’s Mother
Xavier Patterson of Denton was found guilty of the 2020 murder of Meagan Darling, the mother of his children, last Friday. The jury deliberated for approximately nine hours before submitting a...
Man Surrenders After Girlfriend Found Dead
A Dallas man surrendered to police two days after his 41-year-old girlfriend was found dead in her Grand Prairie home. On Saturday, officers were called to a medical emergency at a home in the 30...
Man Arrested in Connection with Monkey Theft
Dallas police have arrested a man in connection with the case of two missing emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo. Davion Irvin, 24, was arrested on Thursday, according to the Dallas Police...
DPD Says ‘Lock Your Doors’
As many Dallas residents may know, crimes like auto theft and car burglaries have been on the rise for years. The Dallas Expressย actually highlighted this alarming trend in its Crime Boss Series on...
Auto Thefts Spike in Districts 7 and 9
As auto thefts in Dallas keep ticking up year after year, two districts in particular are on track to be the future city hotspots from which to steal a car. Based on data retrieved from the City of...
Dallas Express vs. DMN vs. City of Dallas Murder Stats
Over the past year, The Dallas Express has sought to provide Dallas residents with an understanding of crime in their city. That reporting -- reflective of concern felt by citizens who themselves...
Zoo Offers $25K for Monkey Thief
Following the mysterious disappearance and subsequent rescue of two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo, the organization is offering a $25,000 reward for information about the thief. "Emperor tamarin...
Woman Wounded in West Dallas Drive-By
A woman was wounded early Monday in a west Dallas drive-by shooting, Fox 4 reported. According to police, multiple shooters fired at the woman's home, which is on Navaro, near Hampton Road north of...
Man Arrested 9 Months After Girl Trafficked
A man allegedly involved in the sex trafficking of a local teenager who disappeared from the American Airlines Center in April 2022 has been arrested. Emanuel Jose Cartagena, 33, was arrested and...
Teen Shot by DPD Wanted in Local Murder
An 18-year-old capital murder suspect is dead following a Wednesday shootout with the Dallas Police Department Fugitive Unit. Joey Fraire died on January 25 at around 3 p.m. after members of the...
Potential Suspect Revealed in Monkey Theft
The Dallas Police Department (DPD) has released an image of a person of interest connected to the disappearance of two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo. "Dallas Police are looking for the public's help...