Members of the Dallas Citizens Council leadership appear to be keeping tight-lipped about the reality of crime in Downtown Dallas, joining the city’s former mayors in seemingly denying the dangers...
Local Woman Allegedly Admits to Drowning Husband
A Denton woman has been charged with murder after allegedly telling police she drowned her husband. Dora Alvarez Maldonado, 44, was arrested last Tuesday, August 16, according to a press release...
District 13 Home to 7.47% Crime Increase in July
Councilwoman Gay Donnell Willis and the City of Dallas District she represents, District 13, have never earned the dubious "Crime Boss of the Month" (CBOM) honor, but in July, the district saw an...
Local Man Dies After Dallas SWAT Standoff
A 53-year-old man died following an hours-long standoff involving SWAT on Wednesday. Dallas police said DPD's auto theft and gang unit responded to a home at 221 Starr Street, near 8th Street in...
By Mary Dada | Aug 22, 2022
VIDEO: Police Release Footage of Suspected Hit-and-Run Car
Police in Fort Worth released surveillance video that they hope will help them in their efforts to identify and apprehend a driver who struck and killed a 74-year-old man in a hit-and-run incident...
By Mary Dada | Aug 22, 2022
Local Sleeping Woman Shot Through Bedroom Window
A Fort Worth woman suffered a gunshot wound while sleeping in her first-floor bedroom on Tuesday. Fort Worth PD officers responded to a shooting call at the Carmen Apartments located in the 2700...
By Mary Dada | Aug 22, 2022
Teen Arrested for Fatal Shooting in May
A 19-year-old accused of fatally shooting a man in Dallas earlier this year was arrested Tuesday following a witness identifying him after hosting the suspect in her apartment. Dallas Police...
By Mary Dada | Aug 21, 2022
Suspects Jump from Moving Car to Escape
Fort Worth police engaged in the brief pursuit of suspects on Wednesday, but the chase ended unsuccessfully when the suspects escaped in an atypical manner. The incident began when officers...
By Mary Dada | Aug 20, 2022
Second Person Charged in Murder of Dallas Teen
A second person has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 16-year-old girl in July. Jamarvion Stokes faces a murder charge in the killing of Tamejah McDade, who was found shot alongside a...
By Mary Dada | Aug 20, 2022
Local Man Shot While Flagging Down Help
All he was trying to do was flag down help; instead, the man was shot in the hand early Wednesday morning in Fort Worth, authorities said. The unidentified man pulled onto the westbound shoulder of...
Police Arrest Suspected Local Arsonist
Police have arrested a man who they believe set his own Tarrant County home on fire on Saturday night. The fire destroyed the home in the 8100 block of Raymond Avenue in White Settlement on August...
Local Youth Coach Murdered at Game
The man suspected of fatally shooting a youth football league coach in Dallas County turned himself in to police Monday. Yaqub Talib, 39, was wanted for the murder of Mike Hickmon, 43, that had...
By Mary Dada | Aug 19, 2022
Police Seek Man Who Allegedly Punched Local Retail Worker
The Fort Worth Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly punched a Family Dollar Store employee. Fort Worth police said two individuals — a white female and a black male — entered the...
By Mary Dada | Aug 19, 2022
Local Church’s Embezzled Money Recovered
More than $18,000 has been returned to a Parker County church after an embezzlement scandal. Janet Shelley Walker, 63, was the church's secretary before her termination. According to the Parker...
Man Allegedly Brandishing Rifle Shot by Local Officers
Richland Hills police announced that one of its officers shot and killed a man allegedly firing a semi-automatic rifle on Friday. The incident happened in the 7000 block of Hardisty Street. Police...
By Mary Dada | Aug 18, 2022
Texas Woman Arrested for Murder of Louisiana Man
A 19-year-old woman was charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting a Louisiana man in Mesquite last week. Police said Michelle Myahana Johnson was arrested Saturday in connection with the...
By Mary Dada | Aug 18, 2022
Spotlighting Crime in Councilwoman Jaynie Schultz’s District 11
The City of Dallas District 11 saw 41 more crimes reported last month compared to July of 2021. The severity of the crimes committed last month hoisted Councilwoman Jaynie Schultz's district to the...
Drone Delivery of Contraband Besets Prisons
A Smithville, Texas, man was arrested last week for allegedly flying a drone loaded with contraband into the airspace over a Fort Worth federal correctional facility in May, according to U.S....
By Mary Dada | Aug 18, 2022
Man Found Fatally Shot in Dallas Creek
An unidentified man was found dead in a Far North Dallas creek on Sunday evening. When Dallas Police officers arrived at Esperanza Road and Spring Valley Road, they found the victim submerged in the...
By Mary Dada | Aug 17, 2022
Local Woman Allegedly Stabs Husband During Argument
Fort Worth police arrested a woman who allegedly stabbed her husband on Saturday, according to The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth PD officers responded to a home in the 700 block of River Hill...
By Mary Dada | Aug 17, 2022
Local Date-Rape Drug Trafficker Gets 12 Years
A woman was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after being found guilty of selling date-rape drugs over the internet, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad...
By Mary Dada | Aug 17, 2022