Despite the recent dip in murders this year, crime remains a growing problem in Dallas. The crime data showcased by the Dallas Police Department at the Public Safety Committee meeting with City...
Dallas Man Allegedly Claims SUV Stolen After Fatal Crash
A Dallas man allegedly tried to avoid responsibility for a collision that killed a woman by fleeing the scene and then calling 911 to report that he was robbed at gunpoint and his vehicle was...
Local Mother Gets Life Sentence for Child Abuse Death
The mother of a 7-year-old boy who died in 2022 will spend the rest of her life behind bars after a Denton County jury found her guilty of capital murder this week. Sabrina Ho was convicted on...
VIDEO: County, PD Launch Aggressive Fentanyl Campaign
The Fort Worth Police Department and the Tarrant County attorney's office have launched an aggressive campaign against fentanyl in a bid to curb the mounting number of deaths associated with the...
VIDEO: Police Hunt Suspects in Dallas Strip Center Shooting
Dallas police are asking for help identifying four men seen jumping out of a car and gunning down two individuals at a Pleasant Grove strip center shortly after Christmas. The authorities have...
Dallas Sexual Assault Case Backlog Dates to 1996
Faced with a considerable backlog of sexual assault cases dating as far back as 1996, Dallas authorities have made a considerable push to clear them. A joint effort to work sexual assault cases...
Increase in High-Priority Calls Drives Up DPD Response Times
An increase in high-priority calls to the police seems to have added to the Dallas Police Department's already lengthy response times and could put residents' confidence in law enforcement at risk....
Manhunt Underway for Double Murder Suspect
Local police are asking the public for help finding a double murder suspect named Hector Matute, who sometimes goes by Hector Paguada. The 33-year-old suspect is wanted in connection with the fatal...
Local Man Confesses to Kidnapping, Child Sexual Assault
A North Texas man pleaded guilty to federal charges related to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a child who was rescued in California after successfully alerting a passerby to her situation with a...
Cowtown Community Reacts to Teen Shootings, Shooters
Shootings involving teens in recent years in Fort Worth have left victims' families and community members with many questions. This past year, a total of 10 fatal gunshot victims in Fort Worth last...
These Council Districts Saw 2,000+ Assaults of Blacks, Hispanics in 2023
Last year proved rather dangerous for black and Hispanic individuals in Dallas, but some council districts were more hazardous than others. Despite City officials touting a drop in some categories...
Former Teacher Charged With Child Sex Trafficking
A Dallas County grand jury indicted a former North Texas teacher and three other individuals on charges related to child sex trafficking. Gershon Caston, 38, stands accused of sexually assaulting...
Texas Delivery Driver Killed by Naked Man, New Details Show
New details have emerged regarding the deadly assault on a delivery driver last weekend in southern Fort Worth. The murder suspect, 27-year-old Chrisantus Omondi, had reportedly been staying at an...
Deadly Shooting Caused by Teen Buying AR-15 With Fake Money
A Dallas teen accused of murder allegedly testified that a deadly shootout with two teens broke out over an illicit gun sale gone wrong. Obbie Perez, 17, allegedly told Dallas police that the deaths...
Sex Trafficked Teen’s Mother Calls Out DA Creuzot
The mother of a North Texas girl sex trafficked at the age of 15 is calling attention to loopholes in the legal system that led to what she suggests was the gross mishandling of her daughter's case....
Another Alleged Fentanyl Dealer Charged With Murder
An alleged fentanyl dealer in Denton has been charged with murder in connection to a fatal overdose. Zakkary McReynolds, 18, is the third person to be indicted on enhanced charges in Denton through...
Courthouse Workers Fired After Letting Gun Through Security
A concealed weapon made its way into the Dallas County Courthouse on Wednesday, leading to a facility lockdown and the firing of three security contract workers. As conveyed by Dallas County...
Police Rescue 99 Trafficked Children in 2023
Dallas police rescued nearly 100 children last year from human traffickers and made considerably more arrests of suspected traffickers than the year prior. At a recent meeting of the Dallas City...
Sunday Shooting Outside North Texas Mall Injures 1
Fort Worth detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred outside Hulen Mall on Sunday. Police were called to the scene of an apparent shootout at 4800 S Hulen St. shortly before 2 p.m. on...
Man Arrested in Connection With Delivery Driver’s Murder
A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly assault on a delivery driver over the weekend in southern Fort Worth. Responding to reports of an assault in the 3900 block of Wendover Drive on...
Gang Rape of Toddlers Yields 1 Arrest So Far
The fallout continues from the heinous sexual assault of two toddlers by a group of men in the restroom facilities of Houston Galleria mall. The FBI has arrested one man, the alleged ringleader of...