…Cowtown. The panther is now featured in various aspects of Fort Worth, including the emblem of the police department, sculptures downtown, brewery logos, record store logos, and even various sports…
Local Community Logs First Homicide of 2024
…several gunshots shortly after 5:30 a.m., according to the Cedar Hill Police Department (CHPD). The callers also reported seeing a vehicle leave the area. Officers responding to the scene in…
School Board Candidate: A Tale of Two Homestead Exemptions
…killed by police while unarmed adds a provocative argument supporting the need to remain focused on colorism when analyzing deaths of people at the hands of police.” Crutchfield was the…
Gym Bans Woman for Speaking Out About Trans Patron
…reported the incident to police, and no action was taken. The gym, she said, defended the transgender member’s “personal perspective” on gender. The company’s policies appear to back the particular…
Third Teen Sentenced Over Cowtown Whataburger Shooting
…were black, while 31.6% were Hispanic. The Dallas Police Department has faced challenges in maintaining public safety due to a persistent shortage of officers. While the DPD employs just 3,000…
Las Vegas Parolee Arrested for 'Random' Murder
Las Vegas police have arrested a recently paroled woman in what officers believe to have been the random fatal shooting of a man in front of an apartment complex on…
Community Speaks Out After Dallas Double Murder
…March 23 at approximately 9:20 p.m. Officers with the Dallas Police Department were deployed to the 3800 block of Dixon Avenue, finding Smith-Capps behind the steering wheel of a vehicle…
Biden Raises $25M in Star-Studded NY Event
…$5 million. Trump was also in New York on Thursday to attend the funeral of New York Police Department Officer Jonathan Diller. X users noted the contrast between Trump’s visit…
Dallas ‘Dirty John’ Busts Surge
The Dallas Police Department has announced that 30 new suspects had been arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution. Officers from DPD’s Special Investigations Division conducted a sex sting on March 27…
Woman Arrested for Food Critique on Social Media
Following the arrest of Chioma Okoli, a Nigerian entrepreneur, for her critical online review of a local brand of tomato puree, the Nigerian Police Force issued a firm statement online…
Texas Couple Faces Bestiality, Child Porn Charges
…27 reports of animal cruelty clocked, a 12.5% increase from the same period last year. The Dallas Police Department has a team dedicated to investigating animal cruelty cases, but its…
Law Enforcement Leaders Address Challenges in Policing
…panels included B. Chad Yarborough, special agent in charge of the FBI Dallas division, Plano Police Department Chief Ed Drain, Frisco Police Department Assistant Chief Billy Clay, and Dallas Police…
Commission Proposes Police Oversight Director Answer to Council
…police, and it became a viral news story. In the wake of that, the director of police oversight for the city was removed. The chief investigator was removed. The Police…
'5 Stones Taskforce' Discusses Ending Local Sex Trafficking
…Borchardt to deliver to trafficking victims. Detective Jonathan Austin of Fort Worth Police Department’s human trafficking unit spoke at the meeting, providing attendees with updates from cases the unit covered….
City Releases Potential Bond Project List and Map
…million and just over $345 million, respectively. According to the document, projects that could come to pass include the construction of a police training academy in partnership with the University…
These Dallas Neighborhoods Saw Spikes in Robbery
…Dallas and Fort Worth’s city center regularly finds substantially more criminal activity in the former than the latter. Fort Worth’s downtown area is regularly patrolled by a special police unit…
Committee Recommends Broadnax for Austin City Manager
…over seven years, and he’s been under heavy scrutiny since 2021, when 20 terabytes of Dallas police data was lost. The City was the target of a ransomware attack last…
Two Dallas Police Officers Dragged by Suspect's Vehicle
Two Dallas police officers were injured while investigating reports of a suspicious vehicle early Sunday morning. The officers approached a vehicle that was left running next to a business in…
Local Man Arrested After Missing Child Found in His Home
The search for a juvenile who went missing on Friday has led to a recovery and an arrest. Sansom Park police arrested a man after a missing child was allegedly…
Texas Man Sentenced for January 6 Role
…large cone-like object at the police line, then by charging at it and ramming the line with the police shield. According to court documents, Jackson took a running start from…