CRIME & SAFETY
16-year-old shot and killed after minor accident in Dallas
Crime scene tape still marks the intersection where a 16-year-old was hit by gunfire and later died. It all started Thursday at about 7 p.m. when Dallas police say there was a minor wreck at North Masters Drive and Carolina Oaks Drive. “When I looked down here it was full...
Deputies shut down Dallas County road after 30-foot deep sinkhole emerges
DALLAS — A 30-foot deep sinkhole shut down a Dallas County road on Friday morning, officials said. Deputies responded Friday morning to a call about a traffic hazard in the 1300 block of Malloy Bridge Road near Ferris in southeastern Dallas County. A caller had reported that a large part of the roadway was missing, creating a large hole.
Dallas County woman thankful to be alive after dog attack; owner faces felony
DALLAS COUNTY — A Dallas County woman says she nearly lost her life in a dog attack in late April. Sixty-year-old Kathy Dunn says she still has countless cuts and bruises that remind her of the attack on April 19, when 8 dogs viciously attacked her outside her home in Sand Branch, an unincorporated part of Dallas County near Seagoville."They really tried to kill me! I thought I was going to die," says Dunn. "I could feel the bites more in my neck and in my head and in my arms and in my legs. I just tried to cover my...
Parole absconder wanted for stabbing man to death in Metro Detroit is arrested at a Dallas, Texas bus station
A 31-year-old man wanted for a deadly stabbing in Pontiac, Michigan, has been found and arrested in Texas, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
Mesquite Police Investigate Homicide on Gross Road Following Late-Night Shooting
A fatal shooting on Gross Road has Mesquite police on the hunt for answers. The incident, which occurred late on April 27, claimed the life of 36-year-old Christopher Sye. Officers were called to the 900 block of Gross Rd. around 11:11 p.m. following reports of gunfire, upon arrival, they found Sye with a gunshot wound. Despite being rushed to a local hospital, he succumbed to his injuries. The other individual involved in the tragedy is asserting self-defense and has been cooperating with law enforcement, according to the Mesquite Police Department.
Dallas police investigating death of South Dallas woman as homicide
DALLAS — Dallas police are investigating a homicide after the Medical Examiner ruled a 43-year-old woman died from homicidal violence. Police responded to a call for service at 7 a.m. on April 29 in the 3200 block of Reed Lane. They found Lakeisha Simpson dead at the location and were investigating the incident as an unexplained death, according to a release from the Dallas Police Department.
UT Dallas protests: Pro-Palestinian encampment dismantled by law enforcement, at least 20 arrested
RICHARDSON, Texas - At least 20 people were arrested after law enforcement tore down a Pro-Palestinian encampment at UT Dallas. UTD sent a notice to protesters Wednesday saying the encampment set up on the Richardson campus violated policy and warned violators would be charged with criminal trespass. It wasn't long...
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