CRIME & SAFETY

Plano, Texas, police and several other law enforcement agencies are investigating a string of over 50 ATM burglaries in which eight people were arrested.

DALLAS - Police are trying to determine who shot a person that crashed off a Dallas highway overnight. The vehicle veered off the CF Hawn Freeway near Bruton Road in South Dallas just after midnight Monday morning. The driver who’d been shot was dead by the time first responders arrived....

A devastating shooting in Sunnyvale has tragically claimed the life of a woman, leaving her family, including three children, wounded. Local authorities are on the hunt for two armed suspects believed to have carried out the brutal assault on the family of five outside their townhouse.

SUNNYVALE, Texas — A shooting incident at the Riverstone Apartments on Planters Road has left one woman dead and four others injured, including three children, according to police. The incident occurred on Sunday evening and the Sunnyvale Police Department is now searching for at least two suspects involved in...

DALLAS - A man is in serious condition after being shot outside a Dallas convenience store early Sunday morning. Police said the shooting happened at about 1 a.m., when officers found the victim near Overton Road and Kiest Boulevard in East Oak Cliff. No arrests have been made. The circumstances...

A heartwarming and enigmatic tale unfolded in Texas when officers from the Dallas Police Department stumbled upon an adorable little pup near a dumpster. However, this furry discovery left everyone questioning its true identity and origin. The Dallas Animal Services were summoned to solve the puzzle, yet even the seasoned professionals couldn't definitively determine the species of this captivating canine. Speculation ran wild, ranging from a domestic dog to a coyote or even a unique hybrid. To unravel the truth, a DNA test was set in motion, but until then, the lovable pup, now named Toast, has found a temporary haven with his dedicated rescuers.

A Dallas murder trial scheduled for today is off because the accused killer cut off his ankle monitor and disappeared. Tyrese Simmons is charged with murder in the death of a nine-year-old boy

DALLAS, Texas — Tyrese Simmons, a 23-year-old man scheduled for trial on a murder charge, has been reported missing after removing his ankle monitor, according to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. Authorities have been unable to reach Simmons for approximately one week, and the district attorney's office was...

DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Police Department has issued a murder warrant in connection with the 2021 slaying of a 69-year-old man. Police say, on August 11, 2021, 39-year-old Desmond Denard Durham shot and killed the 69-year-old man in the 5000 block of South Hampton Road. Durham is described...

The Dallas County medical examiner has released the identity of the 14-year-old who was shot to death by another 14-year-old. The medical examiner’s office on Saturday identified Kavontai Chandler as the victim of a shooting in North Dallas on May 25th. Chandler died on Wednesday, six days after the shooting.

A devastating event took place in Sunnyvale, Texas, as a woman lost her life and four others, including three children, were injured in a fatal shooting at Riverstone Apartments on Planters Rd. The incident happened on Sunday evening, just south of Hwy. 80. Law enforcement officials are currently searching for two suspects who escaped the scene in a black vehicle, possibly a Toyota Camry.

GARLAND (CBSNewsTexas.com) – A big rig crash has I-30 closed through Garland. I-30 eastbound and westbound have been closed since around 1 a.m. June 5. TxDOT cameras show the 18-wheeler crashed through a barrier in the middle of the highway.Avoid getting on I-30 between I-635 and the President George Bush Turnpike. CBS News Texas' Madison Sawyer recommends utilizing PGBT to get up towards Highway 66 or take Highway 66 over Lake Ray Hubbard.Officials expect the 18-wheeler to be cleared by at least 8 a.m.

A North Texas man awaiting a capital murder trial for killing a nine-year-old Dallas girl is missing after cutting off his ankle monitor. Law enforcement has not contacted Tyrese Simmons, 23, for about a week. Reportedly, Simmons killed Brandoniya Bennett during a feud with a rapper in 2019. Simmons fired into the wrong apartment and turned himself in a day after the shooting.

The Dallas Public Safety Committee meets today to receive updates from the city's IT chief on the ransomware attack that began on May 3, which disrupted municipal courts, police, and fire departments. The Dallas Police Department will also provide an update on the progress of the Violent Crime Reduction Plan.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Henry Garcia-Blanco, a 28-year-old resident of Irving, Texas, has been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison for transporting one kilogram of cocaine to Illinois. Along with the prison term, he has also been ordered to serve three years of supervised release.

One Dead, Four Injured in Sunnyvale Shooting. Three of the injured were children. The suspect left in a black car. Police are still investigating. The Rangers Are Scoring a Historic Amount. Notching 10-plus 16 times in 60 games has only been matched by the 1999 Seattle Mariners and the 1936 New York Yankees over the last 100 years. That’s pretty good!

Dallas City Council District 12 in far North Dallas has some unique characteristics. It’s the only district with residents who live outside Dallas County. It has the second-most affordable housing units, and it’s tied for the highest diversity scores in racial and ethnic population makeup. It also has...

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - One person is in critical condition and another sustained serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Grand Prairie. Police said the wreck happened at about 1 a.m., when a driver lost control of the car he was driving near MacArthur Boulevard, just south of I-30.

Richardson Police are investigating a robbery of an individual that occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m., on June 3, 2023, in a parking lot located in the 3400 block of Spectrum Blvd. The victim reported to responding officers that she was parked and seated in her vehicle when a man opened...

TEXAS – Three men listed on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted are now back in custody. David Earl Thomas, Nehemiah Khalil Hicks and Kentrell Lamar Fletcher were all arrested in May. Thomas, 62, a high-risk sex offender, was arrested in Lubbock by the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office. In the 1980s, Thomas was convicted of two counts of burglary of a habitation with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually, following incidents involving a 15-year-old girl and an 11-year-old girl. In the early 1990s, he was convicted of theft and received a 25-year sentence in prison. In 2002, Thomas was convicted of robbery and sentenced to five years in prison. He was discharged from a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison in 2017.