CRIME & SAFETY

The City of Wichita Falls Police Department's burglary unit has asked for Wichitans' assistance in identifying an individual in reference to a vehicle burglary.

The second suspect has been arrested in a drive-by shooting that left a victim in critical condition just short of a month ago.

Earlier today (September 25), the Wichita Falls Police Department released the photo of a man wanted in reference to the burglary of a vehicle. It’s not clear as of this posting when or where the burglary occurred. However, if you have any information about the man's identity, call Crime...

McDaniel's five-year probation sentence will commence upon her release from her two-year state jail sentence, which is set to commence today.

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — An arrest made on Monday, September 25, 2023, may clear several recent shoplifting cases by a man sometimes working with the aid of a woman, Wichita Falls police said. Detrick Gipson is charged with committing six cases in less than a month at Wichita Falls Walmarts and Old Navy. Police said […]

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A corrections officer at the Allred Unit was arrested after candy he claimed he bought in the prison commissary tested positive for meth. Gustavo Maldonado has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and is free on a $50,000 bond. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice officer said Maldonado was […]

Two men were jailed in connection with the shooting death of a Burkburnett man on Thursday. Police were called to a home in the 200 block of East Sixth Street in Burkburnett where they found the victim in a bedroom dead from two gunshot wounds. According to affidavits filed in...

Jimenez is the first defendant charged with murder for dealing a fatal dose of fentanyl to face a judge and jury.

A Wichita Falls, Texas, man was killed Sunday evening in a three-vehicle crash near Cleveland when a tire flew off of one of the other vehicles and crashed through his windshield. According to Sgt. Rob Willoughby, supervisor of the Liberty County DPS office, the crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. Sunday,...

WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — A mother who was placed on probation after pleading guilty to evading police with five unsecured children in the car is back in jail for allegedly violating her probation by endangering three of her children with drugs. Zayryimonnia Hardeman was booked on Monday, September 25, 2023, and the three children were […]

This week in Wichita County, Texas, several incidents occurred that raised concerns for public safety. These incidents include an employee at a local store being charged with selling alcohol to a minor, an officer at a Texas prison being arrested for possession of meth gummies, a three-vehicle accident involving a city trash truck resulting in injuries, a woman being booked into jail for felony offenses linked to the murder of her son, a statement by an accused murderer being ruled admissible in court, and a citizen with a gun coming to the aid of a deputy struggling with a suspect.

In a recent incident, a fatal shooting took place in Burkburnett early that morning. A man was found dead following a disturbance call to which the local police responded at around 12:15 am on the 200 block of 6th Street.

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A man from Parker County, involved in a chase across multiple counties last December, has been found guilty in Wichita County. The court has sanctioned him with four years of probation and 160 hours of community service.

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL)— A man who broke into a Wichita Falls school has been sentenced to five years in prison. Police said repeat school burglar Gabriel Scabby broke into a Wichita Falls school twice and has had his probation amended to include jail time, and also five years in prison for drug and auto theft […]

As the investigation continues into alleged arsons and burglaries connected to a Wichita Falls man, authorities are recovering more property.

Total bonds for a Wichita Falls man charged with crimes ranging from arson and burglary and theft and trespassing rose to $649,000 on Friday. The latest charges against Waylon Buckingham include the theft of trailers from two churches. One of the trailers police found at Buckingham’s house on Sand Beach Road had been stolen from Park Place Christian Church on Call Field Road. A police affidavit said the church’s logo had been scraped off. Another trailer stolen from Faith Village Church of Christ on McNiel Avenue was partially painted over, according to the affidavit.

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The man suspected of starting grass and structure fires in past months has now been charged with and named in connection to additional recent fires. Waylon Buckingham, 30, was charged with the fire at the China Star restaurant in April and has been named in connection to the investigation of a […]

A significant fire broke out early Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the Freedom Baptist Church, located at 3800 Shasta Drive, Wichita Falls. Firefighters from Wichita Falls and the Sheppard Air Force Base, numbering 25 in total, responded to the blaze around 7:15 am, but were unable to save the church from extensive damage.

The Wichita Falls Police Department is offering citizens a chance to learn from their nationally recognized Motorcycle Officers. The WFPD announced today that they will be offering their first-ever Citizen’s Riding Academy (C.R.A.) on Saturday, September 30 at Colonial Church, located at 4300 Maplewood Avenue, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.