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Third woman dies following crash with suspected drunken driver in Arlington

Martha Perez was driving when her vehicle was struck around 2 a.m. Sunday in the intersection of Matlock Road and the Interstate 20 service road.

Man accused of killing pregnant woman is charged in another death

Police believe Ka’darius Barrett shot a drug dealer in a robbery outside a nightclub.

Mesquite police arrest suspect in connection with man's death

Mesquite police have made an arrest in a fatal shooting at an apartment complex on Sunday.

Police investigating sexual assault allegation at Dade Middle School

Dallas police said Wednesday they are investigating an allegation of sexual assault at Billy Earl Dade Middle School.

Video chats OK’d at jail, but in-person visits still allowed

Dallas County commissioners Tuesday approved a contract to install video-visitation technology in the jail.

TSA says D/FW leads all airports in record-breaking year for firearms seizures

According to the Department of Homeland Security, TSA agents have collected 1,855 firearms so far in 2014, 104 of them at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

North Oak Cliff shooting victim shows up at Dallas hospital seriously wounded

Officers responding to a call Monday in the 200 block of South Lancaster Avenue learned that the victim had been taken to Methodist Dallas Medical Center in a private vehicle.

Police: Man shoots pedestrian in neck, steals cellphone in Red Bird robbery

Shortly after midnight, a man was walking near the intersection of Kirnwood and Racine drives when a dark-colored sedan stopped next to him, police said.

Dallas police sergeant denies booting officer from off-duty job for refusal to join association

Sgt. Cletus Judge, president of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, said he welcomes an internal investigation of the allegations from Officer Edward Boyd.

Answers sought in death of Wylie mother found in van at bottom of pond

Authorities are hoping an autopsy and an examination of minivan will tell them what happened to Almaz Gebremedhin, whose body was found in her van submerged in a pond.

Duncanville teen battling cancer shot, killed outside house

Police believe the 15-year-old was the victim of attempted robbery.

Dallas County jailer accused of soliciting boy, 14

Dallas County employee arrested on sex assault charge after police say he pulled up beside 14-year-old boy on street and grabbed him.

Irving SWAT police kill fleeing fugitive

Police said they fired before the man could run down two officers outside a hotel

Two Irving Police officers fatally shoot suspect in hotel parking lot Sunday evening

Two Irving police officers shot and killed a suspect Sunday evening after in a hotel parking lot. Those officers are on administrative leave pending an investigation.

DeSoto rehab clinic that treated postal workers being investigated for health care fraud

Clinic owner Larry Washington is accused of fraudulently billing the government for services provided during odd times such as Christmas Day and while he was traveling

Four people killed in two separate car accidents

Suspected drunken driver charged with intoxication manslaughter for the deaths of three women.

Man found dead Sunday under 'suspicious circumstance' in Mesquite apartment

Updated at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday by Caitlyn Jones: Police have obtained a warrant to arrest a man in connection with the death of a man Sunday at a Mesquite apartment complex.

Man fatally shot in Sansom Park home was killed by police officer, officials said

The Texas Rangers are investigating a fatal shooting in Sansom Park.

Man fatally shot in apartment parking lot in northwest Dallas

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot in northwest Dallas Friday night.

Elderly woman slain in east Oak Cliff home; police searching for nephew

Police say they are “concerned about the safety” of Algie “Von” Patton, who lived with his aunt as a caregiver, and also hope to question him in the case.

Fort Worth police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing near Ridgmar Mall

Fort Worth police have arrested a suspect in a fatal stabbing late Thursday outside Ridgmar Mall.

Woman accused of trying to beat neighbor with a hammer after he didn't give her crack

The neighbor told police that Patricia Spencer, 40, began "spazzing out" and chased him around their apartment complex when he said he didn't know where she could get the drug.

Police looking for man who used stolen credit card 45 minutes after Oak Lawn burglary

Surveillance video from a convenience store in the 9700 block of Webb Chapel, about five miles from the home, shows the man swiping the stolen credit card to pay for a beverage and other items.

Police: Search of West Oak Cliff house finds gang member in possession of a pound of marijuana

Jonathan Lugo, 29, told detectives he's a member of the Tango Blast, showed officers his gang tattoo and said he sells marijuana from his father's home, a warrant says.

Police investigating death of elderly woman found early Friday in East Oak Cliff home

Neighbors called the woman "Mother Campbell" and said they believe a relative may have killed her.

DNA on cigarette links man to slaying of guard at Dallas game room

Police charge an inmate accused of beating two children with capital murder in a deadly robbery in May.

Teenager accused of regularly raping 9-year-old boy since June in South Dallas

A teenager has been accused of raping a 9-year-old boy nightly since June in a South Dallas home.

Feds arrest McKinney man accused in Bitcoin Ponzi scheme

Today's arrest of 32-year-old Trendon Shavers is considered something of a landmark: Prosecutors say this is a "first of its kind" securities fraud case.

DNA on cigarette butt leads to arrest in May fatal shooting of security guard, police say

Rico Lara, 31, has been charged with capital murder in connection with the death of a security guard May 14 at an illegal gaming room in Stemmons Corridor.

Dallas police say man dumped at gas station was fatally shot while committing robbery

Dallas police say a man who was fatally shot and dumped at a northwest Dallas gas station Wednesday night had just committed a robbery.

Richardson police seek public's help in identifying robbery suspects

Richardson police are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects who robbed a Subway restaurant on Monday.

Kennedale police investigating city's first homicide since 2009

About 7:05 this morning, a motorist reported seeing a white male laying on his back in the parking lot of Life Fellowship Church, Kennedale police Captain Darrell Hull said.

UTA police issue crime alert after student robbed, assaulted Monday afternoon near campus

The female student was walking alone around 4:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of South Cooper Street near Mitchell Street when a maroon vehicle pulled up behind her, according to university police.

Grapevine police officer placed on leave after admitting to ingesting dog training narcotics

A Grapevine police officer was placed on administrative leave after confessing to taking and ingesting K-9 training narcotics.

Garland police arrest suspect in Oct. 5 rape

Calvin Antony Lester was arrested about 2 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault, police spokesman Joe Harn said.

Former worker at Dallas charity arrested in theft of 160,000 diapers from warehouse

Roderick Phillips, 39, a former employee at Captain Hope's Kids, was arrested Oct. 22 on a charges of theft and evading arrest, and has since been released on $2,500 bail, Dallas police said.

Search warrant: Allen man seen with missing woman made false statements after her disappearance

The affidavit notes Enrique Gutierrez Arochi of Allen - a high school friend of Christina Marie Morris - made false statements when questioned about Morris' disappearance from The Shops at Legacy.

Dallas police ask for public's help after a 26-year-old woman found strangled in vacant lot

Five days after her 26th birthday, Amber Anderson was found dead in a vacant lot in South Dallas. And Dallas police hope someone knows who killed her.

Mesquite police arrest man accused of stabbing two officers at Eastfield College

Miguel Sarinana, 22, stabbed an officer who was questioning him after he was found in an unused classroom, then stabbed a second officer who came to the aid of the first.

Dallas Police Association slams Watkins over officer’s indictment

A spokeswoman for the district attorney rejects allegations that the case is politically motivated.

Man accused of sexually assaulting his wife's relative early Saturday in his old east Dallas house

Thomas Nixon's wife's relative was sleeping on a couch around 6 a.m. in the couple's home in the 3300 block of Munger Avenue when Nixon started assaulting her, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Crime Stoppers doubles reward for fugitive with ties to Dallas, Kaufman, Mesquite

Rodney Wynn, 34, is wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault. He was added to the state's most-wanted list in September, and a $5,000 reward was posted.

Police: Dallas officer accused of harrassment said to mother of two, 'what if you have to go to two funerals?'

The woman's two children were living in Womble's home, and police said she believed Womble's statements to be a threat against them.

Dallas police look to expand bait car program as arrests increase

Police officials are thrilled with the program — their leading crime-fighting technology initiative — and are looking to add more cars.

Police identify Plano man killed by coworker outside Subway restaurant

Police said Kevin Michael Murray, 36, and one of his coworkers, Alireza Nikmanesh of Dallas, began arguing outside the Subway restaurant on Custer Road about 6:20 p.m.

UT-Dallas alum indicted in breast study scam

Authorities say the Google employee sought topless pictures from former classmates and threatened to put them online if they refused to send more.

Grand jury votes to indict ex-Dallas officer in cyclist’s death

Former Dallas police Officer Bryan Burgess was fired after a 2013 collision that killed with a cyclist he was chasing.

Salvadoran criminal who kept returning to the U.S. is deported for fourth time

A Salvadoran man who committed various crimes in the U.S. over the years was deported Wednesday back to his country for the fourth time, federal officials said.

Mesquite man taken into custody after barricading himself in house

A Mesquite man trying to avoid being served a warrant barricaded himself in a house for several hours Thursday.