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Jerry Waller's family: 'Resolve to get justice ... has only grown'
People gathered at 404 Havenwood Lane Wednesday evening in Fort Worth for a candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of the day that Jerry Waller, 72, was killed by an officer looking for a...
View ArticleBlotter: Man fatally shot in Fort Worth; caged mother dog killed in Parker...
Here are some serious headlines from the Star-Telegram's day-shift cop reporters:Man found shot to death in Fort Worth homeAuthorities had not released the name of the victim, who was shot on the...
View Article'Look what you've done!' cries father after car hits stroller in Arlington
A small boy, who was being pushed in a stroller by his father, died Thursday morning in a chain-reaction wreck at the intersection of California Lane and Cooper Street in Arlington, police said.The...
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Burned body is missing Parker County man, sheriff says
Marion Lee Brown, 53, was an executive with Hill Phoenix in Fort Worth, a manufacturer of display cases and refrigeration systems.But law enrocement investigators say they believe that Brown (shown...
View ArticleFoundation honors Fort Worth police officers
Earlier this week, the Fort Worth Police Officers' Awards Foundation held its VIP dinner to honor some of the department's top officers.Here's a press release on the event from Fort Worth...
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Marion Brown loved family, friends, work, ex-wife says
Marion Brown's life reached a gruesome ending some time last week, but until then, he brought a lot of joy to family and friends.“He was a really good dad and step-dad,” said Jennifer Hipp, an ex-wife....
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Judge orders lawyers to turn over Ethan Couch's 'affluenza' records
A judge wants to inspect the records of the psychologist who testified that Ethan Couch’s drunken acts, which caused a fatal wreck last year near Burleson, were the result of “affluenza.”Judge R.H....
View ArticleBlotter: Fort Worth shooting victim identified; update on Wendy Davis' stolen...
More crime headlines:Man, 33, identified as victim in south Fort Worth fatal shootingNo arrests had been made in the fatal shooting of Michael Foxwell as of Friday morning, police said. (By Deanna...
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Marion Brown homicide case turned over to Fort Worth police
Authorities swarmed the Enclave at Cityview apartments in southwest Fort Worth Thursday night, apparently searching for evidence in the homicide of Marion Lee Brown.A witness told the Star-Telegram...
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Grapevine police seek person who placed secret camera in ladies' room
Do you know this man?Grapevine police say this picture of him was found on a camera disguised as a power outlet in a ladies' room at a local Braum's restaurant.It was stuck to a wall with double-sided...
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Fort Worth police cadet gets badge same day mother becomes sergeant
A group of cadets graduated Friday morning from Fort Worth's police academy.Among the 38 members of Class 135 was Martha Bauer, whose mother, Kathleen Westfall, was promoted to sergeant, also on...
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Benbrook Police receive futuristic patrol vehicle
Benbrook residents will soon see officers patrolling with a vehicle that looks like it just rolled out of the Bat Cave.Read more in the press release below from Benbrook Police.-- Bill MillerHeadline:...
View ArticleBlotter: Woman set ablaze; photographer indicted for child porn; animal...
We've got lots for you to get caught up on. Let's get started with these headlines, all from Parker County, and reported by Staff writer Domingo Ramirez Jr.Woman set on fire in Azle; boyfriend...
View ArticleBlotter: 2 die in Fort Worth house fire; suspect stashed more cameras;...
We can't remember a span of two days that we've had to cover back-to-back cases of three people found dead in a house. That happened Monday and again on Tuesday.We'll have more on those incidents in...
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Two of 3 killed in west Fort Worth had criminal records
Two men found dead Monday morning on Sunset Lane in west Fort Worth were shot, authorities reported Tuesday.Ronney Jackson, 57, was shot in the chest, and and David Adams, 50, was shot in the head,...
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Family struggles with slayings of 3 women in south Fort Worth
“They killed my family!” James Serrano screamed in a 911 call placed shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday.The Fort Worth man had just returned home in the 500 block of W. Felix Street in south Fort Worth...
View ArticleBlotter: 1 dead in Fort Worth wreck; Azle woman, 89, conned
Staff writer Domingo Ramirez Jr. has these headlines:Wrong-way driver killed on Fort Worth highwayA three-vehicle wreck early Wednesday on Northwest Loop 820 left a wrong way driver dead and three...
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A year later, Arlington PD vows to solve Leona Swafford's murder
It has been a year since Leona Swafford, 83, was killed in carjacking near her home in Arlinton.Police, however, aren't willing to say the ongoing investigation is a "cold case."“We are still getting...
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Police arrest ex-boyfriend for triple homicide in south Fort Worth
Fort Worth homicide detectives wanted to talk to Cedric McGinnis Jr. after learning he was a former boyfriend of murder victim April Serrano.The bodies of April, 21, her mother, Cynthia Serrano, 48,...
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Murder-suicide not suspected in triple slayings in West Fort Worth
The three people found dead Monday in west Fort Worth were shot by someone else, police said Wednesday.“They’re no longer looking at murder-suicide,” Sgt. Raymond Bush, a police spokesman, said. “It...
View ArticleAssisted living facility in Fort Worth under investigation
A Fort Worth assisted living facility was neglectful when staff failed to immediately call 911 after a resident complained she was having a heart attack and later became unresponsive, according to a...
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Johnson County deputies topple big-rig pot op
A marijuana growing operation hidden in an 18-wheeler near Rio Vista was disrupted Thursday by Johnson County sheriff's deputies.“The trailer was well hidden behind a shed in a grove of trees and was...
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FBI searches home in Mansfield
Federal agents on Thursday searched a house in the 1600 block of Stratford Drive in Mansfield, but an FBI spokeswoman said she could not say what they were looking for.When asked why, Katie Chaumont of...
View ArticleKevlar vest stops slug fired at Grand Prairie SWAT officer
A Grand Prairie SWAT officer was wounded while serving a narcotics warrant late Thursday at an apartment complex in North Arlington.His Kevlar vest stopped the slug.Read more here.-- Bill Miller
View ArticleK2 crackdown involves seizure of historic Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth
The historic Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth is among several properties seized in a federal crackdown on a Dallas-based "K2" (synthetic marijuana) operation taken over by the Gas Pipe head shop...
View ArticleBlotter: Victims identified; stolen bulldog pup found; Arlington does not...
Let's get you caught up on Fort Worth crime and public safety news with these headlines:Pedestrian killed crossing highway in Fort Worth identifiedA 29-year-old man was killed early Sunday when he was...
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Warrant: Fort Worth cop ordered son to swear at mother
A veteran Fort Worth police officer ranted at his wife that she should be set on fire and cut with a razor and should have her eyes gouged out.This, according to arrest warrants, happened last month as...
View ArticleJohnson County woman suspected of arranging sex for 10-year-olds
A 40-year-old woman was in the Johnson County Jail Tuesday charged with solicitation, the Cleburne Times-Review reports.But this is not a case involving adults.The woman is accused of arranging a...
View ArticleTwo Fort Worth Police captains promoted to deputy chief
A ceremony will be held Thursday to promote Fort Worth Police Capts. Marty Salinas and Kenneth Dean to the rank of deputy chief.Police Chief Jeff Halstead said the appointments will fill positions left...
View ArticleBlotter: Fatal wreck in NRH; Wig bandit II returns; Euless PD vehicle stolen
The blotter includes these headlines:Fort Worth man killed by pickup in North Richland HillsVernon Wilson, 48, died late Tuesday while walking away from his disabled vehicle in the 7300 block of...
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Latest appeal rejected for Lester Lee Bower
Lester Lee Bower has tried to avoid execution for 30 years, but on Wednesday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected his latest appeal.Bower, 66, formerly of Arlington, (shown here) was convicted...
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Puppy flung from vehicle is Parker County's latest animal cruelty case
A Lancaster man was behind bars Wednesday, accused of killing a 6-month-old puppy by throwing it from a moving vehicle last week in eastern Parker County, according to the sheriff’s department.Marquael...
View ArticleBurleson police arrest suspect in burglaries
Burleson detectives arrested a 20-year-old Fort Worth man on Thursday on suspicion of burglary of a home and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Angel Del Rio was arrested at 6:12 p.m. at a White...
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Mugshot of the Week
Chances are Natalie Grande didn't win any Halloween costume contest with this scarecrow get-up.(At least we think she's a scarecrow.) But to make matters worse, after getting busted by Fort Worth...
View ArticleJunkman not charged, police association speaks out, body buried in wrong...
Neighborhood “junkman” won’t be charged with theftWillie Ray Young, also known as “Pappa,” will not be charged with theft for taking a washer, a dryer, eight pieces of thin metal pipe and a rusted...
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Suspected Kennedale killer held on another chargeThe 18-year-old Burleson man who is accused of killing a man found dead in a Kennedale church parking lot last week is also a suspect in an unrelated...
View ArticleSunday roundup: Princess for a day, snow, fatal arguments
Man sets house on fire, commits suicideA Hurst man set his house on fire and shot himself in the head Sunday afternoon after assaulting his girlfriend, police said. The woman told police that her...
View ArticleMonday roundup: Charles Manson to marry, Dog finds sex offender skull, house...
Charles Manson to marry 26-year-oldMass murderer Charles Manson, 80, is set to marry a 26-year-old woman who has spent the past nine years working to exonerate him, the Associated Press reports. The...
View ArticleTuesday roundup: Hurst man who started fire and shot himself identified, teen...
ID: Hurst man assaulted girlfriend, set house on fire and killed himselfA Hurst man who set fire to a house and shot himself in the head after assaulting his girlfriend was identified Tuesday by the...
View ArticleWednesday roundup: Killer says he murdered Texas women, narcotics officer...
Killer in Pennsylvania claims he murdered women in TexasA former Burleson resident sentenced to death Tuesday in Pennsylvania for dismembering a woman is under investigation by the Texas Rangers after...
View ArticleThursday roundup: Phony father and son duo arrested in Hurst in child porn...
Hurst police arrest two in child pornography caseA 28-year-old man who told investigators that he sexually abused more than 100 children and possessed about 42,000 child pornography images was arrested...
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Sunday: Two teens shot, one man beaten in the head after a big Azle house party
Three people were hospitalized after a Azle house party that carried into the wee hours of Sunday morning, authorities said.The double shooting and assault call was reported to police by Azle hospital...
View ArticleMonday roundup: Hydrocodone-stuffed pinata, 25-year-old shot with pellet,...
Kid eats hydrocodoneA 5-year-old boy accidentally ate hydrocodone from a piñata at a Denton birthday party this weekend, WFAA/Channel 8 reported. They boy’s mom found out 36 pain pills were stuffed...
View ArticleTuesday roundup: Man wielding banana arrested, one dead on Ferguson Road in...
Man arrested after pointing his banana at deputiesTwo Colorado sheriff’s deputies arrested a 27-year-old man after he pointed a banana at them, which they thought it was a gun, according to The...
View ArticleWednesday roundup: High times with pumpkin pot pie, mayor pardons tofu...
Pumpkin pot pies get bakedDenver families might be dozing off after their Thanksgiving dinners because of the pies they’re eating, not the turkeys. Pot pies to be exact. The executive chef at Sweet...
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Monday roundup: Sex offender missing, Texas State student shot in hand after...
Reward at $8,000 for Texas tattooing sex offenderThe Texas Department of Public Safety is offering a $8,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a sex offender who has worked as a tattoo...
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Tuesday: Police look for man who stole cash from McDonald’s, knocked cashier...
Police are looking for the robber who knocked a McDonald’s cashier to the ground as he grabbed money from a cash drawer.The robber walked into the McDonald’s at East Loop 820 and Meadowbrook Drive...
View ArticleWednesday: Boys call 911 looking for Santa, College used strippers to lure...
On the naughty lists for calling the copsA 6-year-old-boy and his 3-year-old brother in Wisconsin used their father’s cell phone to call 911 looking for Santa, according to The Associated Press....
View ArticleSunday: Bingo-lover banned, party ends early for people dressed like furry...
Retired woman fights to play bingoA New Mexico woman banned from a bingo asked the Attorney General for a little help recently. The woman, 70-year-old Evangeline Shelland, was banned from the Fraternal...
View ArticleFort Worth police officer stable after shooting
A Fort Worth police officer was shot Thursday night as he and another officer responded to a woman’s 911 call for help with her son, police said. When the officers arrived at the house in the 4800...
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