Crime & Police

The same year as the two murders, Dallas police officer Bryan Riser was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of assault family violence causing bodily injury to an ex-girlfriend.

Twenty percent of all arrests last month were drug related. Of those, there were 183 weed related arrests. A majority of these arrests, 140, were for possession of less than 2 ounces.

Hoping to secure a lesser sentence, Amber Guyger’s legal team says she shouldn’t have been charged with murder.

A Dallas activist said they saw an uptick in Patriot Front propaganda going up in the city after the riot at the Capitol last month.

Stuck near Shingle Mountain, one Dallas neighborhood has proposed a radical plan to transform their surroundings..

Christian Michael Mackey, 20, allegedly told an undercover FBI source he would ‘do whatever it takes’ to defend the white nationalist movement.

A shadowy campaign only known as “Keep Dallas Safe” has been playing politics in Dallas for the past half year. No one knows who funds the organization, a nonprofit group that can conceal its donors thanks to a rule introduced by the Trump administration in 2020. The people who run…

North Texas real estate broker Jenna Ryan, one of at least 150 people facing criminal charges in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, is still online seeking donations to help cover the cost of her legal defense despite being booted off three online funding services and issuing a Twitter message saying…

A proposal by Dallas police to ask victims of a handful of nonviolent crimes to file reports online rather than have officers come to the calls popped up online and as quickly disavowed over the weekend after drawing complaints, including one from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. A draft memo regarding…

Lawyers for Zephaniah “Zephi” Trevino, a North Texas teen accused of taking part in a 2019 robbery that left one man dead, are asking Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot to remove himself from her prosecution. Trevino’s attorneys say Creuzot revealed bias when he shared a social media post from the…

Those with the Dallas Police Department’s mounted unit say horses provide them with more mobility, a vantage point they otherwise wouldn’t have, and an increased sense of police presence when they’re out patrolling city streets. Others aren’t so sure, saying they worry about the treatment of the horses, as well as the negative impact the units may have on communities.

Some insiders and outsiders eye the soon-to-be vacated Dallas Police Chief position. Seven final candidates have been chosen and the city manager will make the final decision by the end of the month.

Tarrant County is letting up on weed for all the wrong reasons. Nevertheless, sobriety and testing fumbles may get you out of a possession charge.

Last year, there were a record number of bills filed in the Texas Legislature. But do this day, smoking the good stuff in the Lone Star State is likely to result in criminal penalties. The fight continues. Some are optimistic about it. Others not so much.

Over the last few decades, there has been an increased focus on using non-lethal or “less-lethal” tactics in policing. But sometimes, the tactics backfire.

The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office says it needs help investigating incidents of potential police misconduct during this summer’s protests against police violence that took place after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis cops. “We have come to a point where we need some assistance from…

The Fort Worth City Council approved renaming a portion of the street where Atatiana Jefferson was killed in her honor.

In a viral video, Flower Mound’s Jason Lata, 44, hit a man in the face outside a Denton Buc-ee’s gas station.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talked tough on rioters during a press conference at the Dallas Police Association building yesterday, laying out proposed legislation for a crackdown on protests gone awry. “Texas is not going to tolerate violence, vandalism or rioting,” Abbott said. The Constitution guarantees the right to peaceably assemble,…

Tuesday, the Dallas Police Department announced the expansion of its Starlight surveillance program to four additional locations.

Last week, Dallas Police Department announced it would start enforcing a juvenile curfew following a recent increase in crime, including street racing.

Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall abruptly announced yesterday that she will leave her post at the end of the year. As she gets ready to close out her tenure with the department, city leaders and residents reflect on Hall’s track record and contemplate what they want out of their…