Uncle arrested, charged with murder of Greenville teen Alicia Moore
GREENVILLE – The uncle of 16-year-old Greenville High School student Alicia Moore was arrested in Grand Prairie and charged with her murder Monday night. The teen was killed and her body found in the...
View ArticleWife of Eric Williams says he pulled trigger that killed McLellands, Hasse
ROCKWALL – The wife of former Kaufman Co. Justice of the Peace Eric Williams revealed today that her husband shot and killed Kaufman Co. District Attorney Mike McLelland, his wife, Cynthia, and...
View ArticleWife of ex-Kaufman JP Eric Williams arrested this morning, charged with...
KAUFMAN – The wife of ex-Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Eric Williams was arrested early this morning and charged with capital murder in connection with the murders of former Kaufman Co. Criminal...
View ArticleFormer Kaufman JP Eric Williams arrested as part of McLelland murder...
KAUFMAN TX – Former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Eric Williams was arrested and jailed this morning after federal and state law enforcement officials searched his home yesterday as part of the...
View ArticleMan who killed Heath High student Surie Baeza sentenced to life in prison
ROCKWALL – The man who last October stabbed 15-year-old Heath High School student Surie Baeza to death was sentenced to life in prison yesterday, in a plea agreement, by 382nd District Court Judge...
View ArticleCounty Sheriff to discuss scams at Library Friends meeting
ROCKWALL – County Sheriff Harold Eavenson will discuss the latest schemes and scams and explain how to protect yourself and your home at the April 9th meeting of Friends of the Rockwall County...
View ArticleKaufman County tries to proceed after murders of DA Mike McLelland, wife Cynthia
KAUFMAN TX – The Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney’s office was closed this morning as Kaufman County judges met to discuss how to proceed with criminal cases now that the Criminal District...
View ArticleKaufman Co. DA Mike McLelland, wife found shot to death in home
KAUFMAN – Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, have been found shot to death in their home, according to Fox4-TV News at 9 pm and The Dallas Morning News....
View ArticleEx-con who stole rifle, ammo from Lakeside Village car sentenced to 10+ years
ROCKWALL – The ex-convict who stole a rifle, ammunition and a laptop computer out of a car in Lakeside Village Jan. 12, whose arrest procedure caused many subdivision residents to be angry with...
View ArticleDetective Steve Tigert named Rockwall Police Officer of Year
ROCKWALL – Detective Steve Tigert (center) receives his award as Officer of the Year at the annual Rockwall Police Department Awards Banquet Feb. 23 at the Hilton Bella Harbor Hotel. He is flanked by...
View ArticleSpecial town hall meeting tomorrow in response to police shootings nationwide
Share ROCKWALL – In response to the numerous shootings of police officers nationwide, Mayor Jim Pruitt has scheduled a special town hall meeting tomorrow night at 7 pm to discuss the public safety of...
View ArticlePolice release sketch of imposter who attempted to abduct boy, 14, playing...
Share ROWLETT – Rowlett Police have released the above sketch of the suspect involved in the attempted abduction of a 14-year-old boy who was playing Pokemon at Rowlett Community Park July 29. The...
View ArticleWoman robbed, abducted at gunpoint last night at Royse City Walmart
Share ROYSE CITY – An unidentified woman was robbed and abducted at gunpoint into a car at the Royse City Walmart parking lot last night about 10:45 pm. According to a press release from Royse City...
View ArticlePolice arrest Rockwall man for following woman into restroom
Share ROCKWALL – A Rockwall man was arrested yesterday after police said he followed a woman into the restroom at the TJ Maxx store in Rockwall last Friday and would not leave. Gregory Umunnakwe...
View ArticleUtley PE teacher James Smith indicted by grand jury for child sexual assault
Share DALLAS – Utley Middle School P.E. teacher James Romig Smith was indicted May 16 for Sexual Assault of a Child by a Dallas County grand jury. He is currently out of jail on a $50,000 bond. His...
View ArticleFiance, 2 more men indicted for capital murder of Rowlett mother Laura Grillo
ShareIoannis “John” Makris (left), Jesus Trevino and James Villeda ROWLETT – The fiance of the murdered mother of three children, Laura Grillo, plus the two sex offenders whom police believe he hired...
View Article3 more Amyx family members indicted for not protecting child from sexual abuse
Share ROCKWALL – Three more Amyx family members have been indicted for child endangerment and not protecting a child under 15 from continuous sexual abuse by Kenneth Amyx, the same Fate resident who...
View ArticleMurder suspect Amyx told police they had suicide pact but she “chickened out”
Share PLANO – Murder suspect Kenneth Amyx of Fate told Plano police that he and the Plano woman he had known since high school and recently started dating, Jennifer Streit-Spears, had a suicide pact...
View ArticleFate man charged with murdering possible Plano dating partner Sunday
Share PLANO – Fate resident Kenneth Amyx has been charged with murdering longtime friend Jennifer Streit-Spears, whom he had possibly begun dating, after police said they found both bodies nude and...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed after mattress falls out of pickup on I-30 in Rockwall
Share ROCKWALL – A motorcycle rider was killed yesterday when his cycle hit a mattress laying on I-30 near Walmart, causing his cycle to leave the roadway and hit a light pole. Witnesses told Rockwall...
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