Crime and Safety
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Dallas City Council votes to eliminate decades-old police staffing law requiring three officers per 1,000 residents
Dallas, Texas – Aiming at preventing possible legal challenges, the Dallas City Council recently deleted a long-standing legislation requiring particular…
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Fort Worth resident on deferred adjudication charged for possessing illegal firearms
Fort Worth, Texas – Brennan Trainor Rodriguez, a 33-year-old Fort Worth man previously on deferred adjudication for a 2013 heroin-related death,…
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Federal authorities sentence Fort Worth couple for trafficking deadly fentanyl pills linked to overdoses
Fort Worth, Texas – A Fort Worth couple has been sentenced to a combined 51 years in federal prison for…
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Convicted felon sentenced to over five years for possessing a firearm
Laredo, Texas – Fernando Perez, a 41-year-old man from Laredo, Texas, has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison, followed…
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Despite mounting privacy concerns, Arlington PD plans to add even more Flock license plate-reading cameras
Arlington, Texas – Despite mounting privacy and surveillance concerns among local residents, the Arlington Police Department has decided to extend…
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Texas DPS arrests 204 undocumented immigrants, including 57 unaccompanied children aged from 8 to 17
Texas – Over 200 migrants were caught in Maverick County during a major Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) enforcement…
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Dallas doctors were prescribing dangerous “trinity” drug combinations for financial gain, federal court imposes $1.2 million penalties
Dallas, Texas – A federal court has issued stringent measures against two physicians from the Dallas area for their improper…
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