Articles by Mathew Richards
3 residents displaced after their home was destroyed by fire in College Mound
COLLEGE MOUND, Texas — Three residents were displaced after their College Mound-area home was destroyed by a fire on Tuesday afternoon.
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Kaufman County commissioners approve extra-patrol contract in Devonshire
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Commissioners' Court has approved an extra-patrol contract between the Precinct 2 Constable's Office and Devonshire, a master-planned community just north of the Forney city limits.
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Man arrested in connection with 2017 Kroger parking-lot drug deal turned robbery and shooting that injured one
FORNEY, Texas — A Kaufman man has been arrested in connection with a 2017 Kroger parking-lot drug deal turned robbery and shooting that left one man injured.
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Kaufman County Sheriff's Office investigating Saturday morning shooting
OAK RIDGE, Texas — The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in the Oak Ridge area on Saturday morning.
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Grand jury indicts Forney man for online solicitation of a minor, continuous sexual abuse of a child
FORNEY, Texas — A Kaufman County grand jury has indicted a Forney man on charges for online solicitation of a minor and continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14.
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Rep. Bell files bill expanding criminal liability to those exposing children to crack cocaine, dangerous drugs
FORNEY, Texas — State Representative Keith Bell, R-Forney, has filed House Bill 1261 to address a gap in criminal liability in the Texas Penal Code to those who expose children to dangerous drugs, such as crack cocaine.
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Juvenile arrested in overnight stabbing incident that injured another juvenile
FORNEY, Texas — A juvenile was arrested early Sunday morning after a stabbing incident at a residence in the 2000 block of Cone Flower Drive in the Forney area.
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Crandall PD investigating bomb threat at Barbara Walker Elementary
CRANDALL, Texas — The Crandall Police Department is investigating a bomb threat at Barbara Walker Elementary School that prompted a building confinement earlier today.
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Forney man tragically killed in head-on collision on SH 34, three others injured
FORNEY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to investigate the circumstance of a fatal head-on collision yesterday that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Forney man.
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Kaufman man sentenced to prison for trafficking enough fentanyl to kill millions of people
KAUFMAN, Texas — 24-year-old Brandon Montoya of Kaufman, Texas, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for trafficking enough fentanyl to kill millions of people, prosecutors announced yesterday.
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Body found in submerged vehicle positively identified as missing woman
LOG CABIN, Texas — UPDATE [Feb. 18] — A female's body discovered in a submerged car in Cedar Creek Lake last week has been positively identified as that of missing woman Brenda Montanez.
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Four injured in major head-on collision on U.S. Highway 80
TERRELL, Texas — Four people were injured in a major, head-on collision on U.S. Highway 80 in Terrell on Friday afternoon.
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