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Suspect in custody after brief search near Helms Trail and U.S. Highway 80
Forney, Texas – A suspect is in custody following a brief manhunt by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers and the Forney Police Department near Helms Trail and U.S. Highway 80 in Kaufman County.
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Garland police pursuit ends in Kaufman County after accident
Forney, Texas – A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Garland ended in Kaufman County earlier this morning after the suspect crashed the vehicle on westbound U.S. Highway 80 in between Forney and Terrell, Texas.
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Felony DWI conviction of Mesquite man upheld by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
On January 15, 2014, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin upheld the conviction and 80-year prison sentence received by a Mesquite man for felony DWI in May of 2012.
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Terrell PD: Crime rate continues to fall for fourth year in a row
Terrell, Texas – Terrell Police Department Chief Jody Lay announced today, January 9, 2014, the crime rate in Terrell continues to fall for the fourth year in a row for fiscal year 2013-14.
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Police respond to report of child abduction in Travis Ranch, child safe
Forney, Texas – Police responded to a reported child abduction in Travis Ranch just after school hours on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. The call was initiated by at least one witness who reported seeing the child being abducted by an individual in a truck.
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Two arrested following storage unit burglaries
Forney, Texas – Two Kaufman County men were arrested by the Forney Police Department and later transferred to the Kaufman County Jail following burglaries at the Marquis Ranch Self Storage on Farm-to-Market (FM) 548.
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One man arrested after brief police standoff in Windmill Farms
Forney, Texas – A Windmill Farms man was arrested on New Year's Eve following a brief standoff with Kaufman County Sheriff's deputies at a single family residence in the 1000 block of Chelsea Lane in Windmill Farms.
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Former gun shop owner indicted for theft of a firearm
Forney, Texas -- Former Wortham Firearms owner Heath M. Wortham was indicted on Friday, December 20, 2013, for theft of a firearm by a grand jury in Kaufman County. The theft of a firearm charge is a state jail felony if convicted, according to the Texas Penal Code.
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Plano man who was saved from burning car in Forney now charged with felony DWI
Forney, Texas – A Plano man who was saved from a burning car just seconds before it was engulfed in flames has been indicted by a grand jury in Kaufman County for driving while intoxicated 3rd or more which which may have contributed to the accident.
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Kaufman County grand jury indicts Terrell murder spree suspect
Terrell, Texas – A Kaufman County Grand Jury indicted Charles E. Brownlow Jr. on one count of capital murder and one count of evading arrest for the October killing spree which left five people dead at four different crime scenes in Terrell, Texas.
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Terrell Police issue public notice alerting of possible phone scams
Terrell, Texas – Terrell police say scammers are possibly using caller ID spoofing equipment in an effort to manipulate and scam innocent people by using a number assigned to the Terrell Police Department.
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Terrell PD: Family Dollar robbery suspect apprehended
Terrell, Texas – The suspect involved in an attempted robbery earlier this week at the Family Dollar store in Terrell has been apprehended, according to Terrell Police Department Captain A.D. Sansom.
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