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Seagoville Walmart evacuated due to bomb threat has reopened
SEAGOVILLE, Texas — The Walmart in Seagoville was evacuated Sunday night due to a bomb threat, according to the Seagoville Police Department.
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Terrell man sentenced to 80 years for sexually assaulting a child from age 9 to 17
TERRELL, Texas — A Terrell man has been sentenced to 80 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for sexually assaulting a girl since she was 9 years old.
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Terrell police seeking identity of man who burglarized woman's vehicle while she was in church, used stolen credit cards
TERRELL, Texas — The Terrell Police Department is seeking assistance from the public identifying a man who burglarized a woman's vehicle while she was in church and later used her credit cards to make purchases at a local Walmart.
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Man who shot, killed Mesquite Police Department officer Richard Houston sentenced to life in prison
FORNEY, Texas — The man who shot and killed Mesquite Police Department officer Richard Lee Houston II, of Forney, Texas, has been convicted of capital murder of a police officer and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Rowlett man sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for filming himself raping young child on numerous occasions
ROCKWALL, Texas (CONTENT WARNING: Some readers may find the content of this story disturbing as they relate to child pornography and aggravated sexual assault of a child.) — A Rowlett man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for charges related to filming himself raping a young child, federal prosecutors announced.
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Police pursuit in Forney yields arrest, seizure of firearm and drugs
FORNEY, Texas — A man fleeing in a Camaro SS was no match for a drug-seized, police-equipped Dodge Charger Scat Pack on Thursday afternoon.
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September 2022: Kaufman County's Most Wanted
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of four people listed in its September 2022 Most Wanted poster.
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Rockwall police fatally shoot alleged kidnapping suspect in exchange of gunfire
ROCKWALL, Texas — In an exchange of gunfire Thursday night, Rockwall Police Department officers fatally shot an alleged kidnapping suspect.
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Kaufman County Mennonite church leader sentenced to life imprisonment for continuous sexual assault of a child under 14
SCURRY, Texas — A Kaufman County Mennonite church leader has been sentenced to life in prison following his conviction for continuous sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 in Kaufman County, according to District Attorney Erleigh Wiley.
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Mesquite ISD teacher's aide arrested on charges for sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child
MESQUITE, Texas — A Mesquite Independent School District teacher's aide was arrested earlier this week and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child, according to the Mesquite Police Department.
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Former mayor of Athens pleaded guilty to sending sexually explicit messages and soliciting sex from a investigator posing as a minor
ATHENS, Texas — The former mayor of Athens, Texas has pleaded guilty to federal child obscenity violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
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Two arrested in connection with fatal wrong-way crash that killed three
SEAGOVILLE, Texas — Two people were arrested in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the lives of three people last week.
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