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Forney-area strip center, businesses 'locked out' due to raw sewage seepage violating local, state, and federal regulations
FORNEY, Texas — Sever Forney-area businesses in a strip center on Farm-to-Market (FM) 548 were locked out this morning after authorities say the property owners have failed to properly install a septic system — resulting in raw sewage being seeping into a nearby field.
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Fire investigators seeking public's assistance locating driver who pulled burning trailer, triggering grass fires and evacuations
KAUFMAN, Texas — Fire investigators are seeking assistance from the public locating the driver of a vehicle who was seen pulling a burning trailer which triggered grass fires and nearby residential evacuations on Sunday.
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Juvenile killed in hit-and-run crash; Gun Barrel man located, arrested, charged with intoxication manslaughter
GUN BARREL CITY, Texas — A male juvenile, who police have not publicly identified, was struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday morning in a hit-and-run incident.
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Second juvenile arrested in connection with Forney-area double shooting
FORNEY, Texas — UPDATE [July 27] — A second juvenile has been arrested and charged in connection with Sunday's shooting that left two injured, the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office confirms.
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Jury sentences Kaufman man to 38 years for evading arrest
KAUFMAN, Texas — District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced today that a Kaufman County jury has sentenced Laquoncy Deshard Ellis, 41, to 38 years in the Texas penitentiary.
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Sergeant at Van Zandt County Jail pleads guilty to federal civil rights offense for assaulting detainee
CANTON, Texas — David Yager, 29, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him.
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Forney man arrested, facing multiple third-degree felony child pornography charges
FORNEY, Texas — A Forney man has been arrested and is facing multiple third-degree felony possession of child pornography charges, this after a investigators executed an arrest and search warrants earlier today.
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KCSO: Man posing as a Trinity Valley Electric Salesman attempting to gain access to residences
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office issued a scam alert of a man posing as a salesman in attempts to enter area residences.
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KCSO seeking assistance from public identifying individuals who used stolen credit card at Waffle House
FORNEY, Texas — The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance from the public identifying four individuals who allegedly used a stolen credit card to pay for their meals at the Waffle House restaurant in Forney.
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Forney Police Department seeking assistance identifying alleged suspects in theft investigation
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Police Department is seeking assistance from the public identifying alleged suspects in a theft investigation.
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Former Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Shelton pleads guilty to federal civil rights offense for assaulting handcuffed detainee
WILLS POINT, Texas — Steven “Craig” Shelton, 61, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas to violating an arrestee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston for the Eastern District of Texas, and Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno of the FBI Dallas Field Division made the announcement.
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Four convicted, sentenced in nearly 16-year-old Pizza Hut double murder cold case
TERRELL, Texas — The four original suspects arrested in connection with the September 3, 2006, execution-style murders of Pizza Hut employees Stephen Dale Mitchelltree and Patricia Oferosky in Terrell have now been convicted and sentenced in the case — nearly 16 years later.
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