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Forney police seeking public's assistance identifying man in criminal investigation
FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Police Department is seeking the public's assistance identifying a man in connection with an investigation, the department announced yesterday.
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Former North Mesquite High School band director sentenced in child pornography case
MESQUITE, Texas — A former North Mesquite High School band director has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison following his arrest last year on child pornography charges.
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Forney man indicted for DWI has previous convictions for intoxication manslaughter, assault
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A Kaufman County grand jury has indicted a Forney man on a driving while intoxicated charge who was previously convicted of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.
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DPS seeking public's assistance locating hit-and-run suspect who hit child
FORNEY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public's assistance locating a hit-and-run suspect who allegedly hit a child on Saturday evening.
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FBI mum on details of raid at Forney home on Thursday morning
FORNEY, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigations is remaining mum on details of a raid at a Forney home on Thursday morning.
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Woman sentenced to 12 years in shooting death of her husband
KEMP, Texas — 67-year-old Merlin Kay Long Whittington, of Kemp, has been sentenced to 12 years in the Texas Department of Corrections in the shooting death of her husband, Hubert Whittington, in August 2018.
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K9 sniffs out multiple narcotics during Forney traffic stop
FORNEY, Texas — A Kaufman County Precinct 2 K9 unit sniffed out multiple narcotics during a Forney traffic stop on Thursday, yielding two arrests and the recovery of stolen items and identity theft devices, police announced.
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Suspicious activity call in Forney lands Dallas man in jail on vehicle burglary, narcotics-related charges
FORNEY, Texas — A suspicious activity call in Forney early Sunday morning landed a Dallas man in jail on charges for vehicle burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to identify.
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Multi-agency raid at Wills Point home yields one arrest, seizure of $500,000 in illicit prescription pills, firearms, other narcotics
WILLS POINT, Texas — A multi-agency raid at a Wills Point home earlier today yielded one arrest and the seizure of approximately $500,000 in illicit prescription pills, firearms, ammunition, narcotics-related paraphernalia, and other illegal drugs, police announced.
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Van Zandt County man pleads guilty to federal drug trafficking violations for role in meth trafficking ring
EDGEWOOD, Texas – A 51-year-old Edgewood, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
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Rockwall Fire Marshal’s Division offers reward for information in arson investigation
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — The Rockwall Fire Marshal’s Division, in conjunction with A Texas Advisory Council on Arson, or ATAC, is offering a reward of $2,000 or more for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the arson fire that destroyed a dwelling located in Rockwall. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 24, the Rockwall Fire Department responded to a structure fire located at 205 Dial Road in Rockwall Texas.
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Man who threatened to kill New Year's Eve partygoers in Canton shot, killed by armed guest
CANTON, Texas — Police say alcohol played a contributing factor when a man threatened to kill New Year's Eve partygoers in Canton, Texas, and was himself shot and killed by an armed guest.
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