Crime

Police trying to idenify man in adult toy store theft investigation in Kaufman

KAUFMAN, Texas — Kaufman Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted for questioning in connection with an ongoing theft investigation at Sara’s Secret, an adult entertainment store.

January 15, 2019 Read More

Man held on $2 million bond in Terrell double homicide

TERRELL, Texas — LATEST — Maxie is being held at the Kaufman County Jail on more than $2 million in bonds, according to jail records.

January 13, 2019 Read More

Sheriff, Rangers investigating death in Scurry tonight

SCURRY, Texas — Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) investigators and the Texas Rangers are investigating a suspicious death of a man in Scurry tonight.

January 11, 2019 Read More

Officers seize drugs, money in early morning narcotics bust

TERRELL, Texas — The Terrell-Forney SWAT team and Terrell PD narcotics investigators executed a knock and announce search warrant for narcotics in South Terrell early Thursday morning where two people were detained and marijuana and money were seized.

January 10, 2019 Read More

Kaufman County Sheriff's Office investigating armed robbery of Dollar General near Heartland

HEARTLAND, Texas — The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery at the Dollar General store on Farm-to-Market (FM) 741 near Heartland on Wednesday night.

January 10, 2019 Read More

DFPS officials finally agree to cover funeral costs, new details unravel in infant death

FORNEY, Texas — The Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) has reversed their decision to make the family of 5-month-old Elizabeth Henson pay for funeral and burial expenses after new details into the investigation of the infant’s death continue to unravel.

January 9, 2019 Read More

Affidavit: Foster mother gives conflicting statements of events leading to infant's death, found to not be home

FORNEY, Texas — A foster mother, now charged in connection with the death of an infant in her care, gave investigator's conflicting statements of the events leading to the infant's eventual death.

January 8, 2019 Read More

Foster mom charged, in custody in death of 5 month old foster child

FORNEY, Texas — A Forney foster mom is in custody tonight at the Kaufman County jail on charges of tampering with a witness, injury to a child and abandoning or endangering a child, all felonies.

January 8, 2019 Read More

Terrell man takes plea deal in fatal wrong-way crash in Forney

FORNEY, Texas — A Terrell man accepted a plea agreement and will be sentenced to 15 years in prison for a wrong-way crash on U.S. Highway 80 in Forney in May 2017 that killed a Garland man.

January 7, 2019 Read More

Police investigating mid-day armed robbery at Jackrabbit Quick Stop in downtown Forney

FORNEY, Texas — The Forney Police Department is investigating a mid-day armed robbery at Jackrabbit Quick Stop.

January 7, 2019 Read More

Texas Attorney General issues consumer alert on Social Security scam

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning Texans to beware of calls from scam artists pretending to be with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and attempting to fool unsuspecting people into giving them their Social Security number and money

January 7, 2019 Read More

Child porn charges for man living where CPS foster child died

FORNEY, Texas — One adult is in custody tonight on charges of possession of child pornography from a home in Forney where an infant foster child died unexpectedly December 29.

January 3, 2019 Read More