Crime

Couple Who Left Premature Infant in Car During East Dallas Bank Robbery Indicted

​Perhaps you recall the recent tale of Inequa Rushing and Waylon McDonald, who, late last month, robbed a bank at East R.L. Thornton Freeway and Grand Avenue -- and left a baby in the backseat, not to mention ID in the parking lot. It merited a brief mention in the regional roundup, but the U.S. A ... More >>

In a Report Released Today, FBI Says Hate Crimes Are Up in U.S., Down in Dallas

​New statistics collected by the FBI show fewer hate crimes being committed in Dallas in 2008 compared with 2007. According to 2008 Hate Crime Statistics, which was released today, Dallas reported 17 hate crimes, which include crimes motivated by race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity o ... More >>

No Justice: We've Bailed Out the Banks. When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind Our Financial Collapse?

Kidnapped McKinney Man Gets an Up-Close Look Into Nigeria's Oily Heart of Darkness

There Will Be Blood: Come September, the DPD's No-Refusal Weekend Goes Full Time

Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle tells Unfair Park he expects to launch the so-called no-refusal program full-time in September after key legislation passed Sunday that makes obtaining a blood search warrant easier."That was the hold up," says Kunkle, who explains that the old law stipulated that on ... More >>

This Weekend, Dallas Police to Make Drunk Drivers an Offer They Can't Refuse

Kimberly ThorpeMADD director Mary Kardell and Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle at this morning's press conferenceA word of caution before you head out for the long Memorial Day weekend: It's also No-Refusal Weekend. Which means? Well, if Dallas police pull suspect you're drinking and driving, you'll ... More >>

SEC Says Texas Financier Sir Allen Stanford Swindled Investors Out of Billions.

It didn't have to happen.

Beating a DWI case may soon get a lot tougher

Is Suspected Sex Abuse Underreported in the Mexican Communty?

Tonight, Dallas Police Mourn the Loss of "A Great, Great, Great" Officer

A short while ago, Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle concluded a press conference, carried in its entirety on KDFW-Channel 4, concerning the death of Senior Corporal Norman Smith, pictured at right. Smith was an 18-year veteran of the department -- his anniversary would have been tomorrow -- who was ... More >>

After Four Years as U.S. Attorney, Richard Roper Has Left the Balcony

First he leaves At the Movies; now, he's no longer the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. As of tomorrow, Richard Roper's back in the private sector, working for Thompson & Knight, after four years spent as U.S. Attorney. Course, this was inevitable: Barack Obama will pick a new p ... More >>

What About Bob?

Laugh openly at Robert Hawkins

"West Texas Puro Tango Blast" -- Not As Much Fun As It Sounds

Only a few days ago, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece about Texas' Tango Blast gang, which was formed within the confines of the state's penitentiaries and "could change the Dallas landscape because it rejects old notions of prison gang exclusivity and lifelong commitments," wrote Tanya Eiserer. ... More >>

Allen's the Ninth Safest City in U.S. Dallas? Um. Um. Well, You See...

Yup, says so right here on CQ Press' 2008 City Crime Rate Rankings: The fine, fair city of Allen's a Top 10'er when it comes to safety among 385 cities in the country -- and not far below, why, you'll find the likes of Frisco (at No. 16) and Plano (No. 51) and McKinney (No. 60) and Carrollton (No. 7 ... More >>

Freddy Lee Foots Meets the Long Arm of the Law (Again and Again)

In Dallas, You May Not Be Murdered. But Your Stuff'll Get Stolen.

Bushwhacked

Let's just say Bush gets charged with war crimes. Will Dallas be guilty by association with his library?

SMU Insists It's Not Hiding Sexual Assault Statistics

Morally Ambiguous The Counterfeiters is a Holocaust Tale of Survival

Plano Cops Make Bitter Divorce Even Worse

Feds Indict 14 Texas Syndicate Members For Murder -- and Much, Much More -- in North Texas

Family Shattered After Oscar Sanchez's Murder

Sanchez's family thought they'd left the lawlessness of Mexico behind. But somehow it caught up with them.

Clients of Industry

Brazil's kidnapping epidemic spawns its own supply-and-demand economy

Craig Watkins and the "Holistic Approach" to Reducing Crime

Craig Watkins: Ganging Up on Crime

Leprechaun Bandit Admits Stealing

War on Gang War

Play Time

The Warriors take on Dallas

A Trafficking Jam

Don Hill's Faith-Based Plan For...Crime-Fighting?

Killing Hate

Matthew's mother speaks

Here's a Tip: When You Rob a Bank, Always Check for the Tracking Device

Highway Robbery

Crime doesn't pay? Tell that to truck cargo thieves.

Penal Colonies?

Knock Off the Knock-Offs

It's a Crime How There's No Crime

Crime Happens (Or: You Could Be Next)

Old School

DISD trustee Ron Price does everything you expect from a politician. These days that's a problem.

Tsunami!

A wall of Bush slams into Dallas

Missing Links

Is a serial killer stalking gays in the Dallas area?

Street Fighters

The Warriors nicely complements the bloody cult classic that inspired it.

Jesus in a Mullet

Del Hendrixson's uncertain journey from convict to Dallas gang guru

All the Pretty Horses...

Plus: Gone FIshing

Death for a Killer

Plus: Off the List, Maybe

Jailbait

Frank Rodriguez faces a lifetime on Texas’ sex offender registry for having sex with a 16-year-old—who is now his wife. He’s not alone.

Call 911

Trying to report a crime in Dallas is almost worse than the crime itself

Good Joe

Confessed serial killer Coral Eugene Watts gets charged with murder--finally

Out of the Ashes

Investigators find a suspect in a vicious arson fire that killed five dallas kids 15 years ago

MADD Again

With Texas No. 1 in DWI deaths, MADD gets down to business

No. 1 With a Bullet

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