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Blogs
May 22, 2012
New National Database Shows Trends in Wrongful Convictions Across the Country
As most people who follow the news know by now, since Craig Watkins became Dallas County district attorney in 2007, 33 local men have been exonerated of crimes they didn't commit. But what does this number mean in the context of the rest of the nation, and what are the common issues that lead to wro ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2012
Dallas Police Has Even More Explanation for its Response to That Whole Katy Trail Thing
The Dallas Police Department is continuing to explain away -- and maybe overcompensate for -- their initial silence concerning the armed robberies on the Katy Trail and the dozen-or-so incidents police believe they're linked to.A pair of press releases from police hit the inbox yesterday evening, on ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2012
In the Katy Trail Robberies, Police Reports Paint Portrait of Bumbling, Brazen Criminals
We know a lot more about the string of recent armed robberies at the Katy Trail since the Dallas Police Department initially released some details on the incidents yesterday. We know, for example, that police think all were committed by a pair of black men in their 20s who were driving a silver, fou ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2012
A Dallas Cab Driver Had Pretty Much the Worst Late-Night Hook-Up Ever Last Night
Around 3 a.m. today, a cab driver called the Dallas police to report that he'd been carjacked after dropping off a passenger. He couldn't specify just where he'd been when this happened, and he didn't know the license plate number of the cab, only the unit number. Upon arriving at the scene, DPD d ... More >>
Blogs
April 10, 2012
Anthony Blue, Bank Robber Turned in by Mom, Gets Five Years. Think He'll Write Home?
It was back in January when we first introduced you to young Anthony Blue, a 19-year-old man trying to make a go in the bank-robbing field. He was off to a decent start, actually: In June of last year, he had walked into a Garland bank and slipped the teller a note -- "50's 100's and no body gets hu ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
Dallas County Does a Three-Fer in Exonerations
The number of convicts being freed after serving prison time for crimes they didn't commit keeps mounting in Dallas County, with Friday bringing a rare triple exoneration for three men wrongly accused of robbery. On November 17, 1994, five teenagers roamed the parking lot near the Eckerd drugstore ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2012
Dallas PD Asks: Do You Know The Gunman Who's Been Holding Up 7-Elevens This Week?
The video you see above was taken in the wee small hours of Saturday morning at the 7-Eleven located at 5123 W. Lovers Lane, just off Inwood -- you know, the one next to Neighborhood Services, which, according to Dallas PD records, has been robbed more than 70 times in the past five years. Reason DP ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2012
19-Year-Old Garland Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Bank Robber After His Mom Turns Him In
That photo you see at right comes from the F.B.I.'s Bandit Tracker website, which we've perused in the past. It was snapped June 14 of last year at a State Bank of Texas branch in Garland, off IH-30. The bandit in question: 19-year-old Anthony Blue of Garland. Which we now know thanks to Anthony' ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Feds' Complaint Adds More Screenplay Details Leading to "Handsome Guy" Bandit's Arrest
On Tuesday Mike Byrd provided us with his high-speed, first-hand account of how, along a rural stretch of Mississippi highway, the sheriff there used his .40-cal Sig Sauer to shoot out the tire of a fleeing Steven Milam, the Tyler casket salesmen better known as the "Handsome Guy" Bandit who poli ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2011
How Effective Are Bait Cars, Anyway?
No doubt you've seen the signs like the one at right; they've been around since 2004. The Dallas Police Department was among the first in the country to launch the Auto Theft Tracking Program, which involves putting monitoring devices in bait cars that the DPD can track and control after they've ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
So Close to Getting Away With Armored Truck Robbery, This Is What Finally Did Them In
The U.S. Attorney's Office sends word that a man named Ennis Harris Jackson will be going to federal prison for more than 17 years for his role in holding up a Loomis armored truck in May 2010 outside a Mesquite Bank of America branch. Jackson was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Barbar ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
According to the Feds, the (Repetitive) Life and (Precarious) Times of a Coke Kingpin in Dallas
An alleged coke trafficker used this Knox-Henderson-area apartment as his stash house.If, by any chance, you spent the first few months of this year blowing lines in the bathroom of various clubs around town, there's a decent chance the source of your cocaine was Christian "Cri Cri" Ocana, wh ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2011
DPD Needs Help ID'ing Men Responsible For Series of Violent Convenience Store Robberies
One of the armed suspects hopping the counter at Kilo's Grocery last weekOn the other side are two surveillance cam videos the Dallas Police Department just posted to YouTube as part of its ongoing effort to enlist the public whenever the department needs some extra eyeballs. In this instance, th ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
The Genius Who Robbed Wells Fargo on Lemmon Avenue Gets (More) Time in Prison
One man's gub is another man's bom.For those who've forgotten the now-legendary tale of Nathan Wayne Pugh, a 49-year-old Sachse man, allow me to recap. On July 26, Pugh went into the Wells Fargo at 4332 Lemon Avenue carrying a bag from a fast-food restaurant. He walked up to the teller and told h ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2011
Arrest of Man Suspected of 11 North Dallas Robberies Expected to Now Clear 40 Cases
On Tuesday, the Dallas Police Department sent word that it was looking for this gentleman, at the time suspected of having committed at least 11 robberies in North Dallas -- including the Frankford and Midway T-Mobile store hold-up shown in the video the department made available to media. This m ... More >>
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February 15, 2011
Know These Men? Dallas PD Has Two Videos It Would Like You to Watch This Morning.
Back to back, the Dallas Police Department sent two videos this morning while wondering: Do you recognize these suspects? The man in the video above -- thought to be somewhere between 25 and 30 years old, 5-foot-5 and around 140 to 150 pounds -- is actually suspected in 11 robberies in North Dallas, ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
DPD On Lookout for "Bath House Bandit"
The Dallas Police Department sends word this morning that it's looking for the man you see in the video above, who's suspected of having gone on a "three-hour crime spree" January 29 during which, police say, he robbed three different massage parlors at gunpoint. Among the businesses hit was the Bl ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Bar Owners On Edge Following Another Armed Robbery. But DPD Has One Suspect in Custody.
Last week came word: The Old Monk and The Dallasite had been robbed at gunpoint. Dallas police did not think the two were related -- the former was violently robbed by three men who came in through the back door after hours; the latter, by a lone gunman who, moments earlier, had been drinking at ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2011
In the Last Two Days, the Dallasite and The Old Monk Were Robbed at Gunpoint
Danny Balis just called with the heads-up: In the last two days, two local bars have been robbed at gunpoint. Danny wondered if perhaps they were related.According to Dallas Police reports, the first stick-em-up occurred around 1 a.m. Tuesday at the Dallasite on Bryan Street, across the street fr ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2010
A Bank Robbery, With a Baby on Board, Lands Getaway Driver a 22-Year Prison Sentence
Bandit TrackerUnrelated, but while we're on the subject, Austin PD's looking for a man who last week robbed a bank wearing a George Bush mask.Surely you recall the tale of Inequa Rushing and Waylon McDonald? No? Then a refresher: In late January, the twosome robbed a bank at East R.L. Thornton Fr ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
DPD Now Says It Will Investigate Weekend Assaults Near Cedar Springs As Hate Crimes
At midnight Saturday, two men were walking along the 2700 block of Throckmorton Street toward Cedar Springs Road when they were attacked by four men wielding baseball bats. The two men had their wallets and a cell phone stolen, according to the police report; one suffered a broken jaw. They both ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
After Three Early-Morning Robberies, DPD To Step Up Presence Downtown For a While
Click to enlarge: DPD sends this still from the AT&T building, taken just prior to the shooting outside the building this morningThe Dallas Police Department's still searching for the man responsible for shooting a 63-year-old AT&T employee in the head this morning as she and a colleague ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2010
Someone at the F.B.I.'s Having Way Too Much Fun Naming Bank Robbers
Earlier this month, the so-called Billy Mays Bandit robbed a Wells Fargo on S. University in Fort Worth.This morning's New York Times heralds the debut of the F.B.I.'s Web site featuring the most-wanted bank robbers in New York and New Jersey. Of course, that's old news 'round these here parts: T ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2010
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 >>
Blogs
November 19, 2009
DPD's On the Lookout For One Tony Romo
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
Calendar
August 27, 2009
Train A-Comin'
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
Blogs
October 30, 2008
Freddy Lee Foots Meets the Long Arm of the Law (Again and Again)
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
News
May 29, 2008
Notorious 'Texas Seven' Try to Save One of Their Own By Insulting Him
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2007
Dallas Police Department Discovers the World Wide Interwebs
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2007
Better Than a Post Office Wall
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
Blogs
September 7, 2007
Leprechaun Bandit Admits Stealing
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
Blogs
December 20, 2006
Here's a Tip: When You Rob a Bank, Always Check for the Tracking Device
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2006
DPD Not Jacking Around
No, not that one. The one featured in this video the Dallas Police Department just posted, in which a Big C convenience store at 2240 Irving Boulevard is robbed at gunpoint by two men, one of whom is a 21-year-old named Anthony Romo. (His accomplice is, thus far, unidentified by DPD.)According to Ke ... More >>
News
September 1, 2005
All the Pretty Horses...
Plus: Gone FIshing
Music
March 10, 2005
Robbers on High Street
Tree City (New Line Records)
News
February 24, 2005
Minyard Math
How hard is it to dial 9, then 1, then 1?
News
November 18, 2004
Call 911
Trying to report a crime in Dallas is almost worse than the crime itself
News
March 28, 2002
Prison, Sweet Prison
Bill Everett thanks Jesus he's behind bars, for real.
News
November 15, 2001
The Way of the Gun
The untold story of why Lenell Geter was freed
News
September 13, 2001
Make 'em Pay
Spurred by a horrifying wave of teen violence in the '90s, Texas today spends more money than ever to lock up young criminals. Are we getting our money's worth?
News
December 21, 2000
What a Crime
The late-night carjacking was violent, but the legal tactics are the real rough stuff
Culture
April 20, 2000
Where are they now?
Allied Theatre's Man of the Moment dips expertly into two painful pasts
News
February 3, 2000
Questions of innocence
Odell Barnes is just one of many inmates with questionable convictions facing the death penalty
News
July 24, 1997
Publicity Paul
U.S. Attorney Paul Coggins loves feeding his name to the papers. But what's he done that's news?
News
December 5, 1996
The Hare, The Tortoise
Channel 5's Marty Griggin and Channel 8's Robert Riggs race for ratings as their stations struggle for dominance of local television news
News
July 4, 1996
Playing Hardball
The Feds pitch a shutout in the area's first 'three strikes' case
News
March 21, 1996
Against all odds
Defense attorney girds for battle against U.S. Attorney Coggins
News
February 15, 1996
Dead man waiting
After a decade on death row, Andre Lewis grasps at straws Andre Lewis is a dead man waiting.
News
July 27, 1995
Good day for a robbery
Garvin McCain claims he can tell you when it's safe to go outside
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