Dallas Police Shoot Armed Robber Who Reported Her Own Crime

Just before 5 am Wednesday, the Dallas Police Department received a call from woman, telling them that she broke into the Golden Chick at 3071 W. Northwest Highway According to Assistant Police Chief Thomas Castro, when officers arrived at the restaurant, the still-unidentified woman was still inside. Soon, Castro said, she left…

Police Make Arrest in Ritz-Carlton Wedding Theft Case

This week, Dallas police released video of the men who raided the rooms of a wedding party and made off with $100,000 worth of goods. Today, the department announced an arrest, prompted by an anonymous tip. In early March, on the night before her wedding, Jeanette Engler returned to her room…

Michael Irvin Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Assault in Florida

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin is under investigation for sexual assault in Florida, the Fort Lauderdale police department confirmed Wednesday. While the department is not releasing details from what it calls an ongoing investigation, a department spokesperson said in a statement that Irvin was named in an incident…

New Toolkit Helps Texans Fight Back Against Civil Forfeiture

Members of both parties in the Texas Legislature are pushing bills to reform civil forfeiture laws in Texas. The state allows law enforcement agencies to file legal actions against property that the agency believes is owned by a criminal or otherwise connected to criminal activity. That way, they can seize property even…

Dallas Police Arrest Oklahoma Man for Uptown Hit-and-Run Death

Dallas Police announced Tuesday afternoon they’ve arrested an Oklahoma man for the March 18 hit-and-run death of Rachel Spelman on Cedar Springs Road in Dallas. Spelman, 23, died sometime after 2:10 a.m., when she was struck by a dark-colored sedan while attempting to cross the street. Witnesses at the scene…

Ethan Couch Carries Freedom Fight to Texas Supreme Court

Ethan Couch, the Tarrant County teen who killed four people while driving drunk in 2013, petitioned the Texas Supreme Court for early release from Tarrant County Jail late last week. Couch, jailed last year for violating probation, says that the judge who sentenced him to nearly two years in prison…

Dallas Police Catch “Cowboy” Wanted for Fair Park Beating Death

After nearly a month of searching, Dallas police announced Thursday afternoon that they’d arrested Ray Charles Keys. Police say Keys, known as “Cowboy,” beat a man to death on Feb. 17 because he believed the victim assaulted a woman. On Thursday, police got the drop on Keys. After receiving a suspicious…

Suspected Drunk Driver Kills Good Samaritan

A suspected drunk driver accidentally killed a man who stopped to help a motorist change a tire in Dallas last night. Dallas police say the man spotted the woman just after 10pm as she was struggling with a flat tire near the overpass where Walton Walker Boulevard meets Singleton Boulevard. He…

A Pair of Robots Appear in Dallas, Humbly Heralding the Future

Two robots made debuts in Dallas last week, each promising ways to help humans with automation — or at least save them some legwork. One is called Knightscope, a police robot that serves as one part pack mule, one part guard dog. Stacy Stephens is a former Coppell PD police officer and co-founder of…

Texas Senate Passes Police Aid Laws Inspired by Dallas Ambush

On Monday the Texas Senate passed a series of bills meant to remedy the problems cops and their families faced during and after Michah Johnson’s July 7 ambush on Dallas police. The bills, all passed on the first voting day for the Texas Senate in 2017, will potentially provide every patrol…

United States of America v. John Wiley Price, et al.: Week Two

For the jury, the media and anyone else interested in a resolution to Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price’s public corruption trial, this week was a good one. Federal prosecutors finally picked up their pace, running through a significant portion of their witnesses. The jury, unlike the previous week, remained…

Dallas Police Associations Claim Special Treatment for Assistant Chief

Three of Dallas’ police associations are claiming that Dallas Assistant Police Chief Christina Smith received special treatment when cops appeared at her Lakewood home in February. The Dallas Fraternal Order of Police, the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas and the National Latino Law Enforcement Organization also claim a follow-up investigation has only made…

Dallas Police Arrest Couple for Murder Caught On Video

Hakeem Griffin-White and Ashley Coleman are in Dallas County jail, Dallas police reported Monday,  for allegedly murdering Drekeiston Alex last Thursday. The shooting was caught on a surveillance video. The pair allegedly discussed the crime on social media, and police found a deleted video in which the couple talked about shooting…

John Wiley Price Trial: Your Week 1 Recap

Finally, after almost a decade of investigation, nearly three years of trial delays and a week of jury selection and indictment reading, the United States of America v. John Wiley Price, et al. began in earnest last week with opening statements. The Observer was there, as we will be throughout…