It’s probably not the most surprising press release of the week: “Dallas Police Association PAC Unanimously Votes to Support Ron Natinsky For Dallas Mayor.” After all, as we noted way back in September 2004 — two months into David Kunkle’s tenure as Dallas Police Department chief — Kunkle and Glenn…
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…
This just in from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: A federal grand jury in Dallas has indicted a 35-year-old Ennis man named Jerry Wayne Valek on three counts of production of child pornography. He’s been in custody for about a month, and according to the indictment, Valek spent more than two…
A dip into the downtown federal courthouse grab bag this morning comes up with two interesting filings. Let’s begin with this one.You probably recognize the name Ralph Janvey by now. For a long while, the partner at the Ross Avenue law firm of Krage & Janvey has been the court-appointed…
Our first mention of Denton lawyer Evan Stone and his court fight against porn pirates (recall: not that Evan Stone, though we heard he was in town this weekend) centered on his case representing Germany’s Mick Haig Productions, and their Cassavetes-esque family drama, Der Gute Önkel. Four months later, that…
Last month, Dallas County officials — chief among them, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins — went down to Austin to ask the Texas Commission on Jail Standards if it’d be OK to add 928 additional beds in the Lew Sterrett North Tower, so-called “variance beds” intended to relieve congestion in…
This just in from Dallas Police spokesman Senior Corporal Kevin Janse: About two hours ago, officers were sent to the Bank of America building at 901 Main Street. Something to do with “a man sending letters from that location.” Janse explains why below:The suspect had made copies of a letter…
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…
Speaking of drinking …Across an icy stretch of Young Street from City Hall this morning, an intimate media bunch huddled up at the Bud Light Hotel to hear about the biggest danger on the roads this week — worse than the weather, worse than slow-rolling cabbies: the drunks. Charlie Cloud,…
At 10:24 this morning, Dallas Police first sent word that a 6-month-old girl had been kidnapped on Westmoreland Road; a short time after that came that Amber Alert, which turned out to be a false alarm. (Jack E. Jett, take a bow.) Moments ago, Senior Corporal Kevin Janse sent this…
At 9:30 this morning, according to Dallas Police, a woman ran into Max Beauty Supply, located at 7460 S. Westmoreland Road. She left the keys in the car — a silver, four-door 2006 Dodge Stratus, with the license plates BV9-F940.Also left in the car: 6-month-old Azia Crawford. Azia, say police,…
Below, of course, is the tale of Senior Corporal Theadora Ross — the 26-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly depositing at least $250,000 in North Texas Crime Commission’s Crime Stoppers cash in her own bank account. The feds say that the…
That photo you see at top is Dallas Police Department Senior Corporal Theadora Ross, in the middle, being escorted out of DPD HQ yesterday by FBI agents. Andrea was out there Wednesday morning, but at the time, DPD and the feds refused to comment on Ross’s arrest. They promised all…
The gentleman you see above in the Dallas Police Department uniform is DPD Sergeant Donald McMillion. Next to him, in the Austin PD uniform, is Sergeant Ronald McMillion. In case you hadn’t noticed — and, really, I like to take nothing for granted — they are identical twins, who, for…
In April 2009, John Patrick Newton was arrested by Drug Enforcement Administration agents for growing, storing and selling marijuana out of an apartment on N. MacArthur Boulevard inIrving. Said the feds, he was the leader of “a marijuana distribution conspiracy known as the Newton Drug Trafficking Organization,” which included former…
Most releases the Dallas Police Department send to the media are the stuff of crime stats and nightmares — it’s usually bloody awful bad news. But then, a short while ago, this tale arrived in the in-box courtesy Sgt. Warren Mitchell, a DPD spokesman. The subject header? “Positive News Story.”…
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…
Back in September, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that it had arrested several alleged members of “violent local street gangs,” which included the Highland Hills Posse and the NFL Boyz. Among those snapped up during “Operation Greedy Grove” was 31-year-old Ronald Alexander, otherwise known as “Ron Don,” who today pleaded…
The Dallas Police Department just sent word: Yesterday, a DPD detective arrested 36-year-old Michael D’Spain on a warrant for an improper relationship with a student. D’Spain was arrested at Farine Elementary School in Irving, where, according to his Linkedin profile, he’s been teaching since August. But DPD says the arrest…
This just in from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: A 29-year-old man from Plano, Edward Louis Molz III, pleaded guilty in Dallas federal court this morning to a single count of wire fraud, for which he faces up 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. On top of that, he…
Remember when that L.A. auction house auctioned off the pine box in which Lee Harvey Oswald was buried on November 25, 1963, at the Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel & Cemetery in Fort Worth? Man, seems like only six weeks ago. Since then, of course, the coffin sold — for…
Dallas police just sent word: First thing this morning, the store manager opening up the CVS Pharmacy on E. Northwest Highway — where Plano Road turns into E. Lake Highlands Drive — found a dead man in the bathroom. Hell of a way to start the day. DPD explains:Drug paraphernalia,…
