Have you noticed any of the new cameras going up around Fort Worth? They are part of an effort by police to provide real-time, 24/7 surveillance of some of the city’s criminal hot spots. Nearly two dozen have been installed in the Stop Six [...]
From time to time, you might hear on the news that someone was charged with an aggravated crime. Aggravated assault, for example, or aggravated robbery. But what does it mean for a crime to be “aggravated?” Aggravated crimes are serious crimes with more serious [...]
Police officers in Texas have released a video showing an arrested woman shaking off her handcuffs and stealing a police cruiser in an attempt to escape from police. She was arrested for shoplifting at an Ulta store. Once inside the cruiser, police officers investigated [...]
The former Hurricane Harvey has come and gone, leaving with it a wake of destruction and several lost lives. The storm could have cost billions of dollars in damage, but it’s not just floodwaters and building repairs that people worry about following hurricanes. Authorities [...]
As of the beginning of September, there are some Texas laws that have gone into effect (more than 670, in fact). Here’s a short breakdown of a few of them that you may have heard about. House Bill 62. This is a statewide ban [...]
A statute of limitations is a window of time that a person is allowed to take legal action on a matter. Essentially, it’s a time limit, and it applies in both civil and criminal cases. For example, if someone is injured on the job, [...]
The Kellers are free and will be compensated $3.4 million for their wrongful conviction and imprisonment. The couple, Dan and Fran, spent more than 21 years in prison after being accused of sexual abuse of children in their care. Satanic Panic at the Day [...]
Burglary and criminal trespass are two related, yet distinct, property crimes with different penalties. Criminal trespass occurs when a person enters or remains on or in the property of another, including residential land, agricultural land, an RV park, a building or a vehicle without [...]
Recently, an East Texas man plead guilty to federal drug crimes after police discovered cash, a meth pipe, 12 ounces of methamphetamine, marijuana and other drugs in his vehicle. After searching his home, police also found more drug paraphernalia and a firearm. As a [...]
Two years ago, a 21-year-old college student with no criminal record was pulled over by Harris County Police (Houston). What followed was what some are calling an egregious violation of this woman’s rights. According to her attorney, as well as dashcam footage, Charneisha Corley [...]
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