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The Dallas Morning News is now offering people who have been implicated in crime coverage the chance to have their names removed from articles on DallasNews.com under certain conditions. To qualify, a person must have had the criminal offense legally cleared from his/her record through an expunction order. Expunctions may be granted for people who […]

Several individuals are now facing serious federal firearms and drug charges in connection with a recent sting operation. “Operation Taste the Rainbow” netted 15 arrests on September 8, 2021, but has named 40 defendants. Those charged are allegedly linked to a methamphetamine trafficking operation in the Lubbock area.   The FBI’s Dallas Field Divisions, the […]

The consequences of an assault charge can follow a person for the rest of their life. Even if a conviction doesn’t occur, you already face a ruined reputation and significant emotional trauma from the arrest. The long-term effects of an assault charge can present many challenges. If you end up with a criminal record, you […]

Four men were arrested and charged with aggravated assault with bodily injury for a January 2019 attack on a gay couple in Austin. Texas law punishes the second-degree felony with two to 20 years in prison. However, prosecutors hoped to prove the assault was a hate crime, elevating the charges to a first-degree felony. A […]

Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Texas, and it may be triggering another deadly bout of domestic violence cases across the state. In only one 24-hour period, a series of domestic violence cases have left at least three people dead in Harris County. The first case involved a woman killing her allegedly estranged husband as she got her […]

A man in Texas was sentenced for defrauding the federal government after applying for various PPP loans using false business names. He pleaded guilty to the charges in March and has to serve more than eleven years in prison for his money laundering and wire fraud crimes. The Coppell man completed fifteen applications for PPP loans and […]

A gang member in the Lubbock County jail started a riot in June. A surveillance camera caught the man stomping and kicking members of a rival gang, sparking a riot. Officers were able to stop the violent activity by using pepper spray and placed the whole facility on lockdown. The man responsible for this riot pleaded […]

A Lubbock resident attempted to evade police after being pulled over by officers from the Lamesa Police Department. Law enforcement discovered that he had an active warrant for discharging a firearm and was on parole. When they shouted commands at him, he allegedly responded with gunfire before leaving the scene in an attempt to escape. According to […]

Law enforcement officials may enforce the law, but they are not above the law. One official may be finding that out the hard way. A veteran FBI special agent has been arrested in Louisiana, according to a local Louisiana news source, and stands accused of a variety of sex crimes. These sex crimes span at least […]

A 19-year-old man from Tyler, Texas, has been arrested on the charges of human trafficking and sexual assault after allegedly kidnapping a girl from her home in Florence, Alabama. The 13-year-old girl, a minor who the man met through an ongoing thread of Instagram messages, was reported as a missing person on the morning of […]