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A De Kalb man arrested last week for a felony assault on a Peace Officer had his bond increased last week from $260,000 to ...

A high-speed chase through three counties led to a 3-hour manhunt in Albany on Tuesday. The incident came to a close around 3 ...

We typically have situations where not always, but often where our groups will get harassed and pulled over just because ...

Jan. 24—MIDLAND — The Midland County Hospital District Police Department (MCHD PD) announced Friday that every full-time Texas Peace Officer, Security Officer and Telecommunicator on staff has ...

Longview City Council approves a collaboration between Kilgore College and Longview Police to expand their Basic Peace ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — News of the body of a nude man being found in an abandoned lot has recently sparked online rumors of a ...

He remains confined under indictment on capital murder and aggravated assault of a peace officer charges in connection to the ...

Karen Martinez was charged with terroristic threats against a peace officer. Her case was dismissed Monday, citing lack of evidence.

With another freeze expected Wednesday night, a deadly and heartbreaking animal cruelty case out of Williamson County is ...

Officers believed she was armed. They later found out she wasn't. 30-year-old Karen Martinez faced two counts of terroristic threats against a peace officer. Now, we're learning all charges were ...