Yearly Archives: 2016

East Texas Officers Fatally Shoot Gunman who Fired on Them

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) – East Texas law officers have fatally shot an armed man after he fired at them during an assault investigation. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the suspect, 29-year-old Jamie Stotts, died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches (na-kuh-DOH’-chihs). No officers were hurt. A DPS trooper and a Nacogdoches County sheriff’s…MORE

Wounded Fort Worth Officer Escorted Home by Colleagues

Wounded Fort Worth Officer Escorted Home by Colleagues

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A Fort Worth police officer shot multiple times during a gunbattle received a police escort home after his release from a Fort Worth hospital almost two months after he was wounded. Officer Matt Pearce was greeted by a large crowd of police officer, family and supporters that included Fort Worth…MORE

Fort Worth Man Who Stole Forklift Says He’s Back on Track

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) A Fort Worth man who suffers from mental illness says he’s turned his life around. Timothy Raines stole a forklift in 2011, and led police on a low speed chase down University Drive.  Video shows him throwing empty beer bottles at passing cars, while driving about 16 miles an hour. Raines told the Star…MORE