McKinney Police Ask Public to Help Catch Serial Package Thief

MCKINNEY  (WBAP/KLIF News) – McKinney Police are hoping recently released surveillance video will help them catch the suspect in a rash of porch thefts. They’re hoping the public can help them identify and catch the woman caught on camera stealing residents’ packages. Investigators said one theft took place just south of El Dorado Parkway, between…MORE

A Ransomeware Attack Targets Lancaster ISD

Lancaster, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Lancaster isd has confirmed that it was the target of a ransomeware attack. a hacking group known as “Grief” unloaded sensitive information like social security numbers and dates of birth to dark web, according to WFAA. Cyber-threat analyst Brett Callow says that it’s the kind of data dump that generally leads…MORE

Law Enforcement Struggles to Recruit Since Killing of George Floyd

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since George Floyd was killed by a cop. And amid the national reckoning on policing, communities are questioning who should become a police officer today. Mass protests and calls for…MORE

Dallas Mayor: Make Policing Work ‘Without defunding or dismantling’

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In a written column for RealClearPolicy, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson touted several Dallas public safety initiatives. In the column titled, ‘We Must Make Policing Better Without ‘Defunding’ or ‘Dismantling,’ Mayor Johnson wrote that instead of talking about stripping funding from police departments for other programs amid an uptick in violent crime, local…MORE

Expect the heat and humidity to continue through the weekend …

    Today Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight  Increasing clouds, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny,…MORE