NEWSTALK 860 » Law Enforcement http://ksfa860.com Fri, 17 May 2013 21:25:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Amber Alert Issued for Two Central Texas Teenagers http://ksfa860.com/amber-alert-issued-for-two-central-texas-teenagers/ http://ksfa860.com/amber-alert-issued-for-two-central-texas-teenagers/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:01:24 +0000 Danny Merrell http://kicks105.com/?p=157167 : We've now heard that they have been found safe and unharmed. More details to come.

5:45 p.m.: Apparently, they were found at a relative's house in a neighboring community, no foul play suspected

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/amber-alert-issued-for-two-central-texas-teenagers/feed/ 0 Lockhart PD Conflicting Reports Regarding a Possible Arrest in Boston Bombings [UPDATED] http://ksfa860.com/investigators-may-have-a-suspect-in-boston-bombings/ http://ksfa860.com/investigators-may-have-a-suspect-in-boston-bombings/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:30:20 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160239 2:45 p.m. (EST): The Boston Police Department has announced that "there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack." Investigations are ongoing.

2:35 p.m.: CNN is retracting their previous report that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. Other sources are reporting that officials are close to identifying a suspect after reviewing area surveillance video, but no arrests have been made.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/investigators-may-have-a-suspect-in-boston-bombings/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images Authorities Can't Confirm They Have Found Body of Christopher Dorner http://ksfa860.com/body-of-accused-cop-killer-christopher-dorner-reportedly-found/ http://ksfa860.com/body-of-accused-cop-killer-christopher-dorner-reportedly-found/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:55:29 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155520 Officials have not yet confirmed whether the body found in a Big Bear, California, cabin was that of accused cop-killer Christopher Dorner.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/body-of-accused-cop-killer-christopher-dorner-reportedly-found/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Drug Courier Loses $20,000, Asks Tucson Police For Excuse Note http://ksfa860.com/drug-courier-loses-20000-asks-tucson-police-for-excuse-note/ http://ksfa860.com/drug-courier-loses-20000-asks-tucson-police-for-excuse-note/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:00:27 +0000 Dan Seitz http://thefw.com/?p=171234 Granted, losing $20,000 of a drug cartel's money is fairly panic inducing. That said, you do have to wonder what Demarco Alonzo Thomas was thinking when he called the police for a note excusing him from delivering $20,000.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/drug-courier-loses-20000-asks-tucson-police-for-excuse-note/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Lufkin Police Need Your Help in Finding 'Animals' Stolen in Commercial Burglary http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-police-need-your-help-in-finding-animals-stolen-in-commercial-burglary/ http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-police-need-your-help-in-finding-animals-stolen-in-commercial-burglary/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:52:19 +0000 Rick St. Nick http://q1077.com/?p=95978 Attention East Texas:

Be on the lookout for nearly $4,000 worth of taxidermied animals that were stolen from a Lufkin building under construction in the 1900 block of Denman Avenue.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-police-need-your-help-in-finding-animals-stolen-in-commercial-burglary/feed/ 0 Should Police Departments Be Allowed to Use Unmanned Drones? — Survey of the Day http://ksfa860.com/should-police-departments-be-allowed-to-use-unmanned-drones-survey-of-the-day/ http://ksfa860.com/should-police-departments-be-allowed-to-use-unmanned-drones-survey-of-the-day/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:00:04 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=144203 Recently, Congress directed the FAA to revise its safety regulations on unmanned aircraft, clearing the way for more domestic use of drones. This would mean, among other things, that local police departments would be freer to use drones for surveillance.

While having a movable eye in the sky would clearly aid the cops in some of their duties, it also presents civil-liberties issues.  According to a new survey of 1,006 adults from the Associated Press-National Constitution Center , the public is split on whether police departments should have this new tool.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/should-police-departments-be-allowed-to-use-unmanned-drones-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup, Getty Images Prisons Find Legal Way to Block Cell Phones http://ksfa860.com/prisons-find-legal-way-to-block-cell-phones/ http://ksfa860.com/prisons-find-legal-way-to-block-cell-phones/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:32:17 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=88797 No matter how annoying many people are with their cellphones, we can't stop them because it's illegal to jam radio signals. Cellphones smuggled to prison inmates are also a serious problem, but the Lufkin News reports Texas prisons are getting electronic help to fight cell phone calls -- legally.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/prisons-find-legal-way-to-block-cell-phones/feed/ 0 via Flickr/DAlalou TxDOT Watching for Labor Day Drunk Driving http://ksfa860.com/txdot-watching-for-labor-day-drunk-driving/ http://ksfa860.com/txdot-watching-for-labor-day-drunk-driving/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:52:49 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=87861 The Texas Department of Transportation says it is working overtime to continue its month-long crack down on drinking and driving over the Labor Day weekend.  TxDOT’s “Drink. Drive. Go to Jail” Campaign began August 19th and goes through Tuesday September 5th.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/txdot-watching-for-labor-day-drunk-driving/feed/ 0 via Facebook/TxDOT DWI Crackdown Texas Prison Population Shrinking http://ksfa860.com/texas-prison-population-shrinking/ http://ksfa860.com/texas-prison-population-shrinking/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:52:53 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=85075 It's true.  The Austin American-Statesman reports the total population of the state's 111 prisons is now 154,000 — down 2,500 from two years ago when it was 156,500, give or take.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/texas-prison-population-shrinking/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images/Newsmakers Cops Bust Huge Marijuana Farm in Polk County http://ksfa860.com/cops-bust-huge-marijuana-farm-in-polk-county/ http://ksfa860.com/cops-bust-huge-marijuana-farm-in-polk-county/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:31:08 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=84617 The Polk County Enterprise reports that more than 100 law enforcement officers from federal, state and local agencies moved in and shut down the biggest marijuana farm any of them had ever seen last week.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/cops-bust-huge-marijuana-farm-in-polk-county/feed/ 0 via Flickr/niraj giri Update: Giffords Approves Shooter Guilty Plea http://ksfa860.com/giffords-ok-with-with-shooter-guilty-plea/ http://ksfa860.com/giffords-ok-with-with-shooter-guilty-plea/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:57:32 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=83559 The Houston Chronicle reports former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband have no problem with a plea bargain for the man who's accused of shooting her and many others at a public meeting in Tuscon last year.  Six people were killed and 14 others, including Giffords, were wounded

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/giffords-ok-with-with-shooter-guilty-plea/feed/ 0 via Valerie Macon, Getty Images Humongous Gang Drug Bust in Henderson http://ksfa860.com/humongous-gang-drug-bust-in-henderson/ http://ksfa860.com/humongous-gang-drug-bust-in-henderson/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:34:16 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=82631 How humongous was it?  The Tyler Morning Telegraph reports more than 150 law officers from half a dozen local, state and federal agencies using armored vehicles and helicopters raided a house in Henderson and arrested 11 members of the infamous Crips drug gangs.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/humongous-gang-drug-bust-in-henderson/feed/ 0 via Flickr/OregonDOT TxDOT Has Highway Work Zone Safety Tips http://ksfa860.com/txdot-has-highway-work-zone-safety-tips/ http://ksfa860.com/txdot-has-highway-work-zone-safety-tips/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:57:53 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=81099 In the aftermath of that fatal five-vehicle crash on State Hwy 7 outside Crockett back on July 16, the Texas Department of Transportation is pointing to that accident as proof of the need to be extra cautious and aware in highway construction zones.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/txdot-has-highway-work-zone-safety-tips/feed/ 0 via Facebook/TxDot Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Appears in Court, But Does Not Speak http://ksfa860.com/colorado-shooting-suspect-james-holmes-appears-in-court-but-does-not-speak/ http://ksfa860.com/colorado-shooting-suspect-james-holmes-appears-in-court-but-does-not-speak/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:04:33 +0000 Amy Sciarretto http://tsminteractive.com/?p=124467 James Holmes, the suspect in the Aurora, Colo. shooting during the midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ which left 12 dead and 58 other injured, appeared in court Monday.

So, what happened?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/colorado-shooting-suspect-james-holmes-appears-in-court-but-does-not-speak/feed/ 0 Getty Images 13 People Killed in Overloaded Pickup Truck http://ksfa860.com/13-people-killed-in-overloaded-pickup-truck/ http://ksfa860.com/13-people-killed-in-overloaded-pickup-truck/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:07:32 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=80650 State and local law officers in south Texas are reeling in shock and amazement over a horrible pickup truck accident in Goliad County. They all say it was the worst highway accident they've ever seen.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/13-people-killed-in-overloaded-pickup-truck/feed/ 0 source: Caller TimesTexas Department of Public Safety Colorado Theater Shooting UPDATE: James Holmes Faces Court Monday After Home Was Secured http://ksfa860.com/colorado-theater-shooting-james-holmes-court/ http://ksfa860.com/colorado-theater-shooting-james-holmes-court/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:34:30 +0000 Nick Romano http://tsminteractive.com/?p=124165 James Holmes, the 24-year-old former graduate student suspected of opening fire at a Colorado movie theater’s midnight showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ early Friday, is due in court Monday for an initial advisement.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/colorado-theater-shooting-james-holmes-court/feed/ 0 Adult Friend Finder/Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Update: Mom Says Dez Assaulted Her http://ksfa860.com/update-mom-says-dez-assaulted-her/ http://ksfa860.com/update-mom-says-dez-assaulted-her/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:11:16 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=79800 Here's an update on Dez Bryant's latest problem. We know he was arrested Saturday on a charge of Family Violence.  Now the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports it is his mother, Angela Bryant, that he is charged with assaulting.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/update-mom-says-dez-assaulted-her/feed/ 0 source: DeSoto Police Department Bexar County Ranks #1 in Road Rage Accidents http://ksfa860.com/bexar-county-ranks-1-in-road-rage-accidents/ http://ksfa860.com/bexar-county-ranks-1-in-road-rage-accidents/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:18:10 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=79239 We all know that San Antonio ranks first in several desirable categories related to tourism, but you may not know that it also ranks first in a dubious and undesirable category. The San Antonio Express-News reports that statistically -- Bexar County ranks first in "road rage accidents."

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/bexar-county-ranks-1-in-road-rage-accidents/feed/ 0 via Flickr/meamscifi Man Pleads Guilty to Taking Deer Semen Illegally http://ksfa860.com/man-pleads-guilty-to-taking-deer-semen-illegally/ http://ksfa860.com/man-pleads-guilty-to-taking-deer-semen-illegally/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:18:20 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=78650 This has to be one of the weirdest stories we've come across in a while.  The Houston Chronicle reports an Illinois man has pleaded guilty in Tyler Federal Court to taking  semen from a deer that had been brought into Texas illegally, in violation of interstate commerce laws.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/man-pleads-guilty-to-taking-deer-semen-illegally/feed/ 0 via Flickr/ET's Photo Home Controversial Shooting Gets Houston Man 40 Years http://ksfa860.com/houston-man-gets-40-years-for-standing-his-ground/ http://ksfa860.com/houston-man-gets-40-years-for-standing-his-ground/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:26:27 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=75899 KHOU TV in Houston reports a man who claimed Texas’ version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to kill a neighbor in an argument over a noisy party has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Barring a successful appeal, a prison cell much like the one shown below will be his home for at least the next 20 years.

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