Dallas Opera to start Cosí and Koozies summer series
This no-cost or low-cost series includes topical lectures with tie-ins to next season's opera schedule, as well as networking events, tastings, and movie nights.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Domestic Violence
Crime > Domestic Violence
Fort Worth police, feeling threatened, shoot man with gun
The man was brandishing the gun when he emerged from a bedroom following a domestic violence call.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Carrollton-based Sleep Experts’ “Share the Warmth” drive collects 3,000 blankets for victims of family violence
Peacock Alley tops donations with bedding and bath linen sets valued at $20,000.
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008
UPDATED: Plano Police sergeant shoots man who threatens him with knife
A man with a knife, along with a woman, were located in a house in the 2500 block of Millstream Drive and were involved in a dispute. Plano Police officers arrived at the scene, and a Plano Police sergeant fired on the man due to the threat posed.
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
Denton woman choked and cut on hand as a result of argument with boyfriend
Woman tried to get away as boyfriend tried to drag her into the trailer as she feared he would kill her if he got her inside.
Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
Fort Worth woman arrested for beating estranged husband with meat tenderizer
She appears to have confused him with a sirloin steak.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
McKinney police officer shoots, kills domestic disturbance suspect
Shooting followed a fight between the ex-husband and boyfriend of Leslie Aegan, owner of the house.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Mesquite mom fatally shot, two children injured in their home Wednesday morning
The shooting occurred at 6:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Man shooting at Dallas girlfriend’s front door is himself shot, killed
Victim was involved in previous domestic disturbance.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Ex-Mansfield mayor and his father-in-law get into spat and are ticketed
Dude's having a bad month.
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008
Plano Police respond to a disturbance call; assailant drops dead
After the suspect fled through the front door of the residence, he collapsed in the front yard.
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007
Dallas-based Mary Kay Ash Foundation awards $3 million in grants to domestic violence shelters nationwide
The grants go to women's shelters in all 50 states.
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007
UPDATED with video: Fort Worth triple-murder suspect shoots self in head, drives into Lake Arlington
Suspected of shooting estranged wife and her two children, he held police in a standoff until doing himself in.
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007
Fort Worth police searching for man in connection with shooting/beating
Mug shot of the suspect, Willie Van Ross, age 22.
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007
UPDATED x4: Sorta’s Carter Albrecht killed in shooting incident
It's a sad and bizarre turn of events that has the local music community in mourning. Updated with video from the remembrance at the Barley House Sunday night. Also: Could his uncharacteristic behavior have been a reaction to a stop-smoking prescription? And: The shooter is not being charged.
Monday, Sept. 3, 2007
Dallas high school football coach arrested after alleged attack on wife
Deeming hands unreliable, he reportedly used folding chair and cinderblock as weapons.
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
Man arrested in Arlington after shooting, 2-hour standoff with police
A man identified as Marcus Cooper was in Arlington Sunday afternoon after firing shots at another man and then barricading himself in a house with a woman.
Monday, Aug. 27, 2007
One shot, another stabbed, in fight at apartment complex in Plano
The apartment complex is just north of Collin Creek Mall.
Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007
Woman found beaten and strangled in her southwest Dallas home
Police are looking for the ex-boyfriend.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Man attacks mother and stepfather with sword
Talk about going medieval on someone.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Dallas father shoots daughter’s boyfriend
Byron Hutchinson was shot and killed yesterday by the father of his girlfriend
Thursday, April 26, 2007
UPDATED: Keller man who murdered wife sentenced to 40 years in prison
Police have found the dead body of Donna Sandlin, a 47 year-old Keller woman that was reported missing on Monday.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Police looking for attempted murder suspect
Carlos Humberto Alvarenga attacked his wife in Carrollton Friday night with a large knife. He fled with their 3-year-old son, who was later found alone, and she is in the hospital.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Dallas man holds 1 year old child hostage
Early this morning at about 8:00 AM, the suspect threatened to take his own life in the presence of his estranged wife, as she dropped off their 1 year old daughter.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
UPDATED: North Richland Hills woman shot, killed in domestic dispute
The husband, 67, called the police to tell them that he had shot his wife, and when the police arrived he simply walked out the front of their home with his hands in the air.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Arlington domestic dispute turns into shooting
According to the victim's wife/girlfriend, the victim was very upset, ran outside, and immediately ran into two suspects who shot him once and then fled on foot.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Father shoots 3 year-old son in the chest during argument
The boy is now in critical condition at Children's Medical Center.
Monday, Feb. 26, 2007
Two members of Dallas Children’s Theater assaulted
Jealous boyfriend thought there was something going on between his girlfriend and one of her fellow thespians.
Monday, Feb. 19, 2007
Primary school temporarily shut down for domestic dispute
"Nobody cuts in front of me in the drop-off lane, buster!"
Friday, Feb. 9, 2007
Elderly couple beaten in their Celina home
Detectives looking for 21-year-old grandson in connection with the attack.
Friday, Jan. 26, 2007
UPDATED: Police investigate possibility of abuse in baby’s death
Natasha Roman, a 1 year-old girl, died early this morning at Cook Children's Medical Center.
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007
UPDATED: Arlington woman shot in the head
A 20 year-old woman from Arlington was shot in the head this morning in what police are calling a "domestic argument."
Monday, Jan. 22, 2007
Photo Gallery: Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center’s Mission Impossible scavenger hunt raises $185,000 to fight child abuse
As the only Dallas County program that breaks the cycle of abuse—through involvement from a team of agencies that provide a coordinated approach to the investigation, intervention, and treatment of child sexual and physical abuse—the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center provides a safe, child-friendly environment where treatment is individualized to meet each person’s emotional, psychological and developmental needs.
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007
Duncanville woman arrested after abusing five-year-old girl
School authorities at Gateway Charter Academy became aware of the girl's injuries after she showed difficulty walking and reported that her "private parts" hurt.
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007
North Richland Hills girl in custody after stabbing father
The 16-year-old is currently in the custody of Tarrant County juvenile authorities after stabbing her father in the back and chest.
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007
Man dies after being stabbed at Christmas gathering
Grand Prairie resident Jesus Luna was stabbed on Sunday during a Christmas Eve family gathering in Arlington.
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006
Rowlett man charged with shooting ex-wife
Man explained to cops how he shot woman in the neck with a shotgun.
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006
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