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Defense Expert Warns ‘Be A Safe Samaritan’

Just this week, in Richardson, Garland and Fort Worth, Good Samaritans were attacked and or robbed as they came to the aid of strangers.

2012/06/08

Mother Who Was Run Over During Carjacking Out Of ICU

She’s out of Intensive Care at John Peter Smith Hospital, but doctors say a Tarrant County mother who was carjacked and run over by her own van still faces a painful recovery.

2012/05/15

Carjacked & Run Over Mom In Critical Condition

The North Texas mother allegedly carjacked and run over with her own vehicle is in critical condition at a Fort Worth hospital. Police say a man trying to steal computer equipment from a North Texas private school committed the crime.

2012/05/08

Missing dog Butch, who was taken during a carjacking in Cedar Hill. (Credit: Washington family)

Cedar Hill Family Canvasses Area For Dog Taken During Carjacking

A pet dog who provides comfort to a man with special needs is still missing, nearly a week after he was taken during a violent car jacking in Cedar Hill.

2012/03/17

Cedar Hill Family Still Searching For Dog Lost During Carjacking

A Cedar Hill family lost more than just their car in a carjacking. They lost their dog as well. But he isn’t just “a dog.” The pet, they named Butch Michael Washington, provides comfort to a man with special needs.

2012/03/12

Carjacking Victim Wants Dog Back For Special Needs Brother

Ask Marvette Washington about her family. She’ll tell you about her brother, Prentice, who has Down Syndrome, and their dog, Butch, a 3 year old Schnauzer/Yorkie mix.

2012/03/11

Louis Escalante was shot and killed by police officers in Dallas after being suspected of trying to rob a store in Irving. (credit: Dallas County Jail)

Dallas Police Kill Robbery Suspect

An attempted robbery and a carjacking at a tobacco shop in Irving led to a deadly shooting involving police officers in Dallas.

2012/03/08

Fort Worth Carjacking Ends With Car Upside-Down In Trinity River

The chase to capture a carjacking suspect came to end when the suspect plunged some 30 feet into the Trinity River.

2012/02/24

Shadow of a person holding their hands up. (credit: Tim Boyle/Newsmakers)

Man Carjacks Family At Dallas Restaurant

A Dallas family’s trip to a restaurant turned into a harrowing ride with a carjacker. The suspect made demands after falsely claiming to be a police officer.

2011/05/10

Police Chase Ends After 60 Mile Pursuit

A 60-mile pursuit, punctuated with an armed robbery, tire spikes, a carjacking, a gunshot and two crashes, ended with a Houston man at Parkland hospital last night.

2010/10/01