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Plano Police Bust National Theft Gang

Police made arrests this week in an attempt to thwart a nationwide burglary gang that has been targeting several North Texas cities.

2013/06/15

(credit: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice)

Appeals Court Reverses Conviction Of Fort Worth Murderer

A divided federal appeals court panel has thrown out the capital murder conviction of a former Fort Worth street gang leader sentenced to die for gunning down a Dallas father of four during an attempted robbery in 2001.

2013/03/01

Tarrant County Man Added To Top 10 Sex Offender List

The Texas Department of Public Safety has added Santos Francisco Sanchez, formerly known to live in Tarrant County, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list.

2013/01/28

Members of a criminal gang get ready to sniff cocaine. (credit: Getty Images/Raul ArboledaA/AFP)

More than 600 Gang Members Arrested In U.S., 40 In Tex., Okla.

.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that a nearly three-month investigation has yielded the arrest of 637 gang members in 150 U.S. cities involved in drug trafficking, human smuggling and firearm violations.

2012/04/26

The Green Bay Packers celebrate defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (credit: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

50 Years Jail For Man In Super Bowl Bet Death

Prosecutors say a North Texas gang member has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a killing over an unpaid $40 Super Bowl bet.

2012/04/17

Mexican police investigating shooting found dead

U.S. and Mexican authorities say a Mexican state police commander investigating the reported shooting and disappearance of an American tourist on a border lake plagued by pirates has been killed.

2010/10/12

NYC Police Arrest 9th Suspect In Anti-Gay Beatings

Police on Monday arrested the ninth and final suspect in the brutal attacks on four people touched off because gang members thought one of their recruits was gay.

2010/10/11