Matt Peterson
The Dallas Morning News
Dallas, TX, United States
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Plano police ID knife-wielding suspect who tried to stab himself after being shot by officer
A Plano police officer shot a stabbing suspect Monday morning, authorities said. Police were called about 9 a.m. about a stabbing. KXAS-TV (NBC5)... → Read More
Trans woman who vanished during DFW layover called family 'on verge of desperation'
A transgender woman from Florida went missing a week ago during a layover at DFW International Airport, and her family is asking for help finding... → Read More
Trans woman who vanished during DFW layover called family 'on verge of desperation'
A transgender woman from Florida went missing a week ago during a layover at DFW International Airport, and her family is asking for help finding... → Read More
Teenage shooting suspect turns himself in 2 days after man wounded in Cedar Hill neighborhood
A teenage suspect turned himself in Thursday in connection with a shooting this week in Cedar Hill.William Michael Cason, 17, surrendered two days... → Read More
Suspect arrested in killing of Wise County mother found stabbed in burning home
Sheriff's investigators in Wise County have arrested a suspect in the slaying of a mother whose body was found after a house fire in July.Rodney... → Read More
Man's body pulled from Trinity River in Fort Worth
A dead man was pulled from the Trinity River on Saturday near a hiking trail on the east side of Fort Worth.A passer-by on the Trinity Trails... → Read More
Driver dies, 2 children injured when SUV crashes into tree in southeast Arlington
A driver was killed and two children were injured early Saturday when their car hit a tree in South Arlington, police said.The crash happened... → Read More
Police hunt for killers after man, woman shot to death outside home in Oak Cliff
Dallas police are investigating a double shooting early Saturday that left a man and woman fatally wounded on a street in east Oak Cliff.Jennifer... → Read More
Feud between Instagram rivals led to shooting that killed 9-year-old Dallas girl
A war of words between rival rappers feuding on Instagram helped lead police to the suspect in a tragic shooting that killed a Dallas girl this week. → Read More
Drunken mom left 1-year-old in Buick to swig shots in Texas nightclub, police say
A Central Texas mother is accused of leaving her sleeping baby in a car idling outside a nightclub while she drank shots with her husband inside. → Read More
Police in Denton County arrest drifter wanted in father's slaying in Oklahoma
An Oklahoma man accused of killing his father was arrested early Wednesday sleeping on a sidewalk in Denton County, Roanoke police said. → Read More
3 drag-racing bikers busted for using LBJ Freeway as a speedway, Dallas police say
Three motorcyclists were arrested after Dallas police say they used LBJ Freeway as their own personal speedway this week.About 9 p.m. Thursday,... → Read More
Dallas police investigate officer-involved shooting in southeast Oak Cliff
Dallas police are investigating after an officer-involved shooting Saturday afternoon in southeast Oak Cliff. Police were called shortly before 3 p.m. to the 3400 block of Great Trinity Forest Way, between Sunnyvale Street and Julius Schepps Freeway. → Read More
'Substantial amount of blood' found inside, outside Houston apartment, but no body
Homicide detectives found plenty of blood inside and outside a Houston apartment but no victim early Saturday on the city's southwest side.Officers... → Read More
Woman gets banned from Texas Walmart for halving cake and eating it, too
Another woman has been banned for misbehaving at a Wichita Falls Walmart where they wouldn't let her eat cake. The Times Record News reports that the customer visited the store's bakery section Tuesday and grabbed a cake. Walking the aisles, the unidentified woman ate half of the cake before heading to the register, police told the newspaper. → Read More
Troopers seek hit-and-run driver who killed man on I-45, left pieces of Mustang behind
State troopers are asking for help in their search for a hit-and-run driver who killed a Missouri man in Ellis County earlier this month.Bret L.... → Read More
2 kids among 7 hurt in roll-over crash that shut down I-30 in Fort Worth
A roll-over crash shut down Interstate 30 in Fort Worth on Friday afternoon and sent seven people to the hospital, two of them, children.The crash... → Read More
Masked gunmen target car with toddler inside in South Dallas, wounding woman
A group of masked gunmen reportedly opened fire Saturday evening on a car with a toddler inside, wounding a woman in the leg in South Dallas. The shooting was reported about 7 p.m. along Malcolm X Boulevard near Warren Avenue, Dallas police records show. → Read More
Snubbed by woman, 18-year-old shot up her car in Far East Dallas traffic, cops say
A Dallas man was arrested this week days after police say he shot up a woman's car because she ignored his advances. → Read More
Street race ends in deadly crash off I-35E overpass in Dallas' Medical District
A driver was killed late Thursday when he lost control of his SUV and flew off a freeway overpass during an apparent street race, authorities... → Read More