Mesquite Police Identify Officer Killed In Shooting, Vigil To Be Held Sunday
The officer killed in a shooting yesterday has been identified as 21-year veteran Richard Lee Houston II. A vigil will be held Sunday.
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The officer killed in a shooting yesterday has been identified as 21-year veteran Richard Lee Houston II. A vigil will be held Sunday.
Officials in North Texas and beyond are reacting to the news of a Mesquite officer being shot and killed in the line of duty today.
A man was shot and killed at a business in Mesquite on November 17, now a teenager is in custody charged with the crime.
Investigators in Mesquite are asking for help identifying an armed bank robbery suspect. The robbery happened inside a Walmart on June 14.
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An 8-month-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe, along with her mother, police said.
The U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested fraud suspect Joshua Bell and took him directly to the Dallas County Jail.
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A man who interrupted three men who were stealing his truck is recovering in the hospital after the robbers shot him.
The Mesquite Police Department is warning the public of a Wyoming prison escapee potentially being in the area.
She vanished more than four months ago, now police in Mesquite have released more video of mother Prisma Reyes.
The unarmed man shot by former Mesquite Police Officer Derick Wiley, spoke for the first time Friday after a Dallas County jury found Wiley not guilty of aggravated assault.
The family of a missing mother from Mesquite is now offering a reward for information leading to resolution in the case.
A Mesquite mother has been missing for nearly two days, and police are asking the public to help find her.
The Mesquite Police Department seeks the public's assistance in locating a missing mother who never picked up her child from the babysitter last night.
Police said late Tuesday evening, they and Mesquite ISD found out about a non-specific threat related to an event that would happen on Thursday, February 14 at the school.
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