Crime & Real Estate
[Editor’s note: Merry Christmas! This week, we’re taking time off to focus on our loved ones, so we are sharing some of our favorite stories from this year. Keep an eye out for our top features from the archives as we rest and get ready for a brilliant 2018! Cheers, from Candy and the entire…
When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, first responders were left scrambling to help evacuate neighborhoods and keep some sense of order in the enormous city. But that didn’t keep police from searching for Crystal McDowell, a divorced mother of two, who was last seen leaving her boyfriend’s home on the morning of Aug. 25. McDowell was supposed…
This is the memorial for the five officers brutally slain last year in Dallas during a peaceful demonstration. Called the Circle of Heroes, it was created and funded by Dallas real estate developers as a dedicated a memorial. The six bronze plaques are mounted on stones that surround a flagpole. The location is along the…
On June 6, WalletHub released the results of a “study” ranking 2017’s Safest States in America. Texas ranked 41 out of 50 states. You may recall a pair of columns I recently wrote detailing overall USA, Dallas and specifically high-rise crime. Both columns showed that Dallas hasn’t been as crime-free as it is today since…
Update 4:00 pm: Very sad to report that the man, who was an intruder, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. When police arrived on the scene, the intruder refused to surrender. SWAT was called and they were able to evacuate two people from the residence from the roof. Then when SWAT entered the home, they…
