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Homeowner's screams scare off would-be burglar in Windmill Farms
John Anthony Southards, 25, of Forney, was arrested on Wednesday morning, January 8, for an attempted burglary in the Windmill Farms subdivision.
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Kaufman County deputies arrest two men for possessing meth
Kaufman County Sheriff's Office deputies turned a civil disturbance call into a drug bust in the 5900 block of East US Highway 175. The incident occurred on Monday, January 7, 2013 when the deputies responded to the call at 11:22 p.m.
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Three Dallas County men arrested for string of burglaries in Kaufman County
Three Dallas County men were arrested in Kaufman County on Wednesday for burglary of a habitation. Kaufman County deputies responded to several 911 calls, related to the suspects, near FM 1390 and Highway 175.
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Graffiti tagged on several structures on west side of Forney
In the past week, several structures and dumpsters around Forney were vandalized with gang-style graffiti. The vandalism appears to be focused on the west side of Forney, north and south of US Highway 80.
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Investigators searching for arsonist who struck Forney Mustang Shop
At approximately 2:20 a.m. on Christmas morning, 2012, a man was seen on a surveillance video smashing cars' windows and setting two on fire. Several classic Mustang cars at the Mustang Shop in Forney were the target for this late night arsonist's attack.
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KC Sheriff David Byrnes issues warning regarding check fraud
Kaufman County Sheriff David Byrnes issued a warning to local businesses and citizens in Kaufman County. Byrnes warned “that check fraud is a growing problem in our county” and “that counterfeit check writing is on the rise.”
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Kaufman Grand Jury indicts Kaufman man for intoxication manslaughter of off-duty constable
A Kaufman County Grand Jury indicted Warren Ray Patton Jr., 32, of Kaufman, for intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle on December 6, 2012. On June 9, 2012, Patton drove his BMW into opposing traffic on FM 741 striking off-duty Dallas County Deputy Constable Guy Farley's Chevy Silverado.
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U.S. Marshals arrest Terrell man for agg assault that caused Kaufman ISD lockdowns
Ladarius Ward, 21, of Terrell, was arrested in conjunction with an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon case that resulted in three Kaufman ISD campuses to go into lockdown mode. Ward pointed a gun at, and threatened to kill, another man who tried to retrieve his stolen vehicle from him on November 28, 2012, at the Willow Bend Apartments in Kaufman.
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Kemp woman killed trying to prevent man's suicide
According to the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, a Kemp woman was killed on Monday night, December 3, 2012, trying to prevent a suicide. Deputies responded to the shooting call at a residence in the 18000 block of FM 2613.
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Kaufman ISD campuses placed on lockdown because of nearby gunman
Three Kaufman ISD campuses were placed on lockdown yesterday morning, November 28, 2012, at approximately 8:00 a.m. when a gunman was believed to be held up in an apartment complex adjacent to the campuses. The Kaufman Police Department and Kaufman Tactical team locked down the apartment complex for nearly five hours.
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Terrell man identified as gunman in Kaufman standoff
The Kaufman Police Department has named the suspect involved in the standoff at the Willow Bend Apartments in Kaufman on Wednesday morning, November 28, 2012 at approximately 7:45 a.m. The standoff resulted in three Kaufman ISD campuses to go on lockdown for several hours while officers searched for the suspect.
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Drug bust leads to high speed chase in Kaufman
The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men after they led police officers and deputies on a high speed chase through Kaufman on November 20, 2012, at approximately 2:20 p.m. with speeds in excess of 95 miles per hour. The chase began after investigators were conducting an undercover investigation of a drug buy at an undisclosed location in Kaufman, Texas.
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