NACOGDOCHES POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HOST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

(NACOGDOCHES,TX): Neighborhood Watch Programs and First Responders will be celebrating National Night Out in Nacogdoches on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Neighborhood Watch groups within the city of Nacogdoches will host “block events” on the evening of October 4th . This year first responders have again partnered with the Nacogdoches Public Library to host an event at the […]

Two Most Wanted Fugitives from Austin Area Captured

AUSTIN – Two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted offenders are back in custody following their recent arrests. Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender William Bird, of Austin, was arrested August 24, in Austin. Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Nathan Bingham, of Hutto, was arrested August 30, in Hutto. A Crime Stoppers reward will be paid in […]

DPS Offers Safety Tips Ahead of Labor Day Holiday

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages everyone to drive safely as they celebrate the unofficial end of summer over the Labor Day weekend. In an effort to reduce crashes, the Texas Highway Patrol will be increasing enforcement from Sept. 2 through Sept. 5, looking for people not wearing their seat belts, […]

Garrison man facing 201 child sexual abuse charges

Aug. 30, 2022 NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – A Garrison man has been indicted on 201 felony charges for the sexual abuse of a child following an investigation by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office. Clayton Paul Williams, 35, has bonds totaling $2.5 million for 198 first-degree felony counts of sexual assault of a child, one first-degree […]

Two charged with felonies in drug investigation

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – Two Nacogdoches residents are facing felony andmisdemeanor charges as the result of a Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office investigation.Otis Dale Solomon, 61, and Pamela Kay Stotts, 56, were taken into custody on Aug. 24, 2022, ina joint operation by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of PublicSafety narcotics investigators.Solomon is […]

Fugitives from Dallas, Austin Added to Texas Most Wanted Lists

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added two men to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Lists. Erick Martinez, of Dallas, is on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. William Eugene Bird, of Austin, is on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders List. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of […]

DPS Offers Tips and Resources Ahead of New School Year

AUSTIN – As the new school year nears, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds drivers to use extra caution in and around school zones and neighborhoods. This includes knowing the Texas laws about driving near stopped school buses and not using cell phones when you’re behind the wheel. It also means utilizing the […]

Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives from Greenville, Abilene and Fort Worth Captured

AUSTIN – Three of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted offenders are back in custody following their recent arrests. Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Cameron Bishop, of Greenville, was arrested July 14 in Commerce. Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive John Havener, of Abilene, was arrested July 24 in Durant, Okl. Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Arthur […]

Sex Offender from Pharr Named August Featured Fugitive

AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Humberto Carreon Acosta is the Featured Fugitive for the month of August. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $4,000 this month if it comes from tips. Humberto Carreon Acosta, 33, of Pharr, has been wanted since December 2020, when the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s […]

Convicted Killer in Texas Ranger Cold Case Gets Two Life Sentences

AUSTIN – On July 25, 2022, capital murder suspect José Baldomero Flores III pled guilty in a Bexar County courtroom in the killings of two women, Heather Willms and Esmeralda Herrera. Flores, 41, was sentenced to two life sentences to run consecutively and one charge of arson. The sentencing closes a Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes […]