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On Friday, June 23rd at approximately 4:40 A.M., a Haltom City patrol officer spotted a Kia Soul and Kia Optima traveling east in the 5400 block of East Belknap at over 70 miles per hour. The officer attempted a traffic stop on both vehicles, but both drivers failed to yield.

Both vehicles continued east onto Baker Boulevard at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour and seemed to be working together to evade officers. Both vehicles crossed over the 820 bridge onto Hwy 10 and crashed into the concrete
construction barriers.

Two suspects from the Kia Soul ran on foot but were arrested by officers. Both occupants in the Kia Optima sustained significant injuries and are being treated at a local hospital.

This offense includes several juvenile suspects and at least one adult.

Initial information indicates that both vehicles were possibly stolen. Several local agencies assisted with the accident investigation.

This is still an ongoing investigation, and additional arrests and/or charges may be forthcoming. Information will be released as it becomes available. Identities of any adult arrestees will not be released until they have been arraigned by a magistrate. Juvenile identities will not be released.

If you have information related to this incident, please contact the police department @ 817-222-7000.

On June 21, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Dallas Police conducted a traffic stop involving a person of interest in an ongoing murder investigation.

The preliminary investigation determined the individual, 39-year-old male, was taken into custody on outstanding warrants without incident and was taken to Dallas Police Headquarters to be interviewed regarding the ongoing investigation.

After the interview, the arrested individual told officers that he was feeling ill and needed to go to the hospital.

Dallas Fire Rescue was immediately notified at 3:11 PM, responded at 3:15 PM and took him to a local hospital at 3:37pm, arriving at 4:10 PM. He died at the hospital at 9:00 PM.

An autopsy will be performed on June 23, and toxicology is pending.

The investigation is ongoing and being investigated by the Dallas Police Special Investigations Unit under case number 113640-2023.

The Dallas County District Attorney’s office was notified and will conduct their own investigation.

The Office of Community Police Oversight was notified.

At around 9:47am this morning, multiple emergency responders were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of County Road 543 and County Road 593 near Nevada.

Authorities say a van was traveling eastbound on County Road 543 and an SUV was traveling northbound on County Road 593. The driver of the SUV failed to stop at the stop sign where the county roads intersect, causing a crash. Impact from the collision caused the van to spin around and strike two construction workers.

One of the construction workers, a 35-year-old man from Dallas, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A passenger in the SUV was also pronounced deceased at the scene. She has been identified as a 66-year-old woman from Tawakoni. The driver was transported to a Plano hospital.

The driver of the van was transported to a Plano hospital.

The second construction worker was not seriously hurt.

Early Wednesday morning, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and other emergency responders were notified by an emergency call from an iPhone, reporting there had been a crash on Green Ridge Lane near Lillian.

A sheriffs deputy responded to the area and located the accident scene along with an unresponsive male. Paramedics pronounced him deceased at the scene.

DPS says the vehicle was traveling northbound on Green Ridge lane, and entered a curve at an unsafe speed. The driver was unable to negotiate the curve and left the roadway.

The investigation is ongoing at this time.

On Tuesday, 06/20/2023, at approximately 8:11 a.m., Rowlett Police received a 911 call reporting that a body in the water near the 1300 block of Rowlett Road had been found.

The body was recovered by the Rowlett Fire Department dive rescue team. Dallas Police Department and Dallas Medical Examiner responded and retrieved the body.

At this time, the body has not been identified due to decomposition. The Rowlett Police Department will wait for the Dallas Medical examiner to identify the body.

An update will be published once more information has been gathered.