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On December 23, 2025, at 4:55 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers and Sanger Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle crash on FM-51 near the Denton/Cooke County line.

A preliminary investigation indicated that a pickup truck was traveling northeast on FM-51 when the driver lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and struck a tree.

The driver, 38-year-old man from Decatur, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

This investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available.

On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 2:25 p.m., officers from the Fort Worth Police Department’s South Division were called to a house located in the 7400 block of Snow Ridge Drive in reference to a shooting.

Upon arrival, officers learned that a man had been shot in the upper torso. He was transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment, but succumbed to his injuries while being transported.

The suspect is not in custody at this time.

Homicide detectives responded to the scene and are actively investigating.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the official cause and manner of death.

At this time, evidence suggests this to be an isolated incident, and there is no known threat to the community.

On Saturday morning, December 20th, at around 8:19am, Pilot Point Police and Fire/EMS along with Celina Fire/EMS responded to a major accident involving a pedestrian on Farm to Market Road 455 near Fritcher Road in rural Denton County.

When units arrived on scene, they located two bicyclists down with major injuries. A CareFlite helicopter was called to the scene and airlifted one of the riders to a Plano trauma center, but he died.

The second individual was transported by Celina paramedics to a local hospital, and also died.

“As many of you have heard, our Frisco Triathlon Club community lost two of our beloved members in a tragic accident this morning. We are heartbroken.” said the Frisco Triathlon Club in a public statement.

PPPD did not release any details about the driver who hit them.

Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted with the investigation, which is still ongoing.

On Monday, December 15, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, the Fort Worth Police Department received a call about a missing person in the 4700 block of TCC Lakeside Dr.

Friends and family reported they had been unable to locate the missing person. The missing person’s last known contact was around 10:00 am on Monday, when he advised he was going fishing and kayaking in the area. After several hours without contact, family members were able to ping his last known location, which led officers to the scene. 

Officers located the missing person’s vehicle parked near a boat ramp.

FWPD Air One responded and located an empty kayak on the east side of the lake, which was confirmed to belong to the missing person.

Dive teams from the Fort Worth Fire Department responded and searched the water. The search continued until approximately 11:00 pm that evening, when the Tarrant Regional Water District arrived and assumed search operations. TRWD continued searching throughout the night and into the early morning hours.

On December 17, 2025, at approximately 5:45 PM the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) Law Enforcement Division with the assistance of Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens recovered the body of a male subject consistent with the description of the missing person.

The body will be turned over to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner for identification, and the investigation into the details continues along with the City of Fort Worth Police Department.

On Saturday, December 13, at 3:21 a.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) units were dispatched to an apartment fire at 4055 Frankford Rd, in far North Dallas. 

When companies arrived on scene, they observed heavy fire coming from an apartment on the first floor of a two-story apartment building; and with reports of multiple residents potentially being trapped inside, a second alarm response was requested.

Two residents occupied the apartment of origin. One of them was able to make it out of the apartment, but was transported by DFR in critical condition. Unfortunately, that resident later succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Firefighters found the unresponsive body of the second resident inside the apartment, but they were pronounced dead on scene due to the severity and extent of their injuries.

The cause of the fire will be under investigation pending the final results from the ME.