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After a city audit revealed money in the Fort Worth Police Department’s civil asset forfeiture fund earmarked for the city, the department has started transferring funds through City Council.
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Fort Worth police have arrested a man who they say crashed into an SUV while driving 157 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone – killing one person and injuring two others.
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Residents describe sound ordinance as ‘lipstick on a pig,’ say they are left to clean up slop.
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The MedStar ambulance service has seen an increase in opioid overdoses. Meanwhile, local law enforcement says fentanyl, a powerful and deadly synthetic opioid, is becoming more prevalent.
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This is Noakes’ 21st year with the department. He started as an officer in the North Patrol Division and later became that division’s commander, before his promotion to deputy chief in 2019.
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Fort Worth's police chief, Ed Kraus, is retiring. The six people in the running for his job answered questions about police accountability at a public forum on Thursday night.
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Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus is retiring, and six people are in the running to replace him. The city provided KERA with each candidate's cover letter and resume.
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Police Chief Ed Kraus announced his retirement in July. The assistant city manager in charge of police says they're looking for someone like him.
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Judge David Hagerman said the scheduling may be fluid but that the case of former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean “needs to be tried next year,” the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Dean resigned after he was charged with murder in the Oct. 12, 2019, shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson.
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Officer Roger Ballard was given a “indefinite suspension,” which a spokesman described as “equivalent to termination,” for violating the Fort Worth Police Department’s general orders, according to the statement.
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Fort Worth had COVID-19 and the recession in mind when putting together this year's budget. The City Council passed it unanimously on Tuesday.
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Fort Worth was the biggest city in Texas without some form of outside police oversight until Kim Neal started as the city's first police monitor in March.