WEATHERFORD (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Weatherford police officer is recovering in the hospital after being shot during a traffic stop Thursday night. The department said Officer Chris Bumpas, who is the department’s rookie of the year, was shot by a backup police officer who was trying to help him during a struggle with the suspect. It happened…… MORE
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Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Addresses Pension Fund Crisis in YouTube Video
DALLAS – Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings used a YouTube video to speak directly to veteran and retired public safety workers about the ongoing pension fund crisis. He addressed the financial woes that are plaguing the DROP; Deferred Retirement Option Plan, which was created in the 1990’s to keep veteran police officers and firefighters on the force. DROP allowed…… MORE
Reward Offered to Help Solve Murder Near Dallas Zoo
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are asking the public to help identify a suspect in a recent murder near the Dallas Zoo. Tamika White was killed in a drive-by shooting while riding in a car December 5th, 2016. Investigators believe it was someone White encountered shortly before her murder. Police said she met the suspect at the City Inn…… MORE
Fort Worth Man Who Escaped From Galveston Jail Captured
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Worth man who escaped from a Galveston jail has been captured. Dominic Potter escaped from the facility while taking out trash from the jail kitchen December 12. The next morning, an officer spotted the truck he allegedly stole at the Buc-ee’s on I-45 in Madisonville about 100 miles North…… MORE
Balch Springs Man Murdered While Trying to Stop Thieves from Stealing his Car
BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Balch Springs Police are searching for a killer. Investigators said Robert Eames was shot and killed Monday morning at the Autumn Run Apartment complex in an attempt to stop thieves from stealing his car. They said Eames heard his car alarm go off and noticed two men near his Hummer on…… MORE
Dallas Police Arrest Couple Who Led Them On Chase, Rammed a Police Car
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man and a woman are in jail after leading Dallas police on a chase in a stolen car early Monday morning. The black Dodge Charger had been reported stolen in a carjacking last week. Investigators said the man had allegedly robbed a woman leaving a party at the Lakewood Apartments on Henderson near South…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Investigating Hit and Run Near Meacham International Airport
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth Police said two men are recovering in the hospital after a driver hit them with a car early this morning. One is in serious condition the other is stable. It happened around 4 a.m. on Terminal Road near Meacham International Airport. Medstar’s Matt Zavadsky said when first responders arrived both men were…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Investigating Huge Fight at Hulen Mall
Warning: Video Contains Graphic Language FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Hulen Mall had to go on a brief lock down Monday night after a large fight between 100 to 150 teenagers broke out near the food court. Derrick Nipp, who witnessed the brawl, told WFAA TV it was like a scene from a movie, “There were people picking…… MORE
Water Outage Hits Mineral Wells, City Providing Water
MINERAL WELLS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Almost 17,000 people are without water in Mineral Wells, about 45 miles west of Fort Worth, due to a break in a 24-inch water line early Monday. The pipe is the city’s primary water supply and also provides water to several small communities nearby. The outage forced restaurants and business to…… MORE
Denton Man Who Reported Racially-Tinged Vandalism Allegedly Confessed to the Crime
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Denton man who reported a racially-tinged vandalism at his family’s home has allegedly confessed to committing the crimes himself. Jenny Williams and her husband, David Williams, were jolted out of bed by a neighbor beating on their door on December 12th. He told the couple that their vehicles were on fire in the…… MORE
