ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 27, 2023) – On Saturday, August 26th, 2023, at approximately 7:15pm, the Rockwall Police Department received a 911 call from an individual reporting a disturbance at a hotel located in the 2600 Block of Lakefront Trail in Rockwall, TX. Upon arrival, officers contacted the complainant who advised an individual who appeared intoxicated entered […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 26, 2023) This week, visiting District Judge Richard Beacom sentenced Jarod Broussard, 41, to forty (40) years in a Texas prison for the offense of Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon/Family Violence. The Rockwall Police Department arrested Broussard on August 21, 2022, after his girlfriend escaped in the […]
ROYSE CITY, TX (June 30, 2022) The Royse City Police Department has obtained and served an arrest warrant for Murder on a Houston man identified as Reynaldo Chavez. Mr. Chavez is accused of murdering Sandra Denise Martinez, a 47-year-old, mother of three, who lived in Quinlan, TX. The murder occurred at the American Inn Motel […]
Rockwall, TX (June 17, 2022) – On June 16th, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the Rockwall Police Department conducted a search warrant on a house in the 3800 Block of Pinebluff Lane. The warrant was the result of a months-long investigation into to a tip the department received from the National Center for Missing and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 3, 2021) On Saturday, July 3 at approximately 11:30 a.m., a parade participant at the Rockwall 4th of July Parade was driving a tractor and causing a disturbance in the stage area near Utley Middle School. Parade official elected to not allow her on the parade route. The driver, later identified as […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 19. 2020 – Today the Rockwall Police Department shared a press release announcing the arrest of The Grinch who tried to steal Christmas. Rockwall County citizens can rest assured that the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office will keep the Grinch safe and secure in jail until after Christmas. Our print edition is […]
FATE, TX – Nov. 20, 2020 – Today, Fate Department of Public Safety officers pursued a person in a stolen vehicle through Fate into Rockwall. At one point, officers boxed in the vehicle and while attempting to apprehend the driver, he rammed one of Fate DPS units to avoid arrest. The suspect fled north on […]
ROYSE CITY, TX (Oct. 28, 2020) A traffic stop made by a Royse City police officer this morning resulted in a seizure of several different types of illegal narcotics. A vehicle traveling eastbound on IH30 was stopped for a traffic violation. A probable cause search of the vehicle discovered 4.5 pounds of Marijuana, 74 grams […]
Suspect Arrested in Texas A & M University Commerce Double Homicide ROWLETT, TX – Today at about 3:15 p.m., the Rowlett Police Department SWAT Team assisted Texas DPS and the Texas Rangers in executing a search and arrest warrant for 21 year old Jacques Dshawn Smith at his residence located in the 8300 blk of […]
The Rockwall ISD released the following letter to parents and guardians of school bus #73 riders, in regards to the recent arrest of a bus driver. Dear Parents/Guardians of Bus #73 Riders, The District wants to make you aware of a matter involving a former Rockwall ISD bus driver, Mr. Michael Paul Smith. From […]