Captain Alex Gray recognized with Patriot Award for National Guard and Reserve service

Captain Alex Gray recognized with Patriot Award for National Guard and Reserve service

Rockwall, TX (December 17, 2024) – The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is the primary program of the U.S. Defense Department dedicated to promoting cooperation and understanding between civilian employers and their National Guard and Reserve employees. Employees serving in the National Guard or Reserve, along with their spouses, can nominate their […]

Behavioral health counseling in the Rockwall County Detention Center

Rockwall, TX (October 8, 2024) – Under the leadership of Sheriff Garrett and with guidance from Kelley Akins, LPC-S, Director of Behavioral Health, the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office is leading the way in inmate care with its innovative intern program. This unique initiative supports the professional development of future Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) and provides […]

Update from the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office regarding traffic stop incident

Rockwall, TX (October 1, 2024) – A Rockwall County Sheriff’s Deputy was unharmed last night after being shot at in the High Point Lake Estates neighborhood of Rockwall County. This incident occurred when the deputy attempted to make a traffic stop of a vehicle with an obscured paper tag and the vehicle failed to stop. […]

DWI “No Refusal Program” initiated for Labor Day holiday

DWI “No Refusal Program” initiated for Labor Day holiday

Rockwall, TX (August 30, 2024) – Law enforcement agencies from across Rockwall County will conduct a DWI “No Refusal Program” during the Labor Day holiday.   This is a program whereby a warrant will be sought to draw an individual’s blood for analysis if an officer has probable cause to believe that the person has been […]

Fate DPS Overnight Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Downtown Dallas

Fate DPS Overnight Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Downtown Dallas

Fate, TX (August 16, 2024) – On August 16, 2024, around 2:25am, Fate Department of Public Safety Police Officers observed a vehicle reported stolen by the Dallas Police Department.  Around the 5200 Blk of Westbound Interstate 30, officers attempted to perform a traffic stop on the vehicle.  The driver of the vehicle began to evade […]

Rockwall County Sheriff’s Department puts best face forward for cancer awareness

Rockwall County Sheriff’s Department puts best face forward for cancer awareness

Rockwall, TX (December 1, 2023) – Things get hairy around Rockwall County each November and the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Department is involved. That’s right, No-Shave November just came to a close! For the 3rd year, the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Department temporarily suspended the dress code requiring clean-shaven faces for the purpose of participating in No-Shave […]

District Judge sentences repeat offender to 40 years for distribution of cocaine

District Judge sentences repeat offender to 40 years for distribution of cocaine

Rockwall, TX (October 16, 2023) – Late last week, 382nd Judicial District Judge Brett Hall sentenced Anthony Maurice McGhee to forty (40) years in the penitentiary after McGhee pled guilty to Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1, namely, cocaine. McGhee, 41, from Knoxville, Tennessee, was arrested on November 30, 2022 […]

Equine Therapy program piloted at Rockwall County Jail

Equine Therapy program piloted at Rockwall County Jail

Rockwall, TX (August 8, 2023) – The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office recently piloted an innovative program with the goal to help encourage, challenge, and potentially direct inmates towards new paths upon release. Sheriff Terry Garrett knew equine therapy programs were known to benefit disabled individuals, veterans, and others facing mental or physical challenges, therefore it […]

Gun Safety Demo and Project ChildSafe Lock giveway at Rockwall County Library

Gun Safety Demo and Project ChildSafe Lock giveway at Rockwall County Library

ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 3, 2023) Last year up to 18,000 children and teens were killed or wounded by a gun in the U.S.  Safely storing and locking firearms when not in use is the best way to prevent accidents. Rockwall County Library has collaborated with Project ChildSafe and Rockwall County’s Sheriff Department to help spread […]