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 […]
Royse City, TX (November 14, 2024) – On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:30 pm, the Royse City Police Department responded to a report of an aggravated robbery in the Verandah Subdivision. The victim, a female Uber driver, reported she picked up a male subject at a business in Addison and gave the subject a […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, 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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]