Three individuals are currently held in Tarrant County Jail, charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and unlawful use of electronic communications. According to investigators speaking to NBC 5, the charges stem from a prevalent method used by fraudsters to steal money from ATM users. Despite the common practice of concealing PINs when withdrawing money, financial fraud experts in Texas caution that this precaution may not always suffice. Jeff Roberts, affiliated with the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC), which was established in 2022 following legislative action to enhance coordination in investigating organized financial fraud, explained, “We’ve observed an increase in…
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The Allen Police Department’s new initiative, which designates officers to target and ticket speeders and aggressive drivers on the city’s busiest roadways, is already yielding positive results. NBC 5 joined officers on patrol Thursday afternoon to observe the operation. Within minutes of setting up along the 121 Sam Rayburn Tollway, officers Manuel Castro and Andrew Rembert began identifying speeding motorists. Castro pulled over a driver with an Oklahoma license plate who was traveling at 87 miles per hour. When asked why she was exceeding the speed limit by 17 mph, the motorist replied that she urgently needed a bathroom. Castro…
The cycling community remains in shock after a suspected drunk driver crashed into two cyclists near DFW Airport on Monday, running over one of them. A video posted on social media shows a white SUV approaching the cyclists from behind at around 6:30 p.m. on June 17, hitting them and causing them to fall. The SUV then ran over 69-year-old Tom Geppert. “Watching the video, I’m so angry. It looked like he could’ve stopped before he rolled over me, but then he sped up and went right over me,” said Geppert, who suffered a concussion, a fractured rib, scrapes, and…
Leaders of the Como community and Fort Worth police are launching a new initiative to enhance security at this year’s Comofest celebration on July 3. Last year, a mass shooting occurred nearby just hours after the event, resulting in three deaths and eight injuries. This incident has raised concerns among the victims’ families about the safety of holding Comofest again. In response, police and Como leaders assured NBC 5 that they have a plan to address these concerns this year. “We’re looking toward the future of our neighborhood, so we’re doing this with purpose,” said Dena Ashton, chair of the…
As graduation season winds down, a family in North Texas finds a recently awarded degree to be bittersweet. In May, Southern Methodist University posthumously granted a Master’s degree in Computer Science to Jason Brown, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver just weeks earlier. “The person you love the most is gone, and there’s just nothing you can do about it except miss him,” said Tiffany Brown, Jason’s wife. This degree should have marked the beginning of a new chapter for the Browns. The couple, married for three years after a decade together, was looking forward to Jason’s graduation and…
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A group fight led to shots fired at a west Harris County gas station on Thursday, according to investigators. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office District 4 responded to the shooting at a Chevron near Clay Road. SkyEye flew over the scene, where several patrol cars could be seen surrounding the area as deputies investigated. Deputies said the shooting unfolded when two groups met up to fight at the gas station. One person allegedly took out a gun and shot the other. The shooting victim was reportedly driven to the hospital by a private vehicle. Their condition…
SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — A 46-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting at least two strangers at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, according to charging documents. On Tuesday, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office shared Sergio Marroquin’s mugshot with Eyewitness News, saying investigators believe there are more victims. Marroquin was charged after allegedly pulling down swimsuits of at least two women at the water park’s lazy river on June 16, according to court records. Investigators told that the victims were 35-year-old twins, one of whom was holding her young son during the incident. Marroquin faced a judge during probable cause court on…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An investigation is underway after one person died at a facility in southwest Houston on Thursday, according to officials. The Houston Fire Department said two workers were removing large panes of glass from a shipping container on a large truck in the 5800 block of the Southwest Freeway. The department told Eyewitness News that the workers intended to remove them one at a time, but the entire stack collapsed at some point. SkyEye was above the scene at about noon when rescue operations could be seen at the back of the truck. One person died at the…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Kinder Institute’s State of Housing survey released Thursday shows that home ownership in Houston is increasingly out of reach for many residents, despite the Bayou City’s long-standing reputation as one of the nation’s most affordable metropolises to own a home. The fifth annual survey measures trends in the region over the past five years and shows the housing affordability gap worsening. Home prices in Harris County have quadrupled since 2018, up 43%, and yet purchasing power for a median-income household has only risen by 1.2%. Only seven neighborhoods in Harris County are considered affordable to purchase…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man at the center of a shootout with Houston police has been charged on Thursday, according to officers. Juan Alberto Gallegos was taken into custody on Tuesday after the shooting happened in the Denver Harbor/Port Houston neighborhood outside a home on Kress Street. The Houston Police Department posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying it all started when the 40-year-old barricaded himself inside the home. Investigators said Gallegos’ son’s girlfriend called the police, saying he was intoxicated and threatening her, his son, and his daughter with a gun. According to HPD Asst. Chief Megan Howard, officers…
