The death of a man who crashed a UTV in Lincoln County is the same the flood-related death Gov. Kristi Noem mentioned during a Sunday press conference. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety confirmed the two events are one and the same to the Argus Leader in an email Monday. At about 2 p.m. […]
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87-year-old man dies in UTV crash near Lake Alvin after road washes away: DPS
A elderly man has died, following a UTV crash Saturday afternoon near Lake Alvin, 5 miles east of Harrisburg, according to a press release from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety press release Sunday. The crash happened at in about 2:10 p.m. in the 27000 block of 480th Avenue and involved a 2013 Kawasaki […]
DPS announces Featured Fugitive for June
Jun. 6—AUSTIN — Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Ramiro Dominguez is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $3,000 for the month if the tip is received in June. According to a Department of Public Safety news release, Ramiro Manuel Dominguez, 34, of Abernathy, has been […]
Uvalde Shooting Victims’ Families Sue Texas DPS Officers
This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. Relatives of 17 children killed and two kids injured in Texas’ deadliest school shooting are suing Texas Department of Public Safety officers who were among hundreds of law enforcement that waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary, lawyers announced last week. “Nearly […]
19 Uvalde families sue Texas DPS and 92 officer defendants over police response to shooting
Nineteen families who lost children and loved ones in the Uvalde school shooting nearly two years ago have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety and 92 named troopers who responded to the scene. The suit contends that the officers were trained in active shooter training but failed to follow national standards […]
DPS Special Agent receives Lifesaving Award
A special agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety recently won a Lifesaving Award for his actions in finding a missing child from Corpus Christi. Henry J. Schultz, a special agent in the Criminal Investigations Division of DPS, was recognized by the Texas Public Safety Commission and DPS Director Steve McCraw at the PSC […]
DPS identifies Mesa man shot, killed by trooper on Loop 101
The Arizona Department of Public Safety on Monday released the name of the Mesa man killed by a trooper on Sunday. An as-of-yet unnamed trooper shot Lemonte Anthony Knobelock, 44, after DPS said he pulled a gun on the trooper. DPS did not provide additional information on the trooper or Knobelock, only offering a statement on […]
Why DPS is seeking a retrial after ex-Texas trooper, Army Reserve captain won $2.5M suit
The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking a retrial after being ordered by a jury to pay $2.5 million in lost wages to a former state trooper who became sick from toxic burn pit exposure during his Army Reserve unit’s deployment to Iraq in 2007 and 2008. The former trooper, Le Roy Torres, an […]
DPS pursuit near Grapevine ends in crash, fleeing 19-year-old driver arrested: officials
A 19-year-old Fort Worth driver was arrested Thursday night after he led Department of Public Safety troopers on a pursuit that ended in a crash near Grapevine, officials said. A DPS trooper traveling westbound on State Highway 114 attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a 2013 Ford F-150 shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to […]
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DPS Urges Texans, Visitors to Follow Safety Guidelines Ahead of Historic Solar Eclipse
Apr. 6—AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Public Safety Friday urged Texans and those visiting the state to prepare accordingly and follow safety tips ahead of the historic total solar eclipse expected to impact dozens of communities next week. Those in the path of totality will see the effects from roughly 1:30 p.m. to 1:50 […]
Elderly man missing out of Groveton, DPS said
GROVETON, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public’s help to find 72-year-old man who went missing last Monday. Canton officials talk eclipse prep after county issues disaster declaration Photo courtesy of Texas DPS. W J Wallace was last seen on 214 W First St in Groveton at around midnight […]