Tag: DPS

DPS confirms fatal crash near Lake Alvin was flood-related

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]