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DALLAS, Texas (WFAA ABC 8) - A leaking truck has shut down all but one lane on southbound I-35E at Industrial Boulevard in downtown Dallas, resulting in a large backup.
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McKinney police arrest dead toddler's nanny
By JENNIFER EMILY / The Dallas Morning News
MCKINNEY, Texas - McKinney police said they are investigating the death of a 14-month-old boy who suffered head injuries while in the care of his nanny.
Kyle Lazarchik died on Saturday from injuries sustained on Thursday, said McKinney police Capt. Randy Roland, who oversees criminal investigations.
The nanny, Ada Betty Caudros Fernandez, a native of Peru, was charged with felony injury to a child. Capt. Roland said Monday police expected to upgrade the charge to capital murder. The death of a child younger than six is capital murder and is punishable by death or life in prison, if convicted.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner said Monday Kyle’s death was a homicide, and the cause was blunt force trauma to the head.
McKinney police and paramedics were called to the home because Kyle was vomiting and not breathing, Capt Roland said. He was taken by helicopter ambulance to Children’s Medical Center in Dallas where he died. Doctors determined Kyle suffered blunt force trauma to the head.
Capt. Roland said police arrested Caudros Fernandez because her story was not consistent with medical reports.
Child Protective Services is investigating the baby’s death. The agency has no prior involvement with Kyle’s parents or the nanny, said CPS spokeswoman Marissa Gonzalez. Kyle’s twin and older sister are home with their parents.
Cuadors Fernandez's original bond amount was $500,000, but that amount will likely change once the charge is upgraded.
By JENNIFER EMILY / The Dallas Morning News
MCKINNEY, Texas - McKinney police said they are investigating the death of a 14-month-old boy who suffered head injuries while in the care of his nanny.
Kyle Lazarchik died on Saturday from injuries sustained on Thursday, said McKinney police Capt. Randy Roland, who oversees criminal investigations.
The nanny, Ada Betty Caudros Fernandez, a native of Peru, was charged with felony injury to a child. Capt. Roland said Monday police expected to upgrade the charge to capital murder. The death of a child younger than six is capital murder and is punishable by death or life in prison, if convicted.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner said Monday Kyle’s death was a homicide, and the cause was blunt force trauma to the head.
McKinney police and paramedics were called to the home because Kyle was vomiting and not breathing, Capt Roland said. He was taken by helicopter ambulance to Children’s Medical Center in Dallas where he died. Doctors determined Kyle suffered blunt force trauma to the head.
Capt. Roland said police arrested Caudros Fernandez because her story was not consistent with medical reports.
Child Protective Services is investigating the baby’s death. The agency has no prior involvement with Kyle’s parents or the nanny, said CPS spokeswoman Marissa Gonzalez. Kyle’s twin and older sister are home with their parents.
Cuadors Fernandez's original bond amount was $500,000, but that amount will likely change once the charge is upgraded.
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Lancaster loses phone, 911 service
LANCASTER, Texas (WFAA ABC 8) - A construction crew hit a communications cable in Lancaster Monday morning, cutting all phone service in much of the city—including the ability to call 911.
A city spokesperson said a cable was cut at 11:40 a.m. near the intersection of Dallas Avenue and Wintergreen Road.
A regional dispatch center has temporarily taken over dispatching, the spokesperson said, but the city has so far been unable to switch to a backup system.
It is unknown how long it will take for service to be restored, but the spokesperson said the city has every available police patrol unit on the streets, and the fire department is prepared to respond to calls.
Residents without phone service were urged to drive to a nearby fire station to report any emergencies.
Lancaster, in southern Dallas County, has a population of 31,500.
LANCASTER, Texas (WFAA ABC 8) - A construction crew hit a communications cable in Lancaster Monday morning, cutting all phone service in much of the city—including the ability to call 911.
A city spokesperson said a cable was cut at 11:40 a.m. near the intersection of Dallas Avenue and Wintergreen Road.
A regional dispatch center has temporarily taken over dispatching, the spokesperson said, but the city has so far been unable to switch to a backup system.
It is unknown how long it will take for service to be restored, but the spokesperson said the city has every available police patrol unit on the streets, and the fire department is prepared to respond to calls.
Residents without phone service were urged to drive to a nearby fire station to report any emergencies.
Lancaster, in southern Dallas County, has a population of 31,500.
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Body found near Lewisville Lake bridge
LEWISVILLE, Texas (WFAA ABC 8) - A body was found in Lewisville Lake near the Interstate 35E bridge Monday morning, leading to police activity that tied up southbound traffic leading up to the bridge for hours.
Denton County Sheriff's office spokesman Tom Reedy confirmed that a white male was found dead in the water, but did not provide any further details.
Reedy said someone flagged down a Hickory Creek police officer around 9 a.m. to report something floating in the lake.
"They called the sheriff's office, who got a boat out there, and indeed it was a body," Reedy said.
A fire department source told News 8 the place where the body was found had been classified as a crime scene, and investigators could be seen collecting evidence on and near the bridge.
Reedy said authorities were checking missing-person reports in an effort to identify the body.
As of noon, the southbound backup from the bridge stretched for several miles.
LEWISVILLE, Texas (WFAA ABC 8) - A body was found in Lewisville Lake near the Interstate 35E bridge Monday morning, leading to police activity that tied up southbound traffic leading up to the bridge for hours.
Denton County Sheriff's office spokesman Tom Reedy confirmed that a white male was found dead in the water, but did not provide any further details.
Reedy said someone flagged down a Hickory Creek police officer around 9 a.m. to report something floating in the lake.
"They called the sheriff's office, who got a boat out there, and indeed it was a body," Reedy said.
A fire department source told News 8 the place where the body was found had been classified as a crime scene, and investigators could be seen collecting evidence on and near the bridge.
Reedy said authorities were checking missing-person reports in an effort to identify the body.
As of noon, the southbound backup from the bridge stretched for several miles.
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Driver charged in deadly bus crash
By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News
The 37-year-old bus driver initially hailed as a hero for helping elderly hurricane evacuees escape a fire last month now faces a charge of criminal negligent homicide for each of the 23 victims who perished, Sheriff’s Department officials said Monday.
Despite initial reports, the Dallas County sheriff’s department could find no proof that Juan Robles Gutierrez helped pull people off the bus before the vehicle was engulfed in flames before dawn on Sept. 23 on Interstate 45, Sgt. Don Peritz said.
“After investigators did numerous one-on-one interviews with survivors, no one was able to confirm that he actually helped anyone off the bus. That in itself doesn’t constitute criminally negligent homicide. It’s part of the entire case,” Peritz said at a Monday morning news conference.
The driver is under initial scrutiny because the “bus was under the driver’s care, custody and control at the time,” he said.
“It’s still a wide open investigation,” Peritz said. “There’s a possibility that we could bring additional charges against the people who leased the bus all the way back to the owner.”
Immigration officials arrested Mr. Robles after the fire for entering the United States illegally. Late last week, federal marshals took him into custody as a criminal material witness.
Mr. Robles drove for Global Limo Inc. Federal regulators shut down the South Texas company Oct. 7, saying it posed an imminent hazard. Global's attorney did not return a phone call and an e-mail seeking comment Friday.
By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News
The 37-year-old bus driver initially hailed as a hero for helping elderly hurricane evacuees escape a fire last month now faces a charge of criminal negligent homicide for each of the 23 victims who perished, Sheriff’s Department officials said Monday.
Despite initial reports, the Dallas County sheriff’s department could find no proof that Juan Robles Gutierrez helped pull people off the bus before the vehicle was engulfed in flames before dawn on Sept. 23 on Interstate 45, Sgt. Don Peritz said.
“After investigators did numerous one-on-one interviews with survivors, no one was able to confirm that he actually helped anyone off the bus. That in itself doesn’t constitute criminally negligent homicide. It’s part of the entire case,” Peritz said at a Monday morning news conference.
The driver is under initial scrutiny because the “bus was under the driver’s care, custody and control at the time,” he said.
“It’s still a wide open investigation,” Peritz said. “There’s a possibility that we could bring additional charges against the people who leased the bus all the way back to the owner.”
Immigration officials arrested Mr. Robles after the fire for entering the United States illegally. Late last week, federal marshals took him into custody as a criminal material witness.
Mr. Robles drove for Global Limo Inc. Federal regulators shut down the South Texas company Oct. 7, saying it posed an imminent hazard. Global's attorney did not return a phone call and an e-mail seeking comment Friday.
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Neighbors: Saw boy crawl under fence before drowning
By DEBBIE DENMON / WFAA ABC 8
FORT WORTH, Texas - A 17-year-old babysitter who left a toddler unattended while taking a shower will not be charged in the child's drowning death.
Charles James, 2, died Sunday night in the 6100 block of Grauton Road in Tarrant County after he snuck out of his house and was later found in his neighbor's pool.
James wandered 200 yards away from his home when neighbors Christy Martin and her mother saw him.
"She said, 'Where's your mommy?'" said Christy Martin. "'Go find your mommy,' and kind of stopped. She said it real loud thinking somebody would hear and say that's my kid, I got to go get him. Then he said okay and bye bye."
As Martin and her mother continued walking up the street, they then saw the toddler go under a pole fence with wires where they said they assumed was his home.
"My mom was like, 'Maybe he found somebody,' and I was like, 'Yeah, probably,' and we walked back," Martin said.
But, it ended up being Charles James' neighbor's home where the toddler was found floating.
"The people at the house [were] very traumatized as you can imagine," said Sheriff Dee Anderson. "[They had] no idea the child was in the backyard."
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said the babysitter who lived at the home of the toddler was also distraught because she asked the toddler's 10 and 12-year-old siblings to watch the baby as she took a shower.
Martin said her mother feels guilty about losing a neighbor she didn't get a chance to know and wishes she had done more to prevent the tragedy.
"My mom took it pretty hard," Martin said. "She was like, 'I still should have grabbed him [and] maybe he would have been fine."
By DEBBIE DENMON / WFAA ABC 8
FORT WORTH, Texas - A 17-year-old babysitter who left a toddler unattended while taking a shower will not be charged in the child's drowning death.
Charles James, 2, died Sunday night in the 6100 block of Grauton Road in Tarrant County after he snuck out of his house and was later found in his neighbor's pool.
James wandered 200 yards away from his home when neighbors Christy Martin and her mother saw him.
"She said, 'Where's your mommy?'" said Christy Martin. "'Go find your mommy,' and kind of stopped. She said it real loud thinking somebody would hear and say that's my kid, I got to go get him. Then he said okay and bye bye."
As Martin and her mother continued walking up the street, they then saw the toddler go under a pole fence with wires where they said they assumed was his home.
"My mom was like, 'Maybe he found somebody,' and I was like, 'Yeah, probably,' and we walked back," Martin said.
But, it ended up being Charles James' neighbor's home where the toddler was found floating.
"The people at the house [were] very traumatized as you can imagine," said Sheriff Dee Anderson. "[They had] no idea the child was in the backyard."
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said the babysitter who lived at the home of the toddler was also distraught because she asked the toddler's 10 and 12-year-old siblings to watch the baby as she took a shower.
Martin said her mother feels guilty about losing a neighbor she didn't get a chance to know and wishes she had done more to prevent the tragedy.
"My mom took it pretty hard," Martin said. "She was like, 'I still should have grabbed him [and] maybe he would have been fine."
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Chop shop suspect allegedly kills own father
By JIM DOUGLAS / WFAA ABC 8
FORT WORTH, Texas - Police are looking for a suspected killer after a strange twist in the investigation of an alleged chop shop gang.
Police said they believe one suspect shot to death another suspect, which was his own father.
Just before 1:00 p.m. Monday, residents on Purington Avenue heard a gunshot blast from inside a white van.
A man stepped out of the van and collapsed in the street from a fatal wound to his abdomen. Police identified him as Claude Samuels Jr., 54.
Their primary suspect is his son, Claude Samuels III, 23.
Investigators already had felony warrants for both men in connection with a major auto theft and chop shop ring they broke up earlier October.
"We've probably recovered 800 to a 1,000 pieces of articles," said Det. LP Tracy, Fort Worth Police Department. "Now we have to go back and try to find the victims who belong to all these."
Among the stolen items recovered were all the worldly possessions of a Katrina evacuee and equipment taken from a Colorado fire crew returning from hurricane duty.
Police arrested two men, now a third is dead and a fourth on the run.
According to police, the suspect ran into the house of some friends and told them he had shot his father and that he needed to get away.
In an alley behind the house, police found an SUV that had been stolen earlier in the day.
However, the accused thief, now suspected of killing his own father, managed to get away.
By JIM DOUGLAS / WFAA ABC 8
FORT WORTH, Texas - Police are looking for a suspected killer after a strange twist in the investigation of an alleged chop shop gang.
Police said they believe one suspect shot to death another suspect, which was his own father.
Just before 1:00 p.m. Monday, residents on Purington Avenue heard a gunshot blast from inside a white van.
A man stepped out of the van and collapsed in the street from a fatal wound to his abdomen. Police identified him as Claude Samuels Jr., 54.
Their primary suspect is his son, Claude Samuels III, 23.
Investigators already had felony warrants for both men in connection with a major auto theft and chop shop ring they broke up earlier October.
"We've probably recovered 800 to a 1,000 pieces of articles," said Det. LP Tracy, Fort Worth Police Department. "Now we have to go back and try to find the victims who belong to all these."
Among the stolen items recovered were all the worldly possessions of a Katrina evacuee and equipment taken from a Colorado fire crew returning from hurricane duty.
Police arrested two men, now a third is dead and a fourth on the run.
According to police, the suspect ran into the house of some friends and told them he had shot his father and that he needed to get away.
In an alley behind the house, police found an SUV that had been stolen earlier in the day.
However, the accused thief, now suspected of killing his own father, managed to get away.
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Fairgoers get in on the fun of tracking butterflies
By KATIE MENZER / The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS, Texas - This year's Texas-OU migration is history, but Fair Park is awash in orange again.The 7.5-acre Texas Discovery Gardens has become a popular rest stop for the orange- and black-winged monarchs headed to Mexico for the winter.
At 3 p.m. daily during the State Fair of Texas, officials at the gardens teach visitors about the butterfly's life cycle and show how they tag the insect to help track its migration.
"The story of the migration is one of the magical things in nature that we can all participate in," said Gail Manning, the Discovery Gardens' entomologist who lectures on the monarch. "We can all help."
During the demo, Ms. Manning shows how her group participates in Monarch Watch, an international butterfly-tagging program sponsored by the University of Kansas.
Monarchs are caught when they descend to carbo-load on the Discovery Gardens' Mexican sage and other nectar-bearing plants during their migration southward from Canada.
Then, stickers about the size of a pencil eraser and made of polypropylene are placed on the underside of their hind wings.
The stickers, which are designed not to hinder the insects' flight, are printed with an identification number, e-mail address and telephone number so anyone who finds the butterfly can contact the Monarch Watch program.
That information helps scientists learn about the path of migrating monarchs, the influence of weather on their journey, survival rates, migration timing and estimates of population size.
Last year, five of the monarchs tagged at the Discovery Gardens were found at a wintering site in central Mexico. Ms. Manning, with the help of children who've participated in the daily tagging demonstration, has already marked hundreds more butterflies this year.
Emily Clark, 7, was a young volunteer tagger at a demonstration last week. Her butterfly was excitable, and Emily's little fingers had to work fast to get the sticker adhered to the fluttering wings as Ms. Manning held it down gently on a table.
Task completed, Emily smiled brightly as she held it lightly between her index and middle fingers and released it into the wind as she stood on the demonstration stage.
"She loves butterflies," Natalie Clark, Emily's mother, said after her little girl triumphantly marched off the stage.
Ms. Manning said she's found that most fairgoers have a fondness for butterflies, although they don't all understand them. She gets lots of questions and tries to encourage Texans to plant milkweed, where butterflies lay the eggs that hatch into caterpillars that eventually turn into butterflies.
"When people tell me they love butterflies but hate worms, I have to laugh," she said. "Those worms are what become the butterflies."
By KATIE MENZER / The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS, Texas - This year's Texas-OU migration is history, but Fair Park is awash in orange again.The 7.5-acre Texas Discovery Gardens has become a popular rest stop for the orange- and black-winged monarchs headed to Mexico for the winter.
At 3 p.m. daily during the State Fair of Texas, officials at the gardens teach visitors about the butterfly's life cycle and show how they tag the insect to help track its migration.
"The story of the migration is one of the magical things in nature that we can all participate in," said Gail Manning, the Discovery Gardens' entomologist who lectures on the monarch. "We can all help."
During the demo, Ms. Manning shows how her group participates in Monarch Watch, an international butterfly-tagging program sponsored by the University of Kansas.
Monarchs are caught when they descend to carbo-load on the Discovery Gardens' Mexican sage and other nectar-bearing plants during their migration southward from Canada.
Then, stickers about the size of a pencil eraser and made of polypropylene are placed on the underside of their hind wings.
The stickers, which are designed not to hinder the insects' flight, are printed with an identification number, e-mail address and telephone number so anyone who finds the butterfly can contact the Monarch Watch program.
That information helps scientists learn about the path of migrating monarchs, the influence of weather on their journey, survival rates, migration timing and estimates of population size.
Last year, five of the monarchs tagged at the Discovery Gardens were found at a wintering site in central Mexico. Ms. Manning, with the help of children who've participated in the daily tagging demonstration, has already marked hundreds more butterflies this year.
Emily Clark, 7, was a young volunteer tagger at a demonstration last week. Her butterfly was excitable, and Emily's little fingers had to work fast to get the sticker adhered to the fluttering wings as Ms. Manning held it down gently on a table.
Task completed, Emily smiled brightly as she held it lightly between her index and middle fingers and released it into the wind as she stood on the demonstration stage.
"She loves butterflies," Natalie Clark, Emily's mother, said after her little girl triumphantly marched off the stage.
Ms. Manning said she's found that most fairgoers have a fondness for butterflies, although they don't all understand them. She gets lots of questions and tries to encourage Texans to plant milkweed, where butterflies lay the eggs that hatch into caterpillars that eventually turn into butterflies.
"When people tell me they love butterflies but hate worms, I have to laugh," she said. "Those worms are what become the butterflies."
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Police arrest man in father's murder
By JIM DOUGLAS / WFAA ABC 8
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police and U.S. Marshals nabbed a suspected killer early Tuesday after a strange twist in the investigation of an alleged chop shop gang.
Police said they believe Claude Samuels III, 23, shot and killed his own father. He was arrested at a mobile home park in far North Fort Worth before dawn.
He had been sought since Monday afternoon, when residents on Purington Avenue in Fort Worth heard a gunshot blast from inside a white van.
Claude Samuels Jr., 54, stepped out of the van and collapsed in the street from a fatal wound to his abdomen.
Police said the suspect ran into the house of some friends and told them he had shot his father and that he needed to get away.
In an alley behind the house, police found an SUV that had been stolen earlier in the day.
Investigators already had felony warrants for both of the Samuels men in connection with a major auto theft and chop shop ring they broke up earlier this month.
"We've probably recovered 800 to a 1,000 pieces of articles," said Fort Worth police Detective L.P. Tracy. "Now we have to go back and try to find the victims who belong to all these."
Among the stolen items recovered were all the worldly possessions of a Katrina evacuee and equipment taken from a Colorado fire crew returning from hurricane duty.
Police arrested two other men linked to the theft ring.
By JIM DOUGLAS / WFAA ABC 8
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police and U.S. Marshals nabbed a suspected killer early Tuesday after a strange twist in the investigation of an alleged chop shop gang.
Police said they believe Claude Samuels III, 23, shot and killed his own father. He was arrested at a mobile home park in far North Fort Worth before dawn.
He had been sought since Monday afternoon, when residents on Purington Avenue in Fort Worth heard a gunshot blast from inside a white van.
Claude Samuels Jr., 54, stepped out of the van and collapsed in the street from a fatal wound to his abdomen.
Police said the suspect ran into the house of some friends and told them he had shot his father and that he needed to get away.
In an alley behind the house, police found an SUV that had been stolen earlier in the day.
Investigators already had felony warrants for both of the Samuels men in connection with a major auto theft and chop shop ring they broke up earlier this month.
"We've probably recovered 800 to a 1,000 pieces of articles," said Fort Worth police Detective L.P. Tracy. "Now we have to go back and try to find the victims who belong to all these."
Among the stolen items recovered were all the worldly possessions of a Katrina evacuee and equipment taken from a Colorado fire crew returning from hurricane duty.
Police arrested two other men linked to the theft ring.
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Arlington police seek victims of abuse
By CYNTHIA VEGA / WFAA ABC 8
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arlington police are encouraging the victims of child predators to come forward.
In two recent high-profile cases, detectives believe there may be young people who are reluctant or afraid to reveal that they were molested.
James Roland Schultz, 45, of Plano, was arrested earlier this year for allegedly abusing three children in the 1990s. Victims told police Schultz would befriend their mother and then act as a father figure to get what he wanted.
Terry Sasser, 49, is an Arlington chiropractor arrested last year and charged wth sexually assaulting a teenage client. The boy's parents came forward saying their son had been molested over a three-year period.
Investigators said there may be more victims of both men.
Arlington police urged parents with any suspicions or questions to contact the Alliance For Children at 1320 West Abram St. Call 817-795-9992 for more information.
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Police said they believe there may be more victims of accused child molesters James Schultz, left, and Terry Sasser.
By CYNTHIA VEGA / WFAA ABC 8
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arlington police are encouraging the victims of child predators to come forward.
In two recent high-profile cases, detectives believe there may be young people who are reluctant or afraid to reveal that they were molested.
James Roland Schultz, 45, of Plano, was arrested earlier this year for allegedly abusing three children in the 1990s. Victims told police Schultz would befriend their mother and then act as a father figure to get what he wanted.
Terry Sasser, 49, is an Arlington chiropractor arrested last year and charged wth sexually assaulting a teenage client. The boy's parents came forward saying their son had been molested over a three-year period.
Investigators said there may be more victims of both men.
Arlington police urged parents with any suspicions or questions to contact the Alliance For Children at 1320 West Abram St. Call 817-795-9992 for more information.
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Police said they believe there may be more victims of accused child molesters James Schultz, left, and Terry Sasser.
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Girl's body found in condominium
By DON WALL / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - Dallas police are investigating the death of a 12- or 13-year-old girl found inside a condominium near downtown.
The girl's body was found Tuesday morning in a unit at the Oak Bluff Condominiums in the 4500 block of Live Oak Street, after neighbors had reported a bad odor.
News 8 has learned the victim was disabled, and had apparently been dead for a while.
Dallas Police spokesperson Sgt. Gil Cerda said crime scene detectives and child abuse specialists were investigating at the scene, and Child Protective Services had been notified. Authorities were also attempting to locate the girl's mother.
"We're currently trying to find out the actual cause of death," said Cerda.
Marissa Gonzales, a spokeswoman for CPS, said she could not discuss whether the agency tipped someone at the condominium complex or had prior contact with the girl's family. She said she could not confirm "any involvement with the case until we have some sort of determination that this death was caused by abuse or neglect."
Such a determination likely would rely on preliminary results of the autopsy, she said.
Veronica Hernandez, a next-door neighbor who had lived at the complex for a year, said she had seen an adult female resident but never a child. But on Monday she had noticed an odor emanating from the unit where the girl was found that became more intense on Tuesday.
"When I woke up I thought that was pretty bad, but I didn't know what it was," she said.
Those in the North Texas Region, watch News 8 at Five for more on this developing story.
Kimberly Durnan of DallasNews.com contributed to this report.
By DON WALL / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - Dallas police are investigating the death of a 12- or 13-year-old girl found inside a condominium near downtown.
The girl's body was found Tuesday morning in a unit at the Oak Bluff Condominiums in the 4500 block of Live Oak Street, after neighbors had reported a bad odor.
News 8 has learned the victim was disabled, and had apparently been dead for a while.
Dallas Police spokesperson Sgt. Gil Cerda said crime scene detectives and child abuse specialists were investigating at the scene, and Child Protective Services had been notified. Authorities were also attempting to locate the girl's mother.
"We're currently trying to find out the actual cause of death," said Cerda.
Marissa Gonzales, a spokeswoman for CPS, said she could not discuss whether the agency tipped someone at the condominium complex or had prior contact with the girl's family. She said she could not confirm "any involvement with the case until we have some sort of determination that this death was caused by abuse or neglect."
Such a determination likely would rely on preliminary results of the autopsy, she said.
Veronica Hernandez, a next-door neighbor who had lived at the complex for a year, said she had seen an adult female resident but never a child. But on Monday she had noticed an odor emanating from the unit where the girl was found that became more intense on Tuesday.
"When I woke up I thought that was pretty bad, but I didn't know what it was," she said.
Those in the North Texas Region, watch News 8 at Five for more on this developing story.
Kimberly Durnan of DallasNews.com contributed to this report.
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Tom Thumb to close 9 N. Texas stores
By KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS / The Dallas Morning News
The Safeway Inc. grocery chain said Tuesday it will close 26 underperforming Texas stores—including nine Tom Thumb supermarkets in the Dallas Fort Worth area—as it regroups in the face of stiff competition.
Safeway said it will close 16 Randalls stores in the Houston market, and one store in Austin, in addition to the Dallas area closings.
But the company still plans to remodel many remaining Texas stores to create what it calls “lifestyle centers.” And company executives indicated that sacking the sagging stores will ultimately make the Texas market more competitive.
"This is a necessary step toward a healthier Randalls/Tom Thumb," Division President, Steve Frisby said in prepared statement. "We are committed to improving our business in Texas. Closing these underperforming stores will enable us to execute a more focused and productive Lifestyle store remodel program."
The new Lifestyle format features an expanded selection of perishables, a larger selection of natural and organic foods, full-service meat counters, full service bakeries and floral design centers, as well as sushi bars and olive bars.
The stores are expected to close by the end of this year. After the closures Safeway, based in Pleasanton, CA., will operate 62 stores in Dallas, 36 in Houston and 14 in Austin.
Third quarter results, which also were reported Tuesday, include a $54.7 million pre-tax charge, or 8 cents a share, due to the store closures. Including that charge, net income was $122.5 million or 27 cents a share, down from $159.2 million or 35 cents a share in the 2004 third quarter.
The company also expects to incur a pre-tax charge of about $59 million, or another 8 cents a share, for “store exit activities” in the fourth quarter.
Safeway, one of the largest food and drug companies in North America, did not say how many, if any, employees would be laid off due to the store closings.
Frisby said the company believes that increased sales at remaining Randalls and Tom Thumbs will "create employment opportunities for associates in closed facilities."
As of June 18, 2005, the company operated 1,801 stores.
Safeway shares were down 84 cents, at $23.55 in mid-day trading.
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Stores to be closed:
• 4123 Cedar Springs, Dallas
• 3322 N. Buckner, Dallas
• 11255 Garland Road, Dallas
• 7440 McCart, Fort Worth
• 4209 Basswood Blvd., Fort Worth
• 2334 Buckingham Blvd., Garland
• 2810 E. Trinity Mills, Carrollton
• 2430 E. Pioneer Pkwy., Arlington
• 7120 Rufe Snow, Ft. Worth
By KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS / The Dallas Morning News
The Safeway Inc. grocery chain said Tuesday it will close 26 underperforming Texas stores—including nine Tom Thumb supermarkets in the Dallas Fort Worth area—as it regroups in the face of stiff competition.
Safeway said it will close 16 Randalls stores in the Houston market, and one store in Austin, in addition to the Dallas area closings.
But the company still plans to remodel many remaining Texas stores to create what it calls “lifestyle centers.” And company executives indicated that sacking the sagging stores will ultimately make the Texas market more competitive.
"This is a necessary step toward a healthier Randalls/Tom Thumb," Division President, Steve Frisby said in prepared statement. "We are committed to improving our business in Texas. Closing these underperforming stores will enable us to execute a more focused and productive Lifestyle store remodel program."
The new Lifestyle format features an expanded selection of perishables, a larger selection of natural and organic foods, full-service meat counters, full service bakeries and floral design centers, as well as sushi bars and olive bars.
The stores are expected to close by the end of this year. After the closures Safeway, based in Pleasanton, CA., will operate 62 stores in Dallas, 36 in Houston and 14 in Austin.
Third quarter results, which also were reported Tuesday, include a $54.7 million pre-tax charge, or 8 cents a share, due to the store closures. Including that charge, net income was $122.5 million or 27 cents a share, down from $159.2 million or 35 cents a share in the 2004 third quarter.
The company also expects to incur a pre-tax charge of about $59 million, or another 8 cents a share, for “store exit activities” in the fourth quarter.
Safeway, one of the largest food and drug companies in North America, did not say how many, if any, employees would be laid off due to the store closings.
Frisby said the company believes that increased sales at remaining Randalls and Tom Thumbs will "create employment opportunities for associates in closed facilities."
As of June 18, 2005, the company operated 1,801 stores.
Safeway shares were down 84 cents, at $23.55 in mid-day trading.
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Safeway Official Site
Stores to be closed:
• 4123 Cedar Springs, Dallas
• 3322 N. Buckner, Dallas
• 11255 Garland Road, Dallas
• 7440 McCart, Fort Worth
• 4209 Basswood Blvd., Fort Worth
• 2334 Buckingham Blvd., Garland
• 2810 E. Trinity Mills, Carrollton
• 2430 E. Pioneer Pkwy., Arlington
• 7120 Rufe Snow, Ft. Worth
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Texas fugitive arrested in Mexico
AUSTIN, Texas (WFAA ABC 8/WFAA.com) - A fugitive sex offender from Del Valle has been located in Mexico after being featured on America’s Most Wanted, the Texas Attorney General's office announced Tuesday.
The Attorney General’s Fugitive Unit had been seeking Charles Randall Brunson, 38, for violating his parole. Brunson was convicted in 1997 in Travis County for sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter.
After the America’s Most Wanted report aired in late September, a couple living in Jalisco, Mexico, contacted authorities to say Brunson was living in the area. The Attorney General’s office and the U.S. Department of Justice worked with Mexican officials to detain and transport him back to Texas.
Brunson was turned over to officers with the Fugitive Unit, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
“Many people have been hurt by this sex offender, including his own daughter, and I am pleased he is back in custody,” Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said. “I am deeply grateful to America’s Most Wanted, the brave couple who provided this crucial tip, and U.S. and Mexican authorities for helping us locate this man and bring him back for what I hope will be a long stay behind bars in Texas.”
The couple in Mexico, retirees who ran a youth ministry, had met Brunson while he was working as a welder and handyman in the area. Brunson revealed information about his criminal history that concerned them, and after searching for his name on the Internet they found his photo and profile on the “America’s Most Wanted” Web site.
The husband, who previously served as a dispatcher for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and his wife quickly alerted authorities to Brunson’s location, and within days the convicted sex offender was on his way back to Texas.
In 1987, Brunson, 38, was sentenced to 45 years in prison, later reduced to 35 years, after being convicted in Bastrop County of shooting a man to death. He was also sentenced to 10 years for injuring a young girl during the shooting incident. In 1990, Brunson was released to Travis County on an appeal bond. While he was out on bond, he was charged with sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter. In 1997, he was convicted on that charge and sentenced to five years in prison.
In March 2000, Brunson was paroled to Travis County but he soon fled after removing his electronic tracking monitor. An arrest warrant was issued in November 2000 for violating his parole and he was placed on the state’s Top 10 Most Wanted list.
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AUSTIN, Texas (WFAA ABC 8/WFAA.com) - A fugitive sex offender from Del Valle has been located in Mexico after being featured on America’s Most Wanted, the Texas Attorney General's office announced Tuesday.
The Attorney General’s Fugitive Unit had been seeking Charles Randall Brunson, 38, for violating his parole. Brunson was convicted in 1997 in Travis County for sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter.
After the America’s Most Wanted report aired in late September, a couple living in Jalisco, Mexico, contacted authorities to say Brunson was living in the area. The Attorney General’s office and the U.S. Department of Justice worked with Mexican officials to detain and transport him back to Texas.
Brunson was turned over to officers with the Fugitive Unit, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
“Many people have been hurt by this sex offender, including his own daughter, and I am pleased he is back in custody,” Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said. “I am deeply grateful to America’s Most Wanted, the brave couple who provided this crucial tip, and U.S. and Mexican authorities for helping us locate this man and bring him back for what I hope will be a long stay behind bars in Texas.”
The couple in Mexico, retirees who ran a youth ministry, had met Brunson while he was working as a welder and handyman in the area. Brunson revealed information about his criminal history that concerned them, and after searching for his name on the Internet they found his photo and profile on the “America’s Most Wanted” Web site.
The husband, who previously served as a dispatcher for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and his wife quickly alerted authorities to Brunson’s location, and within days the convicted sex offender was on his way back to Texas.
In 1987, Brunson, 38, was sentenced to 45 years in prison, later reduced to 35 years, after being convicted in Bastrop County of shooting a man to death. He was also sentenced to 10 years for injuring a young girl during the shooting incident. In 1990, Brunson was released to Travis County on an appeal bond. While he was out on bond, he was charged with sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter. In 1997, he was convicted on that charge and sentenced to five years in prison.
In March 2000, Brunson was paroled to Travis County but he soon fled after removing his electronic tracking monitor. An arrest warrant was issued in November 2000 for violating his parole and he was placed on the state’s Top 10 Most Wanted list.
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Student pleads insanity in UT professor's slaying
AUSTIN, Texas (WFAA ABC 8/AP) — A college student who claimed he stabbed and slashed his piano professor more than 200 times because he thought she was a robot intent on killing him pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder Tuesday.
Jackson Ngai, 24, went on trial for attacking University of Texas professor Danielle Martin with a meat cleaver, scissors and other sharp items in her kitchen in 2004.
Ngai's attorney has said Ngai believed Martin was a robot or was controlled by a computer chip in her brain and was trying to kill him. On her body was a handwritten note that said, “Computer chip in brain.”
Prosecutors acknowledged Ngai's history of mental illness but said they will prove he knew right from wrong when Martin was killed.
If a jury decides Ngai was insane, a judge could send him to a mental institution for the rest of his life. He could get life in prison if convicted of murder.
Ngai had checked out of a mental health treatment center less than a day before Martin was killed.
AUSTIN, Texas (WFAA ABC 8/AP) — A college student who claimed he stabbed and slashed his piano professor more than 200 times because he thought she was a robot intent on killing him pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder Tuesday.
Jackson Ngai, 24, went on trial for attacking University of Texas professor Danielle Martin with a meat cleaver, scissors and other sharp items in her kitchen in 2004.
Ngai's attorney has said Ngai believed Martin was a robot or was controlled by a computer chip in her brain and was trying to kill him. On her body was a handwritten note that said, “Computer chip in brain.”
Prosecutors acknowledged Ngai's history of mental illness but said they will prove he knew right from wrong when Martin was killed.
If a jury decides Ngai was insane, a judge could send him to a mental institution for the rest of his life. He could get life in prison if convicted of murder.
Ngai had checked out of a mental health treatment center less than a day before Martin was killed.
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TexasStooge wrote:Texas fugitive arrested in Mexico
AUSTIN, Texas (WFAA ABC 8/WFAA.com) - A fugitive sex offender from Del Valle has been located in Mexico after being featured on America’s Most Wanted, the Texas Attorney General's office announced Tuesday.
The Attorney General’s Fugitive Unit had been seeking Charles Randall Brunson, 38, for violating his parole. Brunson was convicted in 1997 in Travis County for sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter.
After the America’s Most Wanted report aired in late September, a couple living in Jalisco, Mexico, contacted authorities to say Brunson was living in the area. The Attorney General’s office and the U.S. Department of Justice worked with Mexican officials to detain and transport him back to Texas.
Brunson was turned over to officers with the Fugitive Unit, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
“Many people have been hurt by this sex offender, including his own daughter, and I am pleased he is back in custody,” Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said. “I am deeply grateful to America’s Most Wanted, the brave couple who provided this crucial tip, and U.S. and Mexican authorities for helping us locate this man and bring him back for what I hope will be a long stay behind bars in Texas.”
The couple in Mexico, retirees who ran a youth ministry, had met Brunson while he was working as a welder and handyman in the area. Brunson revealed information about his criminal history that concerned them, and after searching for his name on the Internet they found his photo and profile on the “America’s Most Wanted” Web site.
The husband, who previously served as a dispatcher for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and his wife quickly alerted authorities to Brunson’s location, and within days the convicted sex offender was on his way back to Texas.
In 1987, Brunson, 38, was sentenced to 45 years in prison, later reduced to 35 years, after being convicted in Bastrop County of shooting a man to death. He was also sentenced to 10 years for injuring a young girl during the shooting incident. In 1990, Brunson was released to Travis County on an appeal bond. While he was out on bond, he was charged with sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter. In 1997, he was convicted on that charge and sentenced to five years in prison.
In March 2000, Brunson was paroled to Travis County but he soon fled after removing his electronic tracking monitor. An arrest warrant was issued in November 2000 for violating his parole and he was placed on the state’s Top 10 Most Wanted list.
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Texas jurors reject convict's prison rape lawsuit
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (WFAA ABC 8/AP) - Jurors rejected a gay convict's federal lawsuit Tuesday, deciding that six prison officials did not violate his civil rights by ignoring his pleas for protection from inmate rapes, as he claimed.
Roderick Keith Johnson had sought unspecified damages against six Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials at the Allred Unit near Wichita Falls, where he was housed for 18 months for burglary. He argued that his constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment was violated.
The jury of six men and six women deliberated nearly eight hours over two days. They could have found that some, all or none of the defendants were liable. The decisions did not have to be unanimous; 10 of the 12 jurors had to agree.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (WFAA ABC 8/AP) - Jurors rejected a gay convict's federal lawsuit Tuesday, deciding that six prison officials did not violate his civil rights by ignoring his pleas for protection from inmate rapes, as he claimed.
Roderick Keith Johnson had sought unspecified damages against six Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials at the Allred Unit near Wichita Falls, where he was housed for 18 months for burglary. He argued that his constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment was violated.
The jury of six men and six women deliberated nearly eight hours over two days. They could have found that some, all or none of the defendants were liable. The decisions did not have to be unanimous; 10 of the 12 jurors had to agree.
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Errors leave prisoners in jail after release date
By BRAD WATSON / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - A computer system problem left some Dallas prisoners locked in jail past their release date.
Dallas County Commissioners have now taken steps to repair the problem in the computer system that went online in February.
So far, the system has cost taxpayers $3 million. But after problems started, commissioners went back and spent another $460,000 of taxpayer money for a consultant to figure out what corrections are needed.
A 300-page report by Microsoft has recommended a number of improvements to the computer system that tracks prisoners in the jail and courts. The improvements must be made before the district attorney's office and Dallas police start using it.
The problems began within days after the Adult Information System went online. Mix-ups delayed prisoners release on bail.
The sheriff's department found at least 30 prisoners remained jailed past their release dates.
The Microsoft report recommended technical improvements, better training of users and improved security.
Even the system's lead supporter believes changes must now be made.
"I'm in favor of taking the results of this report and building in what requirements we need and moving forward," said Mike Cantrell, Dallas County commissioner.
However, before more law enforcement agencies log on, the County wants to make sure there are no more situations like Micah McDaniel's.
The jail had no record he was behind bars after his arrest for assault on a public servant.
His attorney finally appealed to a district judge for help.
"It was the judge," said Micah McDaniel, a former jail prisoner. "The judge came down and she sent somebody in to bring me out. And it was like, 'Are you Micah McDaniel,' and I was like yeah."
"Had Judge Creuzot not called and made them look at every cell to find him, he would've been there for a month or two before people even realized he was in there I'm sure," said Ray Jackson, McDaniel's attorney.
The county wants to hook up the district attorney's office and the Dallas Police Department so agencies can share data on criminals, but not until the glitches are worked out.
"I think this court has basically said that we're not going to allow DPD to come on until such time that we clear up that problem," said John Wiley Price, Dallas County commissioner.
Commissioners said they hope to get the district attorney's office online by the end of the year and the Dallas police early next year.
By BRAD WATSON / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - A computer system problem left some Dallas prisoners locked in jail past their release date.
Dallas County Commissioners have now taken steps to repair the problem in the computer system that went online in February.
So far, the system has cost taxpayers $3 million. But after problems started, commissioners went back and spent another $460,000 of taxpayer money for a consultant to figure out what corrections are needed.
A 300-page report by Microsoft has recommended a number of improvements to the computer system that tracks prisoners in the jail and courts. The improvements must be made before the district attorney's office and Dallas police start using it.
The problems began within days after the Adult Information System went online. Mix-ups delayed prisoners release on bail.
The sheriff's department found at least 30 prisoners remained jailed past their release dates.
The Microsoft report recommended technical improvements, better training of users and improved security.
Even the system's lead supporter believes changes must now be made.
"I'm in favor of taking the results of this report and building in what requirements we need and moving forward," said Mike Cantrell, Dallas County commissioner.
However, before more law enforcement agencies log on, the County wants to make sure there are no more situations like Micah McDaniel's.
The jail had no record he was behind bars after his arrest for assault on a public servant.
His attorney finally appealed to a district judge for help.
"It was the judge," said Micah McDaniel, a former jail prisoner. "The judge came down and she sent somebody in to bring me out. And it was like, 'Are you Micah McDaniel,' and I was like yeah."
"Had Judge Creuzot not called and made them look at every cell to find him, he would've been there for a month or two before people even realized he was in there I'm sure," said Ray Jackson, McDaniel's attorney.
The county wants to hook up the district attorney's office and the Dallas Police Department so agencies can share data on criminals, but not until the glitches are worked out.
"I think this court has basically said that we're not going to allow DPD to come on until such time that we clear up that problem," said John Wiley Price, Dallas County commissioner.
Commissioners said they hope to get the district attorney's office online by the end of the year and the Dallas police early next year.
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Contestants fight for most SPAMelicious recipe
By DEBBIE DENMON / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - If all six billion cans of SPAM produced since 1937 were lined up end-to-end they would circle around the world 15 times.
Tuesday at the State Fair of Texas, the National "Best Spam Recipe" Competition celebrated the Hormel Foods product known for its versatility through 27 different inventive and unusual recipes.
From pretty to spicy, SPAM was cooked and displayed in ways some may never have imagined.
John Maloney and Brad Ferst have been judging the contest for 12 to 14 years and have seen the good, the bad and the ugly side of SPAM.
"The worst one, she added a lot of ham and actually molded a pig," Maloney said.
No sculpture pigs were seen this year; however the 27 contestants played to win.
SPAM fans could enjoy SPAM biscuits, similar to the classic pigs in the blanket, or hot and spicy SPAM-a-lama ding dong dippers.
Judges critiqued the recipes based on general rules provided by SPAM. In grading, appearance was 30 percent, originality 30 percent and taste appeal 40 percent.
So what SPAM creation took the grand prize?
Crazy tasty SPAM cake came in second place, but it was the island teriyaki bites that scored a first place prize from judges.
By DEBBIE DENMON / WFAA ABC 8
DALLAS, Texas - If all six billion cans of SPAM produced since 1937 were lined up end-to-end they would circle around the world 15 times.
Tuesday at the State Fair of Texas, the National "Best Spam Recipe" Competition celebrated the Hormel Foods product known for its versatility through 27 different inventive and unusual recipes.
From pretty to spicy, SPAM was cooked and displayed in ways some may never have imagined.
John Maloney and Brad Ferst have been judging the contest for 12 to 14 years and have seen the good, the bad and the ugly side of SPAM.
"The worst one, she added a lot of ham and actually molded a pig," Maloney said.
No sculpture pigs were seen this year; however the 27 contestants played to win.
SPAM fans could enjoy SPAM biscuits, similar to the classic pigs in the blanket, or hot and spicy SPAM-a-lama ding dong dippers.
Judges critiqued the recipes based on general rules provided by SPAM. In grading, appearance was 30 percent, originality 30 percent and taste appeal 40 percent.
So what SPAM creation took the grand prize?
Crazy tasty SPAM cake came in second place, but it was the island teriyaki bites that scored a first place prize from judges.
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