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New charges for missing fugitive
According to Seven Points police, a fugitive who escaped from police near Ennis last week will have new warrants out for him soon. As of Wednesday morning, the suspect, 25-year-old Brent Jones, was...
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Ennis PD puts state motto stickers on cars
Ennis Police Department patrol vehicles are now outfitted with some new equipment – a sticker on the back with the words “In God We Trust.” But Ennisites aren’t the only ones aware of the addition to...
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Mayor files criminal trespass warning against barber
Ennis barber James “Red” Sanders Thursday was issued a criminal trespass warning by Ennis police after an altercation with Mayor Russell Thomas occurred in Thomas’ and David Lindauers’ co-owned...
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Detective, community recall 15-year-old’s slaying four years ago
This week marked the four year anniversary of when Moriah Gonzales’ life was tragically cut short at age 15. Thursday morning was exactly four years after an Ennis resident found Gonzales’ charred,...
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Police investigating shooting death
Police are investigating a shooting death in the Ennis Housing Authority neighborhood near the 200 block of Arnold Street Thursday. As of Friday morning, Ennis police were handling the investigation as...
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Driver falls asleep in I-45 lane
A man was arrested early Sunday morning after he parked his truck in the inside lane of Interstate 45 near the U.S. Hwy 287 intersection. Police received a call at around 5:30 a.m. Sunday about a...
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One injured in weekend crash
One person was injured in the two-vehicle accident near the Texas Motorplex on U.S. Hwy 287 over the weekend. According to the crash report, Jose Monsivais, 42, the driver of a blue Dodge pickup with...
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Car slams utility pole, bursts into flames
By Justin Tubbs/justin@ennisdailynews.com Bardwell residents came out of their homes to watch as a vehicle burned in the middle of town on Thursday. According to Ennis firefighters who responded with...
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Newspaper carriers seriously injured in accident
An Ennis married couple was airlifted to a Dallas hospital Wednesday afternoon after their single-cab pickup went off the road and into a ditch. The couple, Harvey and Glenda Dixon, are newspaper...
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Alma convenience store robbed
A suspect is in custody in connection with an armed robbery at the Alma One Stop convenience store in Alma. According to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect was a white male, wearing a...
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Tour bus hits RR underpass, passengers injured
A tour bus with 31 people on board was westbound on Baylor Street Thursday morning when the driver attempted to make it under the train trestle underpass. The top of the bus struck the steel bridge...
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Cops bust father, daughter in weed sting operation
A father and adult daughter were arrested Tuesday in connection to a marijuana-dealing operation out of the father’s home. Ennis police Det. Sgt. Jason York said investigators obtained an arrest...
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Glenn Heights kidnapping phony
The so called kidnapping of a Glenn Heights girl has been ruled a hoax by Glenn Heights police. Keidra Kirby, 17, the girl who had allegedly been kidnapped, was charged Thursday for giving a false...
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Officer Snitch on the job
K-9 Snitch is Officer Donnie Trull’s partner in crime fighting. The narcotics detecting canine is already a popular local figure. “Snitch,” a narcotics detecting canine, has already demonstrated his...
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Man dies in Ennis police custody
Updated at 3:10 p.m. An Ennis man died while locked up in jail at the Ennis Police Department some time Monday night or Tuesday morning. No cause of death has been determined, but Krajca’s body was...
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Store clerks busted for alcohol sales to minor
Four convenience store clerks were arrested over the weekend for selling alcohol to minors. According to Ennis police, the arrests were made as part of a buying operation. Police sent a 17-year-old...
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Man killed in Saturday shooting
By Justin Tubbs A man was killed Saturday in a shooting just northwest of Bardwell. The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at around 4:48 p.m. to the vicinity of Walker Road and...
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Ranch caretaker: Shooting happened on my property
By Justin Tubbs A horse training facility northwest of Bardwell was the location of an alleged Saturday shooting incident that took the life of a 36-year-old man, according to the facility’s caretaker....
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Police to remain vigilant during long holiday weekend
The Ennis Police Department personnel will be working extended shifts for the Memorial Day Weekend and during the peak hours of the Polka Festival weekend. In addition to the Ennis Police force,...
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Shooting victim identified
By Justin Tubbs The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday that the shooting incident at the Rancho 3 RRR horse ranch on Saturday is being investigated as a homicide. The victim was...
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