Ennis Police Investigate Friday Chase
Ennis police and ATF are investing an early morning pursuit and crash that occurred Friday. Gun theft could be involved Find this story and more in Sunday’s edition of The Ennis Daily News. Be...
View ArticleEscaped inmate on the loose
Ellis County Detention staff discovered inmate David Wade Rowe missing from his work assignment on Monday morning. Find this story and more in Tuesday’s edition of The Ennis Daily News. Be informed,...
View ArticleAlleged burglars could face federal charges
ATF: Teens connected to a number of North Texas gun store burglaries. Find this story and more in Thursday’s edition of The Ennis Daily News. Be informed, subscribe today!
View ArticleConstable convicted of voter fraud
Ellis County Constable Tyron Davis was found guity by a jury Friday afternoon of charges related to his campaign. Find this story and more in your Weekday edition of The Ennis News. Be informed,...
View ArticlePolice seeking public help in catching thief
Ennis Police are looking for leads after a man, caught on camera, after allegedly stealing several purses from a Shell station located off Interstate 45 in Ennis. Find this story and more in your...
View ArticleFormer county clerk convicted
A former Ellis County court coordinator was found guilty of stealing more than $100,000 from the county last Friday and was sentenced to 10 yrs. in prison. Find this story and more in your Weekday...
View ArticleMother reports son for selling weed out of her Ennis home
A 20-year-old Ennis man was arrested at his mother’s home Saturday after she told police she found a stash of marijuana she believed belonged to her son. Find this story and more in your Weekday...
View ArticleMan indicted on charges in Red Oak Armed Robbery
One suspect in the armed robbery of a Red Oak wireless phone retailer was indicted by an Ellis County grand jury in mid-June. Emanuel Lamont LaFayette, a 25-yearold man from Greenville, was caught on...
View ArticleTheft of A/C unit ends in crash
Rice Police pursued two men on Interstate 45 until the suspects’ vehicle crashed near an Ennis intersection. The two men were hospitalized, one with a lacerated liver, and the other also with serious...
View ArticleEPD in full force for the Fourth
The Ennis Police Department is encouraging everyone to stay safe this Fourth of July holiday, and obey all city laws. An increase in law enforcement will be patrolling the streets over the holiday to...
View ArticleFormer sheriff’s deputies, accused of stealing guns, take plea deals
Two former Ellis County Sheriff’s deputies accused of stealing multiple firearms from the Sheriff’s Office while working in the evidence room in 2015, then pawning them at Ennis pawn shops, among other...
View ArticleCowboys’ LB Damien Wilson arrested on assault with weapon charges
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Damien Wilson has been arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he was accused of backing his truck into a woman and threatening a man with a...
View ArticleFugitive robbery suspect turns self in
A second suspect connected to the armed robbery of a Red Oak mobile phone retailer turned himself in, according to Red Oak Police Department. Kelvin Dewayne Williams, a 23-year-old man who police...
View ArticleDPS seizes Colorado cannabis en route to Houston
Texas Department of Public Safety seized more than 10 pounds of marijuana, along with pure THC oil during a July 5 traffic stop A DPS Highway Patrol trooper reportedly observed a 2016 silver Toyota...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in wreck identified as Richmond man
This week police identified a Richmond man as the person killed in an early morning Tuesday wreck. According to the Ennis Police Department crash report, an 18-wheeler struck 37-year-old Amos Chibuikem...
View ArticleConstable’s office turns page with appointment
For Cpl. Michael McCorkle, moving into the political realm of law enforcement is a step up, even if that means the job duties will be a little different. Currently a canine handler with the Ellis...
View ArticleRemains near Ennis treated as homicide
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office is treating a hog hunter’s discovery of human remains just south of Ennis as a homicide. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the skeletal remains were scattered across...
View ArticleDoctor in alleged fraud ring won’t see trial until 2018
Local doctor Kevin Williams, who was allegedly involved in a large-scale prescription medication scam, has had his trial reset to July 9, 2018, after a U.S. District judge filed the order in May. Both...
View ArticleO.J. Simpson granted parole after nearly 9 years in prison
LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that...
View ArticleICE says felon arrested after Texas sheriff ignored request
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it arrested a man who immigrated from Mexico illegally after law officers in Austin ignored a “detainer” request to turn him over. ICE...
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