Police: Suspect kicks out window
Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com An Ennis man allegedly kicked the window out of a police vehicle on his way to jail after his arrest pending charges of assault. Det. Sgt. Mike Hopson of the Ennis...
View ArticleWarrant roundup planned
Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com The Garrett Police Department is giving anyone with outstanding warrants from their city a few weeks to get them resolved before officers come knocking. The city...
View ArticleBike chase suspect indicted
Nick Todaro, n...@ennisdailynews.com An Ennis man has been indicted after a motorcycle chase in August that ended in a crash and arrest. On Aug. 4, 2012, police pursued a motorcycle through town near...
View ArticleSupport floods in for blinded dog
Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com Dog lovers from as far away as Finland have expressed their concern for Bear, the Garrett Shih Tzu left blinded after a suspected act of cruelty at the end of...
View ArticleChild assault charges filed
Nick Todaro, n...@ennisdailynews.com Marion Allen Smith, 51, of Ennis, has been formally charged by an Ellis County grand jury with two counts of sexual assault of a child. Smith reportedly admitted...
View ArticleEPD’s latest booze sting nets only one arrest
Ennis Daily News photo by Phil Banker /A recent alcohol sales sting resulted in just one arrest for illegal sales at the E-Z Mart on S. Kaufman Street. Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com Ennis police...
View ArticleStickup suspect trial expected
Perry Lee Ray Ford Nick Todaro, n...@ennisdailynews.com Perry Lee Ray Ford, accused of robbing gas stations at gunpoint up and down I-45 over a span of several days in April and May 2012, stands trial...
View ArticleAnother injured on 287
Ennis Daily News photo by Phil Banker / Emergency personnel extract a driver whose car was wedged under an 18-wheeler on the U.S. 287 bypass. Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com A crash involving a...
View ArticleBREAKING: Police seeking suspect in midday shooting
Dennis Ray Holt Jr. Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com Ennis police investigators are searching for a suspect connected to a shooting which left an Ennis man in critical condition. Police Chief John...
View ArticleShooting suspect in custody
Dennis Ray Holt, Jr. Nick Todaro, n...@ennisdailynews.com Police have apprehended the suspect in a Tuesday shooting in Ennis after tracking him to Gun Barrel City. Ennis Police Chief John Erisman...
View ArticleShooting suspect caught
Dennis Ray Holt Jr. Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com Police arrested shooting suspect Dennis Ray Holt, Jr. after a 30-hour run from justice Wednesday night. Ennis Police Chief John Erisman...
View ArticleSuspect at county lockup
Ennis Daily News photo byPhil Banker / Dennis Ray Holt, Jr., is in custody at Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Waxahachie on $100,000 bond after transfer from municipal jail detention this morning....
View ArticleNervous man draws attention of investigator
Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com An Ennis investigator’s intuition led to two arrests at Walmart on Thursday. Det. Sgt. Mike Hopson of the Ennis Police Department said he was at the store buying...
View ArticleTrial set in cop’s death
Dylyn Richards Nick Todaro, n...@ennisdailynews.com The Venus man accused in the death of former Waxahachie Police Department officer Josh Williams last summer is set for trial in August. Just under 10...
View ArticleWoman jailed in car burglaries
Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com Police arrested a woman wanted in a suspected string of motor vehicle burglaries on Tuesday. Det. Sgt. Mike Hopson of the Ennis Police Department said Officer Ross...
View ArticleAssault gets man 11 years
Nick Todaro, n...@ennisdailynews.com Ferris resident Chris Garza is serving time on an 11-year state jail sentence after pleading guilty in two cases of aggravated assault of a public servant last week...
View ArticlePalmer murder suspect waives arraignment
Lynda Cayard Nick Todaro, n...@ennisdailynews.com Murder suspect Lynda Cayard waived her arraignment at her last scheduled court appearance March 7. An Ellis County grand jury filed an indictment in...
View ArticleHopson steps in
Ennis Daily News photo by Phil Banker /Lt. Mike Hopson is the new head of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Ennis Police Department. He follows former Lt. Ron Roark, who retired in 2012. Phil...
View ArticleWaffle scuffle lands 1 in sticky situation
Phil Banker, p...@ennisdailynews.com An altercation at a local restaurant ended with one man in jail and a police officer injured early Saturday morning. Det. Sgt. Jason York of the Ennis Police...
View ArticleJury finds Ford guilty
Perry Lee Ray Ford Nick Todaro, n...@ennisdailynews.com An Ellis County jury found Perry Lee Ray Ford guilty Wednesday of aggravated robbery in the holdup of an Ennis gas station last April. The...
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