Deerfield Heights Homeowner Found Dead in Apparent Homicide

According to information released to the media by the Forney Police Department, FPD is currently investigating a homicide in the Deerfield Heights neighborhood. The department received a 911 call at approximately 4:15PM on Sunday, June 21st. Officers and EMS responding to the call discovered 28 year old Aveia Anderson deceased in her residence. The department [...]

Suspect Arrested While Attempting to use Fradulent Check

Suspect Has Four Outstanding Warrants for Similar Crimes; CPS Investigating
Press Release by Forney PD, Written by Detective M. Clay
On 11-23-2008 at approx 1630, Forney PD responded to Wal-Mart in reference to a female attempting to use a fraudulent check to make purchases. The subject was arrested and booked into Forney Jail and is awaiting arraignment. [...]

$300k Forney Home Forfeited to Government in Federal Drug Case

A judge sentenced Forney resident Luis Eduardo Rendon, 39, to 20 years in federal prison on Thursday. Rendon, whose case was discussed in the Forney discussion forum last October when he was arrested, pled guilty to possession with the intent to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine as well as conspiracy to commit money [...]

Bullying in FISD – The Victims

As I started research for this series of articles, I was struck by many things, the first being the stereotype most people assign to the victims of bullying in general.  The typical assumption is that these children must be weaklings and loners with some identifiable flaw whether it be physical, intellectual or social.  It is easy to [...]

Bullying in FISD – The Problem

“The worst sin toward our fellow creatures
is not to hate them,
but to be indifferent to them:
that’s the essence of inhumanity.”
-George Bernard Shaw

The Center for Disease Control reports that over 5.7 million teens in the United States, or more than 30% are estimated to be involved in bullying as bully, victim, or both. Even the CDC [...]

Windmill Farms Community Watch Hosting Essay & Poster Contest

The Windmill Farms Community Watch is hosting an Essay & Poster Contest as part of their National Night Out celebration.  The theme of the contest is Preventing Crime in Your Community.  Any student (K-12) living in Forney is invited to enter, and the winners will be announced and prizes awarded during the Windmill Farms National [...]

Sheriff’s Office Shuts Down Vehicle Burglary Ring

Reminds Citizens Not to Leave Valuables in Automobiles
Thirteen victims suffered losses totaling $20,000 when their vehicles were broken into over a three to four night period earlier this month throughout the central Kaufman County area. Perhaps suspecting an organized ring of thieves, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office immediately launched an investigation, which was led by [...]

Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office Recovers Nearly $150,000 in Stolen Property

On February 4th, investigators from the Kaufman County sheriff’s office were attempting to locate Brian Edward Manning Jr. due to outstanding felony warrants. They had staked out a location on County Road 3702 in southern Hunt county where they had learned Mr. Manning had been staying. While they were watching the location, another tip was [...]

Former Forney ISD Soccer Coach & Teacher Receives 10 Year Sentence for Child Pornography

Robert Lamascus, who most recently worked at Frisco High School from August 2005 until February 2007, was sentenced earlier this month to 10 years in federal prison, a $3,000 fine and 7 years of supervised release after the completion of his prison term. Federal agents executed search warrants at his residence in Aubrey, Texas on [...]

New Feature in the Discussion Forums – Crime Watch

Just a quick update; after discussing what may be suspicious behavior (or may just be a city employee going about his usual business, but under the watchful eye of a very alert neighbor) on our street with some of my neighbors, I realized that it would be great to add a Crime Watch section to [...]