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Public Safety

Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

Public Safety

Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

Public Safety

Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.

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    Colleyville police book 20 in week of Aug. 14–20

    Colleyville Police booked 20 people during the week of Aug. 14–20, 2026, with DWI, drug possession, unlicensed weapon carrying, an immigration detainer, and outstanding warrants among the charges.

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    Grapevine bans charcoal grills, open fires at city and lake parks

    Grapevine imposed a burn ban at all city parks and Grapevine Lake Parks on Aug. 19, prohibiting open fires, charcoal grills, fire rings and fire pits until further notice due to extreme heat and elevated fire danger.

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    Southlake police book 16 in first week of August

    Southlake police booked 16 people during the week of Aug. 1–7, the highest count in three recent weekly logs, with charges including organized retail theft, federal ICE holds and family violence assault.

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    Grapevine budget adds $3.1M for police

    Grapevine's proposed $262.4 million FY2027 budget cuts the property tax rate 4.4% while directing $3.1 million to the Crime Control and Prevention District and giving police and fire employees 3%-5% step increases, the largest in the city's compensation package.

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    Southlake SRO team wins state school safety award

    Southlake's School Resource Officer team earned the 2026 Texas School Safety Spotlight Award for its collaborative approach to campus security at Carroll ISD, with Mayor McCaskill highlighting the team's work as the new school year approaches.

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    Dragon Youth Football fires Southlake coach tied to wife's federal sex trafficking case

    Dragon Youth Football removed volunteer coach Steve Powers from his role after parents learned his wife, former Carroll ISD substitute teacher Jennifer Powers, faces federal sex trafficking charges tied to a New York financier's alleged abuse operation.

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    Southlake police book 11 in final week of July

    Southlake police booked 11 people during the week of July 25–31, 2026, with charges including two DWIs, an evading-arrest case involving a vehicle, drug paraphernalia possession and outstanding warrants from multiple jurisdictions.

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    Colleyville police warn of vehicle burglary string in gated communities

    Colleyville Police issued an Aug. 4 advisory warning residents about a string of vehicle burglaries over the preceding weeks, including in gated communities, and urged residents to lock cars, hide valuables and remove key fobs.