A Denton County Juvenile Detention officer has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile under the agency’s jurisdic… Read more
County health officials Monday confirmed a man in his 50s incarcerated at the Denton County Jail has died from COVID-19. Read more
This story was updated at 2:38 p.m. to include bond information. Read more
An audit of the jail commissary and contracts for courthouse improvements are up for approval at Tuesday’s Denton County Commissioners Court meeting. Read more
Saturday’s Back the Blue Rally in Denton drew forth hundreds of supporters and a state Senate campaign announcement from salon owner Shelley Luther. Read more
Denton County commissioners recently approved three new justice management positions and one position reclassification in the county jail foll… Read more
A 30-year-old man turned himself in Tuesday to the Denton Police Department on a warrant alleging he threw a poodle across a room in early Jul… Read more
A man called 911 and told dispatch he was on the road Monday morning following his truck, which had been stolen Friday, according to a police report. Read more
Social media claims about living conditions at the Denton County Jail have led to public concern from a Dallas law firm and questions from a l… Read more
Denton police arrested a 32-year-old man Sunday who allegedly lunged at a woman with a knife near RaceTrac on East University Drive, according… Read more
A 32-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening after he allegedly pulled up next to a woman’s vehicle in the 1800 block of South Loop 288 and… Read more
A woman called police Friday afternoon after her vehicle was shot at while on Interstate 35, according to a police report. Read more
When Denton police transported a man to the city jail after arresting him for public intoxication, the 27-year-old man allegedly head-butted a… Read more
Denton police arrested a 40-year-old man Wednesday who refused to leave Walmart on University Drive after being criminally trespassed and thre… Read more
A man reported to Denton police Tuesday morning that his vehicle had been egged again and that it would cost $50 to remove the egg stains, acc… Read more
Denton police didn’t find a suspect Sunday evening after a couple reported that a man had pointed a gun at them as they left a parking lot in … Read more
A 44-year-old woman was arrested for the third time in a week Friday afternoon after she allegedly swung scissors at multiple people, accordin… Read more
Denton police arrested an 18-year-old man for public intoxication late Thursday who admitted he ate marijuana when he saw police approaching, … Read more
Denton police arrested a naked 18-year-old man late Wednesday who allegedly caused about $1,000 worth of damage after he knocked over a woman’… Read more
A man reported that another man damaged his vehicle as he drove away and didn’t engage in a fight Tuesday afternoon, according to a police report. Read more
Denton police arrested a 28-year-old woman after a witness told officers she “beat the s--t” out of a man Sunday evening, according to a polic… Read more
At least nine portable buildings at Strickland Middle School were burglarized early Thursday morning, according to a police report. Read more
Denton paramedics transported a 26-year-old man to a local hospital after authorities responded to a reported stabbing Wednesday morning, acco… Read more
The Black Lives Matter movement surrounding police brutality prompted the Denton Record-Chronicle to search for local law enforcement agencies… Read more
A woman told police a man walked up to her at a gas station and started touching himself in front of her Tuesday afternoon, according to a pol… Read more
A Black man told officers a white man flashed a handgun and yelled a racial slur at him while driving down the highway Monday afternoon, accor… Read more
A Denton woman told police she awoke to find an unknown man next to her in bed early Sunday morning, according to a police report. Read more
Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree told The Cross Timbers Gazette on Thursday that he will wear a face covering, as ordered by Texas Gov. Gr… Read more
Denton police found a 28-year-old man, who allegedly violated a protective order, hiding inside the protected party’s shower Wednesday evening… Read more
Almost a dozen, among city, county and state agencies, according to police department spokeswoman Amy Cunningham. Read more
Three teenage boys who were accused of casing a neighborhood in the 1900 block of Glenngary Way and unlawfully possessed firearms Tuesday afte… Read more
A woman and several witnesses told Denton police that the driver of a white SUV continued to strike, follow and push the woman’s black sedan n… Read more
Denton police arrested a 41-year-old woman in a bathing suit for driving while intoxicated after they found her asleep in a vehicle late Sunda… Read more
A man’s acquaintance offered him a ride home from the Downtown Denton Transit Center on Friday evening and vehicle occupants later took his be… Read more
A blue Toyota Yaris reported stolen Thursday afternoon was located about a mile away in a grassy field that evening in the 1500 block of Green… Read more
Two women left Walmart on South Loop 288 Wednesday morning with two televisions and a box fan, but one of the TVs fell out of the truck, accor… Read more
A 34-year-old man who allegedly pointed a pistol at two people Tuesday evening told police he may have overreacted during an argument with the… Read more
A woman activated a stun gun Monday morning and told a 10-year-old boy that he didn’t need to be walking his dog in the 1400 block of Oxford L… Read more
One person is dead following an eight-vehicle crash Sunday morning on the northbound lanes of Interstate 35W, according to a police report. Read more
About $13,000 in jewelry was reported stolen Friday evening from a home in the 1500 block of Valley Creek Road, according to a police report. Read more
Denton police found several drugs early Thursday after they conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was going the wrong way in the 100 bloc… Read more
Denton police discovered a brown powdery substance in a cigarette box after a man they had detained in handcuffs asked if he could smoke a cig… Read more
A caller and her boyfriend believe his ex-girlfriend vandalized her vehicle Tuesday in the 400 block of Ame Drive, according to a police report. Read more
A pedestrian died from injuries following a vehicle crash late Monday in the 700 block of Fort Worth Drive, according to a police report. Read more
An unknown caller threatened to bomb Sally Beauty stores during a call Friday afternoon, according to a Denton police report. Read more
Joshua Brinkley, mayor of Valley View and attorney in Denton County, was arrested again Friday. Read more
A woman in her 20s believes her ex-boyfriend posted a sexually explicit video of her online and wants to press charges, according to a police report. Read more
Denton police arrested a man who allegedly stole grooming tools from a CVS Pharmacy early Wednesday, according to a police report. Read more
Denton police are investigating an indecent exposure incident after a woman reported that a man pulled up to her vehicle, was touching himself… Read more
A man disagreed with Denton police who told him Monday that he couldn’t pull someone out of a vehicle, according to a police report. Read more
Denton police are investigating a report about a woman who threatened to “gut” her neighbor with a machete Friday morning, according to a poli… Read more
Denton police arrested a 52-year-old man who was allegedly running back and forth between the north and southbound lanes in the 3900 block of … Read more
Denton police arrested a 36-year-old man Wednesday who admitted he had viewed child pornography, according to a police report. Read more
A Family Dollar employee told police a customer became angry because she couldn’t return or exchange an item and started to yell and wave a gu… Read more
The Denton Police Department arrested two women late Monday for violating the city ordinance regarding peaceful protesting, a department spokesperson said Tuesday. Read more
