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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
POLICE: Motorcyclist dies after allegedly running red light, causing crash in Longview
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — A motorcyclist is dead following a crash on Monday in Longview. Nacogdoches father, grandmother arrested after toddler ingests THC gummies, police say The Longview Police Department said officers responded to a call after an SUV and motorcycle crash occurred on Monday at around 6:01 p.m. in the 3700 block of West Loop 281. The investigation revealed that the motorcyclist ran a red light that caused the crash. The biker was then taken to a local hospital, where the driver later died. Officials have not identified the driver of the motorcycle at this time. You can now stream KETK and FOX51 News live 24/7 on your smart TV our brand-new app! No antenna, cable, or satellite needed—Just download it on your Roku, Apple TV, or Fire TV and start streaming. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
5 days ago
- CBS News
Washington state murder suspect arrested in Southern California by LAPD officers
The hunt for the Washington state murder suspect ended Tuesday with Los Angeles Police Department officers arresting Alexander Lee Rogers, after it was reported Monday that his car was found abandoned in Calabasas. While details of the arrest aren't known at this time, the LAPD has confirmed the 51-year-old Longview, Washington resident is in custody. Rogers is a person of interest in the Aug. 5 murder of Dawn Peters, 64, and the attempted murder of Andrew Peters, 73, according to a Facebook post from the Longview Police Department. Police had warned the public to be on the lookout for Rogers, detailing his vehicle as a "partially spray-painted black BMW, possibly bearing Washington license plate BNU8712." Jail records show that Rogers has an extensive and violent criminal history. He was released from prison less than a year ago after nearly two decades behind bars for a 2002 case of burglary and assault, in which he slashed two victims with a machete, police said. This is a developing story.
CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Washington state murder suspect being sought in Southern California after investigators locate his abandoned car
Authorities are searching for a murder suspect wanted out of Washington state after his vehicle was found abandoned in Calabasas. Alexander Lee Rogers, 51, of Longview, Washington, is wanted as a person of interest in the murder of Dawn Peters, 64, and the attempted murder of Andrew Peters, 73, according to a Facebook post from the Longview Police Department. The incident happened on Aug. 5, police said. At the time, they advised the public to be wary of Rogers, who they considered armed and dangerous, and his car, a "partially spray-painted black BMW, possibly bearing Washington license plate BNU8712." Sometime in recent days, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies with the Lost Hills Station located his vehicle in the 23000 block of Calabasas Road. Because of this, investigators believe that Rogers may still be in the area. He is described as standing about 6-foot-2 and weighing around 190 pounds. Anyone who believes they know of the man's whereabouts is urged to call 911, LASD at (323) 890-5500 or Longview police at (360) 442-5800.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
IN FOCUS: The future of Longview Police Department
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – In this edition of East Texas In Focus, KETK's Nolan Hoffman spoke with the Chief of the Longview Police Department, Anthony Boone about his plans for the future of policing in the city. IN FOCUS: Following the legacy of Pope Francis Boone earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UT Tyler in 2000 and started working with Longview PD in 2001. He's worked on three patrol shifts, the tactical team, the bicycle team and as a field training officer. He was promoted to assistant chief in 2015 before earning his master's degree from Tarleton State University in 2019. Boone worked with his predecessor for several years and was then named chief of police in 2022. 'You get hired in your early 20's to be a police officer, and it's about going out and doing patrol work and answering the calls for service and making traffic contacts and so forth. And then as you develop in your career, you realize there's a business side to anything, even in the municipal world. So there's staffing, there's HR stuff to be had, there's training that needs to occur, there's budgets that you have to operate within, cars you have to buy, gas that needs to be in the cars. So, definitely my role has expanded over the almost quarter century at the city of Longview.' One major challenge the department recently faced was moving into their new headquarters 17 months ago without interrupting their service. 'I definitely think that the move from across the street to here was one of our largest challenges. It was everything that goes into construction and then getting all the finishing touches on to a building beyond just the brick and mortar, making sure everything technologically works and does what it's supposed to,' Boone said. 'Then you have to worry about evidence operations, how you get everything over there, you keep integrity and everything in the process of the move. and so that was, quite a bit of logistics went into to making that move. I think for the most part, it's gone over very well.' For Boone, their new office helps Longview PD fulfill his mantra of 'Providing Professional Policing' which is how he wants his staff to work with the community. 'I like providing professional policing because it's very simple and we apply it to everything that we do. To me, it is our brand. and it doesn't matter what happens in the rest of the world, but I want our citizens to know that when they call Longview Police Department, they're expecting their professional officer to show up, that's going to help them with their with their situation,' Boone said. 'I tell every new officer that comes on board, really, new officer, new professional employee, new dispatcher that it's really about the brand and this patch is our brand, this badge is our brand. And I want them to to protect that and not let it get tarnished. To me, when you're taking care of the brand and doing the right thing for the right reasons, in the process of that, you're taking care of your community and you're providing them the services that they deserve.' Part of this approach is what Boone called a sort of customer survey that some community members will get to give feedback to the department on how their officers did on calls. The SPIDR Tech system will display the officer's name and how well they responded to surveyed calls. 'It means so much to us. Not only do we track it as administrators, but we actually even put free space where people can add some additional comments besides just the scoring. We actually publicize those scores internally. So we have a couple monitors throughout the building that are constantly showing that feedback that our public has given us and it even has the officer's name,' Boone said. 'The overwhelming majority of that is very positive and it's great for an officer to see his or her name up there and saying, 'hey this is what this is and after I left, this is what they thought about the service I provided.'' Looking ahead toward the future, Boone said the city is fortunate to have crime rates that are trending down. 'We are very fortunate right now to be on a trend where our homicides are reduced. In fact, really, our crime overall is reduced. I would like to think It's a lot of the efforts that we're, we're trying to do right now. but again, I'm not going to sit here and take take credit for everything that's occurring,' Boone said. 'Going back to our intel division, going back to our push for traffic enforcement, I think when you put all of this together, that's when I think you start to see some advantages to crime situations going on in the community.' To hear the first half of Nolan's interview with Boone, watch the video above. In a future episode of East Texas In Focus, East Texans will get to hear the rest of Nolan and Boone's conversation which covered issues like homelessness. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
POLICE: East Texas man arrested for murder after Longview shooting
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK)– An East Texas man was arrested after a fatal shooting on Tuesday afternoon making the incident the first homicide of the year in Longview, the Longview Police Department said. According to the department, around 2:47 p.m. officers responded to a shooting in the 900 block of Toler Road where they found Jonathan Ragland shot. He was pronounced him dead at the scene. AFFIDAVIT: Parent arrested for giving vodka-laced Jell-O shots to kids at Tyler elementary Christmas party Officials said the shooter left the scene before officers arrived but identified the suspect as Dalton Chandler Lawrence, 26 of Longview. Lawrence was later arrested for Murder, along with two outstanding warrants from Wood County. 'This is the first homicide of the year in Longview,' Longview Police Department said. 'We do ask that if you saw anything in this area or know anything, please contact Longview Police at 903-237-1999.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
