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A 21-year-old Little Elm man was arrested Wednesday for suspected aggravated sexual assault, Denton police said.

One person is dead after a crash involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle on Wednesday.

A scam caller pretending to be a Denton County sheriff is asking people to pay for failing to appear for jury duty, the Denton Police Department said.

A man is in custody in connection with a shooting sparked by an argument with an acquaintance last Saturday in Denton, police say.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has completed its investigation into a Denton police officer-involved shooting.

Two young missionaries serving in North Texas on behalf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were killed in a head-on crash Tuesday morning, Denton police say. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports.

Two young missionaries serving in North Texas on behalf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were killed in a head-on crash Tuesday morning, Denton police say.

In the fall of 2020, the Denton Police Department assembled a gun violence task force to address the increase in violent crimes using guns in the city, and now passing the half-year mark of the initiative, Denton police report collecting 156 guns and disrupting several other illegal activities.

A recent internal investigation found officers not responsible for violating department protocols or training procedures after the death of Darius Tarver in January 2020, but the Denton Chief of Police is requesting another investigation be conducted by the FBI Dallas Division to ensure transparency.

The Denton police officers involved in the shooting death of a UNT student early last year will not face any disciplinary action. An internal investigation found no wrongdoing on their part. Recently, a grand jury also decided not to charge the officer who shot and killed Darius Tarver. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports.

Nearly a month after a Denton County grand jury no-billed a Denton police officer in the shooting death of Darius Tarver, a 23-year-old University of North Texas student who charged at officers with a knife and resisted stun guns, the police department has concluded their internal investigations and found no wrongdoing on the part of police officers.

A woman wanted on an attempted murder charge out of Colorado was one of two people arrested Friday night after trying to take a vehicle with a child inside, Denton police say.

Over the weekend several communities in Denton and Corinth were on edge after police say a man attempted to kidnap several women who were walking and jogging in the area. Police say with the help of the public they found the suspect. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports on the man police say is charged with aggravated kidnapping.

Deputy Chief Frank Padgett, of the Denton Police Department, talks about the investigation into an aggravated kidnapping and the investigation into several other similar attempts.

A 28-year-old man is behind bars following an attempted kidnapping Saturday in South Denton, police announced Monday morning.

Officers stopped the vehicle suspected in connection to three separate attempted kidnappings in Corinth and south Denton on an unrelated charge Sunday afternoon, police say.

Authorities in Denton County are asking for the public’s help to identify a man they say attempted to kidnap three women Saturday and Sunday.

A 28-year-old man is accused in an attempted kidnapping Saturday in South Denton, police announced Monday morning.

A Denton County grand jury has decided against indicting a Denton police officer in the shooting death of Darius Tarver, a 23-year-old University of North Texas student who charged at officers with a knife and resisted stun guns.

A Denton pastor and the city’s police chief are working closely to improve community relations in southeast Denton. In today’s ‘Conversation: A Call for Change’ NBC 5’s Kristi Nelson spoke with Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Rev. Cedric Chambers and Denton Police Chief Frank Dixon.