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Carjacking Victim Speaks Out, Calls Police Response To His Crime 'Heartless'

Dallas police are investigating whether a suspected armed carjacker is responsible for other crimes in a North Dallas neighborhood this month. Police arrested 21-year-old Zamondre Brown , but his alleged accomplice is still on the run. There have been more than a half- dozen armed robberies and carjackings near Interstate 635 and Skillman Road in recent weeks. Police said Brown and his accomplice pulled guns on a man at the Waterchase Apartments in the 12300 block of Plano Road and forced him to empty his pockets at gunpoint. They, then stole his red Toyota vehicle , police said. Officers later spotted the stolen car and engaged in a brief pursuit, but the car crashed at 12100 Audelia Road. Brown faces multiple charges , including aggravated robbery , but police still want to know if he is responsible for other robberies in that area this year. Chase McDonough is a victim of a recent carjacking at the Stone Ranch Apartments near I-635 and Skillman. At about 3 p.m. on Jan. 3, McDo...

Blotter: Flaming cocktail burns couple at Highland Village bar | News

A couple were airlifted to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas on Wednesday with major burns caused by a " flaming cocktail " at the Shoal Creek Tavern in The Shops at Highland Village . After the couple received the cocktail at the restaurant's bar, an "additional ignition" took place and caused major burns on their body from the waist up, according to Highland Village police spokeswoman Laurie Mullens . "We don't really have the exact details on what caused the additional ignition," Mullens said. "We just know that something caused it to reignite and burned the two people that had ordered the drink."  No one else was injured in the incident, and the bar was not damaged, she said. Highland Village emergency services responded to the call about 3:50 p.m. The investigation is ongoing. Two women hospitalized after disturbance call  Denton police aren't sure whether two women had been suffering from a mental illness when they wer...