Every day you hear of another robbery, shooting, or murder here in Amarillo. It's easy to say, "What's happened to our city?" However, it seems our crime rate has dropped.
CNN ranked the top 62 in America in a slideshow. To save you the endless clicks, here is every major Texas city/urban center's rank by murder per capita.
The Amarillo Police Department reported last week that they have taken 996 stolen vehicle reports just this year not to mention the massive amounts of car burglaries. They usually take and average 35 reports each week for car burglaries.
The body of Sherin Mathews, a toddler who went missing in Richardson, Texas, has been identified and the adoptive father of the girl has been charged in relation to her death.
The family of Hollis Alvin Daniels, the man who confessed to shooting and killing Texas Tech police officer Floyd East, Jr., has released a statement through a spokesperson.