Texarkana police warn residents against street drugs (Source: Pixabay) By Fred Gamble | April 1, 2021 at 3:31 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 9:23 PM
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - Police are still trying to find out who is selling dangerous drugs on the streets of Texarkana and officials are asking residents to be careful.
“Anytime you take drugs, you buy on the street you really don’t know what’s in it, how it’s been made or anything like that. You quite honestly you are putting yourselves in potentially a lot of danger to do it,” said Shawn Vaughn with the Texarkana Texas Police Department.
Texas Waivers on Vehicle Registration & Drivers License Ends Soon
This past year with the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a lot of things we had to put on hold, but now with everything starting to open back up, it s time to start taking care of business. If you haven t updated your vehicle registration or updated your driver s license it is time to get that done and soon! The last thing you want is a ticket.
The Texarkana Texas Police Department is reminding everyone that the temporary waivers in the state of Texas on registering your vehicle and renewing your driver s license will end on April 14.
The crash remains under investigation. Author: Reagan Roy Updated: 9:46 AM CDT March 17, 2021
TEXARKANA, Texas A woman is dead and four people, including a police officer, were injured following a Wednesday morning crash in Texarkana.
According to the Texarkana Texas Police Department, the crash occurred just before 4 a.m. at the intersection of Summerhill Rd. and New Boston Rd.
Police say Francisco Arriaga, 47, of Pasadena, was driving with his wife, Clarissa, and their two children north on Summerhill Rd. when he failed to stop at a flashing red light. His SUV was stuck by Nash Police Department Officer Sostenes Sanchez on the passenger side of the SUV. Officer Sanchez was on duty and in his patrol car when the crash occurred.
Texarkana Texas Police Need Your Help to ID This Man
Here is the information as posted on the TTPD Facebook Page:
On February 11th, this guy went into several private offices at Christus St. Michael Hospital and stole debit and credit cards out of at least two purses. Before the victims even knew their purses had been gone through, he d already started making the rounds to local stores - using the stolen credit/debit cards to buy a bunch of pre-paid credit cards at $500 a pop.
We know that the pictures aren t great, but we re hoping that maybe someone recognizes him. If you think you know who he is, please give us a call at 903-798-3116.
Texarkana Police Investigate Fatal Early Morning Crash
It s a sad morning in the Texarkana area as a fatal car accident claimed the life of a woman at the intersection of Summerhill Road and New Boston Road. Texarkana Police are investigating the fatal crash that took place happened around 4AM this morning.
According to the TTPD Facebook page:
Clarissa Arriaga, 45, of Pasadena, TX, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was passenger in a 2012 Cadillac Escalade driven by her husband, Francisco Arriaga, 47. He, along with their two children (21 and 15) were transported to Wadley Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Nash PD Officer Sostenes Sanchez was transported to Christus St. Michael with non-life threatening injuries. He was on-duty and driving his patrol car.