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In 2018, law enforcement in the Denton area responded to complaints that a suspect had fled from officers while attempting to climb onto a moving freight train. Workers from the Denton County Transportation initiated the chase when they noticed a man in a leather jacket near an electrical box. The man responded to law enforcement with a fake name and fake date of birth, and then tried to run from the area....

Two men in the Denton area were recently detained with 85 pounds of marijuana after a Denton law enforcement officer searched their vehicle, which was located in a parking lot. The two men were subsequently charged with possession of marijuana between 50 and 2,000 pounds, which is classified as a second degree felony in the state of Texas....

A man in Denton was recently accused of cursing loudly in the parking lot of a Walmart and pulling his arms away from law enforcement officers when they tried to arrest him. The man was subsequently charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Earlier inside the Walmart, the man had accused a young woman of shoplifting and tried to convince the young lady to go into the back of the store with him. When confronted by law enforcement, the man told the officers that he had been teasing with the young girl....

A 16-year-old suspect involved in a series of vehicle thefts was taken into custody recently after he caused a crash while driving a vehicle that did not belong to him. After a warrant was issued for the boy’s arrest, he was spotted driving a red Toyota Corolla, which had previously been reported stolen by its owner. The theft occurred while the vehicle’s owner left it running in her driveway so the car could warm up. The car was speeding when it struck another vehicle on the road....