Intruder Touched Girls in Cockrell Hill: Father

Mark Schnyder, NBC 5 News

The father of two girls says a man broke into the family's Cockrell Hill apartment early Friday morning and touched his daughters.

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The father of two girls says a man broke into the family's Cockrell Hill apartment early Friday morning and touched his daughters.

The father told police and reporters that his daughters were watching TV in the front room, where they had been sleeping on a mattress, when a man entered the residence through a back window at about 5:15 a.m. Friday.

The girls said the man told them he was a friend of the family and offered to take them to the store to get candy. At some point the man began touching the girls over the clothing, and one of the girls called out to her father.

As the father came into the room, the man exited the front door.  The father chased the man into the parking lot but was unable to catch him. After the man disappeared, the father called police.

The father said it was dark and all happened very fast and that he didn't get a very good look at the man, though he did provide police with a partial description.  He also adds that the man, despite his claim, was not a friend of the family.

Police said the girls, ages 9 and 5, were taken to an area hospital for an evaluation.  Neither were injured. Police said the man was inside the home for about 10 minutes before he was chased out.

Cockrell Hill police confirmed the man tried to get the girls to leave with him and that there was physical contact between the intruder and the girls, but that that contact was not sexual and they were not injured. Police are continuing to investigate and have classified the incident as burglary of a habitation with intent to commit another felony.  The charge is a first degree felony punishable with a possible life sentence and a fine of $10,000.

The incident took place at the Cedar Square Apartments at 500 Andrews Avenue.

NBC 5's Mark Schnyder contributed to this report.  

It was initially believed that the girls were sleeping at the the time the man entered the apartment, that was not the case. We regret the error.

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Pizza Delivery Robberies Put People on Edge

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Dallas pizza delivery people have been robbed three times in the past week, two of them Thursday night.

The robberies in Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove have stores and neighbors on edge.

According to police reports, around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, a driver for the Pizza Hut in the 2200 block of South Buckner was held up at gunpoint in the 10300 block of Whitingham Drive by two people.

The driver lost $310 cash.

Whitingham neighbor Gerald Green said pizza drivers should not carry so much cash.

"That's not a good idea to have that much money on you, especially around here," he said.

Pizza Hut store manager Leticia Contreras said drivers are trained to carry only a small amount of change and the cash was the driver's personal money.

She said safety is the top priority in pizza delivery and some destinations may become off limits, especially at night.

"I remember at one point, we tried to order a pizza where I stay at," Green said. "They wouldn't deliver in this neighborhood for a while."

At about 9:30 p.m., a driver for the Domino's at 4800 Sunnyvale was robbed at gunpoint in the 4600 block of Stokes Street near Interstate 45 and Loop 12.

According to a police report, the people ran up on the driver in the dark from a vacant lot beside a delivery address that neighbors say is vacant house.

"The one that used to stay in there, he was an old guy and he passed away, so it's kind of been different people coming in and out of there," neighbor Marcell Dobin said.

His wife worries that drivers won't return to deliver the pizza that their children enjoy.

"They should feel safe to come over here," Loretta Dobin said.

Manager Isaac Soto at the Sunnyvale Domino's store said drivers are told to drive away from homes they discover to be vacant.

He said certain apartment complexes are off-limits. Deliveries to others are made only at the front gate and deliveries are refused to some places at night.

Last Saturday night, a driver from a Domino's at 2551 Fort Worth Ave. was beaten up for his pizzas in the 1900 block of Shaw Street, according to police reports.

Aside from the fact they all involve pizza, detectives do not believe the cases are related, Dallas police spokeswoman Melinda Gutierrez said.

No arrests have been made.

Domino's corporate spokesman Tim McIntyre said safety is a top priority for the company, which delivers more than a million times per day. An increase in online ordering has reduced the use of cash, he said.

He issued the following statement:

We work with local law enforcement to help us identify potential trouble spots in any community. Our goal is to deliver to every address within our individual trade areas, but sometimes we've been forced by incidents to take other actions, from curbing deliveries after a specific time of night or eliminating individual streets altogether. If a store has a restricted section within its delivery area, the owner is required by our policy to review it annually to see if it can/should be reopened.

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Body of Missing Arlington Grandmother Found

Amanda Guerra, NBC 5 News

Arlington police discovered the body of a 77-year-old grandmother with Alzheimer's disease who was missing since Dec. 18 after she wandered out of her house.

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Search Continues for Maria Arrocha

The Arrocha family's Christmas was a little less bright this year. They're still searching for 77-year-old Maria Arrocha, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. She's been missing since Dec. 18.

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Arlington police say they have found the body of a 77-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who disappeared last month.

Maria Arrocha wandered out of her Arbor Lane home at New York Avenue and Park Row Lane on Dec. 18.

Arlington police found her body in a wooded area near 1500 E. Abram St. on Thursday afternoon. The Tarrant County medical examiner positively identified the woman as Arrocha on Friday.

Her death was determined to be caused by exposure to the elements.

Martin Arrocha, her son, said he had mixed emotions, saying he was "a little bit angry because we couldn't find her in time, relief because we know she's in a better place today."

Police officers were working closely with volunteer group Search One Rescue Team, which uses K-9s, as part of an ongoing effort to find Maria Arrocha when her body was discovered.

Her family had been searching for Arrocha since her disappearance. They passed out fliers in both English and Spanish throughout North Texas and spent Christmas looking for her.

NBC 5's Mola Lenghi and Amanda Guerra contributed to this report.

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Missing Denton Co. K-9 Mistakenly Shot, Killed

Omar Villafranca, NBC 5 News

A landowner worried about his livestock shot and killed a dog, not knowing it was a K-9 missing from the Denton County's Sheriff's Office.

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The only K-9 working for the Denton County Sheriff's Office was found dead on Friday.

Chico, a Belgian Malinois, was reported missing on Dec. 20 in rural Collin County. The dog's handler said the dog ran out when a windstorm that day blew open his fence.

Denton County Sheriff William Travis told NBC 5 that a landowner noticed a dog near his livestock. The landowner was worried about his livestock and shot the dog, not knowing it was the missing K-9.

Travis said the man was distraught once he learned the dog was a K-9 with the sheriff's office.

The sheriff said the dog was not wearing the collar that identifies it as a member of law enforcement.

The landowner will not face any charges.

Travis said the DCSO is planning a funeral and is plans to acquire another K-9.

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AA Flight Attendants Sign Off on Potential Merger

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In a letter to American employees, CEO Tom Horton said the Fort Worth-based airline is continuing to evaluate whether a merger would be in the bankrupt company's best interests.

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The flight attendants' union at American Airlines signed off late Thursday on a merger plan with US Airways.

Laura Glading, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, said she signed a memorandum of understanding, which details seniority and other issues -- essentially how employees at both airlines would work together in the event of a merger.

"I hope it clears the path for a quick and efficient merger," she said.

She said she could not discuss specifics.

Meanwhile, earlier Thursday, American Airlines announced it will decide whether it also supports the merger in "a matter of weeks," CEO Tom Horton said.

In a letter to American employees, Horton said the Fort Worth-based airline is continuing to evaluate whether a merger would be in the bankrupt company's best interests.

"While I cannot give you a precise date, I can tell you that we expect to bring this to conclusion in a matter of weeks," Horton wrote.

If the two companies do combine, it would create the world's largest airline.

The flight attendants' move follows a similar action by pilots on Saturday.

The Allied Pilots Association also signed off on its own plan to combine workforces.

The Board of Directors of American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp., is scheduled to meet Jan. 9, but it appeared a merger plan would not be ready to consider by then.

Managers of US Airways have said if they are successful in gaining control of the new carrier, they would keep its headquarters in Fort Worth and keep the American name. The US Airways brand would go away.

Analysts have said a merger is the best way for American to compete against rivals United and Delta.

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Hurst Officer Fired After "Embarrassing" Video

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Teen Files Complaint in Hurst Officer Video

The family of Andrew Rodriguez filed a complaint against the Hurst police officer they say used excessive force violating the teen's civil rights in a video posted on YouTube.

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The mother of 17-year-old seen in a YouTube video being kneed in the back and cursed at by a Hurst police officer says she wants the officer fired and charged with aggravated asault.

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Hurst police officer Disraeli Arnold has been fired after being recorded on video threatening a teen and using profane language.

Arnold was recorded in November running to assist an officer subduing a teenager and ultimately kneeing the teen in the back of the head while yelling and threatening him.

The teen's mother, Kelly Pope, didn't object to her son being arrested, just the force used to take the teen into custody.

"He [her son] knows that he handled it badly at first, that he should have been a little more cooperative. But, you know, the second officer -- there was no reason for it," Pope said in November. "He (Arnold) comes up at a jolting sprint, kneed him in the back of the head and, as you can see on the video, he says, 'If you move I'm going to [expletive] kill you.'"

While the teen was in custody and being escorted to a police car, Arnold then paraded in front of the teen's friend, who was recording the arrest, and said, "You got it on tape? Arnold, 654!"

Using the video as evidence, the teen's mother filed a complaint with the Hurst Police Department that led to an internal affairs investigation. The mother said she hoped the officer would either turn in his badge or be fired.

Dashcam video released several days later showed the teen, prior to Arnold arriving at the scene, arguing with Officer Miguel Jimenez and resisting arrest -- a offense for which he was charged.

On Thursday, Hurst police said Arnold was "indefinitely suspended for violations of Hurst Police Department General Orders and Civil Service rules relating to his actions on Nov. 20, 2012" and "an internal affairs investigation was conducted for violations ... to include the unnecessary use of force, being disrespectful to a citizen, and the use of indecent, profane, or harsh language in the performance of official duties."

Despite Pope's claim of excessive force, the internal affairs investigation determined the amount of force used by Arnold was reasonable since he believed Jimenez was struggling to subdue the teen.

The investigation did find, however, that Arnold was disrespectful to a citizen and "used indecent, profane, and harsh language in the performance of his official duties, and conducted himself in a manner which brought discredit to himself and the Hurst Police Department."

"You can't help but be embarrassed -- not only for the officers that work in our department, but for anybody in the law enforcement profession," Hurst Assistant Chief Steve Niekamp said in November. "You just expect when an officer shows up, they're going to be in charge. You don't want the foul language, anything that looks like it might be overreaction. You just want to be professional, calm and in control of the scene."

Prior to the department's latest ruling, Arnold had been placed on administrative leave.

Arnold had been with the department for four years and, according to a performance assessment and disciplinary file released by Hurst police after the incident, he met or exceeded police standards in nearly every assessment. The document also noted in May, 2010, that "Officer Arnold's enthusiasm may make him overzealous at times, which can cloud his judgment when it comes to policy, procedure and tactics. Sometimes he needs to step back and see the big picture and risks involved."

Arnold has 10 days to appeal the termination.

NBC 5's Scott Gordon contributed to this report.

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Possible Sleet, Snow in North Texas?

Rick Mitchell, NBC 5 Weather

The latest forecast from NBC 5.

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TxDOT Crews on Standby for Winter Weather

Highway crews are on alert to respond if necessary, especially in the counties to the south and west of the Metroplex.

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Snow fell this morning across SW parts of North Texas, the rest of the area is just getting light rain. For today temperatures will be in the 40's with light showers expected throughout the day. The weekend will be dry with slightly warmer temperatures.

NBC 5 FORECAST

TODAY:  Cloudy with a few showers.  High: 43.  Wind: S 5 mph.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with a few sprinkles. Low: 35. Wind: S 5 mph.

SATURDAY:  Mostly cloudy and chilly in the morning, but sunny by afternoon. High: 50.  Wind: S 10 mph.

SUNDAY:  Mostly sunny.  Low: 33.  High: 53.  Wind: N 10 mph.

MONDAY:  Mostly sunny.  Low: 33.  High: 55.  Wind: S 5-10 mph.

TUESDAY:  Partly cloudy in the morning, but increasing clouds by afternoon, with a 30% chance for rain overnight.  Low: 42.  High: 57.  Wind: SE 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY:  Cloudy with a 30% chance for rain.  Low: 40.  High: 56.  Wind: N 10 mph. 

THURSDAY:  Mostly sunny.  Low: 40.  High: 60. 

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