Crime Time

Small talk lands East Texas man in jail

An East Texas homeowner distracted a suspected burglar by striking up a conversation with him until police arrived to detain the man, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported.

The homeowner was called to his home in Winnsboro by his wife and was able to stop the man, who had already left the home and was driving away, the newspaper reported.

Police later arrived and arrested the 25-year-old suspect, who the homeowner apparently knew, according to the Telegraph.

Read the full story here.

--Andrew Chavez

Pro burglars strike Euless credit union

These people, according to police, knew what they were doing.

Three experienced burglars cut their way into Southwest Airlines Credit Union at 801 West Euless Blvd. late Monday night and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Euless police said the burglars used drills to cut through the locking mechanism, disabled the burglar alarm and cut open the safe.

Police said, that according to surveillance footage the burglars spent several hours emptying the safe’s contents.

"This wasn't their first day at the rodeo, these were experienced people," Lt. John Williams said.

Staff Writer Candace Carlisle reports.

NFL running back whacks burglar with bed post

An NFL running back has done his part to knock out crime -- and he did it with a bed post.

Green Bay Packers player Noah Herron heard breaking glass in his house on Friday and then whacked the burglar when he entered the player's bedroom, injuring the intruder who is still hospitalized.

An accomplice was caught outside the home, police said.

"Noah Herron used necessary, reasonable and justifiable force in protecting his life and property," Brown County Sheriff Dennis Kocken said in a statement. "Herron, the victim in this random home invasion, is cooperating with law enforcement."

Herron is shown in a team photo.

-- Lance Murray

Stolen: Black-and-white cowhide-covered night stand

If you see a wayward night stand with black and white cow hide on the front, the Weatherford Police Department would like to know.

Police are investigating the theft of night stand during a burglary Tuesday at the Western Heritage store in the 1500 block of Fort Worth Highway.

Shortly before 10 that night a white pickup pulled up the storage unit at the back of the store and a man entered the storage unit and stole the night stand.

If you have any information, call the Weatherford Police Department at 817-598-4300.

-- Elizabeth Campbell

Twin porn actors suspected in burglaries

Police in Philadelphia have arrested twin brothers in connection with the rooftop burglary of a business. That's pretty unusual.

But there's more to the story.

The twins, Keyontyli and Taleon Goffney, 25, of suburban Pennsauken, N.J., have appeared in hardcore porn videos online, authorities say. Police say they are suspected in dozens of similar crimes in at least three states.

Keyontyli was arrested at the burglary scene and has been released on bond. Taleon was arrested later and it being held at the Philadelphia jail.

You can read more here.

-- Lance Murray

Twins send intruder flying, then chase him down

You don't want to mess with the Parkman twins of Olympia, Wash.

The 17-year-old brothers confronted an intruder in their house and shoved him out a second story window. But Clay and Christopher didn't stop there. They then chased the guy through the woods and into a creek.

What happened next? Read TV station KIRO's account here to find out.

-- Lance Murray

Suspects sought in Weatherford business burglary

Weatherford police are looking for the burglars who broke in to the Dollar General in the 1900 block of Fort Worth Highway early Monday morning.

The store’s safe containing over $2,000 and the store's surveillance system were taken, Detective Wendy Field said.

The suspects also cut the phone line and the wires to the store’s alarm system.

If you have information about this crime, contact the Weatherford Police Department at 817-598-4300 or contact Parker County Crimestoppers at 817-599-5555.

-- Elizabeth Campbell

Men in black get guns from east-side pawn shop

Five men clad in black, riding in a black pickup truck, pulled up in front of an east-side pawn shop early today and used the truck to yank back the roll-up door.

A witness told police that the group made off with a bunch of guns and other merchandise.

Police said some of the guns were "assault-type" rifles.

A black truck was found a short time after police arrived, but it was about five miles away, in the middle of the street, with the engine running. Police later learned the truck had been stolen.

Sound familiar?

A similar crime was carried out last July, also on the east side. That store specialized in military surplus weapons.

Federal agents and police are comparing the two cases today. No arrests were reported as of 11:30 a.m.

-- Bill Miller

Sans pants, this burglar was easy for cops to find

Keep your pants on! That's good advice, especially if you're a burglar.

But an intruder in West Bend, Wis., lost his britches during a scuffle with a homeowner and that made it easy for police to nab him. All they had to do was find the guy in the tall grass wearing a hoodie and red boxer shorts.

-- Lance Murray

Do you know the guy with the blue hat?

Burleson police want the public's help to catch three men, including the one shown at right wearing a blue hat, who were recently seen on a surveillance video burglarizing the Jeep Outfitters on the city's north side.

Police believe three men were involved but the one shown in this image was seen trying to grab computer equipment from the counter, but it all slipped out of his hands and smashed on the floor, police said.

He settled for gumball/Boston Baked Beans machine instead. Anyone with information can call Detective T. Catron at 817-447-5300, ext. 333. Click here to see the whole video.

-- Bill Miller