During the inventory search of the suspect s vehicle, officers located multiple weapons and narcotics.
Meanwhile, the man in custody was able to access the front of the patrol vehicle through the small window in the partition behind the front seats.
He then left the scene in the patrol vehicle and traveled west in the eastbound lanes of US HWY 80 towards Mesquite.
A phone call to the Mesquite Police Department reported seeing a person wearing handcuffs sitting inside an Applebee s restaurant, and the patrol vehicle was located with damage due to striking guardrails.
Forney PD identified the driver as 26-year-old Emanuel Paramo of Bridgeport. He faces numerous charges including assaulting an officer on duty and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
An elderly man grabbed onto tree roots and called 911 after he was swept into the Trinity River, Forney police say I just saw a guy that looked like he needed a hand and I thought that I could help out, said Daniel Washburn. Author: Jennifer Prohov (WFAA), Kevin Reece Published: 8:18 AM CST February 28, 2021 Updated: 11:01 PM CST February 28, 2021
FORNEY, Texas
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A 69-year-old man survived a Saturday plunge into the East Fork Trinity River thanks to Forney police officers, firefighters, EMTs and a good Samaritan who stopped for help.
Forney police said the man, who was not named, got lost sometime Friday along Highway 80 near Clements Drive. His car got stuck in high water and mud on the north side frontage road near the west bank of the river.