WFPD officers responded this morning at 6:28 am to 1415 North Rosewood in regard to CPR being done on a 3-year-old child. The child was eventually transported to the URHCS. The child was later pronounced deceased.
The WFPD Crime Against Persons and Crimes Against Children detectives are currently investigating this incident.
The cause of death is not yet known.
WFPD officers responded on 08-11-22 at 4:42 pm to the Riverbend Nature Center located at 2200 3rd Street in reference to gunshots.
The officers arrived and discovered that an 18-month-old boy was struck to the leg by a bullet. It is not known at this time from where the gunshot was fired.
The victim was taken to the URHCS by ambulance and later flown to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Ft. Worth, Texas.The child is expected to undergo surgery there.
If you have any information about this incident, please call the WFPD non-emergency number at 940-720-5000 or the WFPD Crime Stoppers number at 940-322-9888.
The WFPD believes this is an isolated incident and there is no danger to our citizens.
WFPD Officers responded to the URHCS emergency room on 06-11-21, at 11:48 pm, to investigate the death of a one-year-old child. The child had been transported by a personally owned vehicle to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
On 06-18-21, based on the investigation, WFPD detectives obtained arrest warrants for the child’s parents for the offense of Injury to a Child, Elderly, or Disable Person with a bond of $500,000.00 each.
The parents, 24-year-old Christian Bishop-Torrence and 22-year-old Sage Wright were arrested on 06-18-2021 at about 8:00 pm at 1005 Westerly Place in Wichita Falls and transported to jail.
The investigation is on-going.
Kentea Luckey – 23
On 07-10-17, at approx 1142 hrs, Officers were flagged down in the Wal-Mart parking lot on Greenbriar in reference to children being left alone in a vehicle. Officers located the vehicle and found it to be unlocked and running with 4 small children, all under the age of 6, inside without supervision. Officers could not feel any cool air coming from the a/c and one of the children was sweating. Investigation revealed that 23 year old Kentea Luckey was responsible for the children and he had left them alone for approx 18 minutes while he was inside the store.
Luckey was arrested for 4 counts of Abandoning or Endangering a Child and transported to jail. Luckey was also found to have 4 arrest warrants.
Dustin Sisk
Hannah Maland
On Saturday, April 15th, at approximately 4:00 pm officers with the Wichita Falls Police Department were dispatched to the 5100 block of Greenbriar in reference to a check welfare. Officers were advised of a yellow Penske moving truck that was in the area that had what appeared to be a child’s hand sticking out of the cargo area. The reporting party stated that they were behind the truck on US 287 and followed it to Walmart in the 5100 block of Greenbriar.
Upon officers arrival they located the vehicle and identified the driver of the vehicle and his wife as 32 year old Dustin Sisk and 24 year old Hannah Maland. When asked if there was anyone in the cargo area of the vehicle Sisk stated that their two sons, ages 5 and 7, were back there due to there not being enough room in the cab.
Officers observed in the cargo area of the truck several heavy items that could have fallen on the children. Officers did not see any food or water and the reported temperature at the time was 84 degrees. The only source of ventilation was an opening approximately four to six inches.
Both Sisk and Maland were arrested and transported to the Wichita County jail where they were charged with two counts of Endangering a child. During the course of the investigation officers also located less than two ounces of marijuana in the center console. Sisk stated that it was his. He was also charged with possession of marijuana.
Child Protective Services were notified and they took custody of the two children who were found unharmed.
Of all the questions that cross parents’ minds when they hear about child abductions, the most common question may be, “how can I stop this from happening to my child?”
TIPS FOR PARENTS TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFER WHILE IN PUBLIC
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ATTEMPTED ABDUCTIONS
Parents should learn when and where kids are most vulnerable in order to better protect them. In an analysis of attempted abductions, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children found that many:
TEACH CHILDREN TO TAKE ACTION
NCMEC’s review revealed one extremely important fact: 83% of children who escaped their would-be abductors did something proactive. They walked/ran away, yelled, kicked, or pulled away.
This means the best thing a child can do if someone tries to abduct them is take action instead of being passive or polite.
Use this information to set up a safety plan for your kids – and don’t forget to include teens in these conversations! You can:
When it comes to keeping your child safe, YOU are your child’s best resource! And as always, please contact the police if you experience or notice anything or anyone acting suspiciously around children.
**WFPD Official Press Release**
Suspect in Friday’s Shooting of 2 Teens ARRESTED
On 09-04-16, at approx 1:22pm, following a citizen tip, officers made a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle matching Friday’s description in the 4700 blk of Southwest Parkway. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 20 year old Kody Lott. Lott was arrested on scene for a separate charge (Prohibited Weapon) and transported to the WFPD station for questioning about the shooting, where he confessed to the murder of Lauren Landavazo and the shooting of Makayla Smith. Lott is currently in the Wichita County Jail on the following charges: Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Prohibited Weapon.
The WFPD would like to thank everyone involved in this case from the officers working it to the media and citizens that helped disseminate and share information leading to this arrest.
THANK YOU!
The Patsy’s House Children’s Advocacy Center is kicking off their annual Pinwheel Campaign on Saturday, April 2, 2016 from Noon until 3:00 pm at Patterson Honda located at 319 Central Freeway East at Jacksboro Hwy. 1,724 pinwheels will be in the ground at this location, each representing a child the CAC has provided services to in 2015. For every $20 donated to support Patsy’s House, one pinwheel will be pulled from the ground. The public is invited to stop by and make a donation to this worthy cause of helping to end child abuse. The Pinwheel Program is an annual fundraiser for our local Patsy’s House.
Members of the Wichita Falls Police Officers’ Association will be on hand cooking hotdogs, free while they last! The Wichita Falls Police Department staffs four full-time officers at Patsy’s House to investigate crimes against children.
“The pinwheel connotes whimsy and childlike notions. In essence, it has come to serve as the physical embodiment, or reminder, of the great childhoods we want for all children.”
Throughout the year the Wichita Falls Police Department conducts a local sex offender compliance check to ensure all offenders are in compliance with their court orders. This includes home visits. The purpose of the check is to confirm that all registered sex offenders are in compliance with their court orders, to include residing at their reported address. There are currently 181 registered sex offenders inside the Wichita Falls city limits, all of which have been checked and are in compliance. Some of these offenders are currently on probation and the Probation Department performs their checks as well.
You can find a list of registered sex offenders in your neighborhood at http://bit.ly/1pZsjJG
Be safe this Halloween by planning your child’s route and knowing where they are at all times.
Amber Witte, a WFISD teacher, turned herself in to the Wichita County Jail today on an arrest warrant for Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student. On 6/5/15 WFPD Detectives were notified about an improper sexual relationship between Witte and a student. A warrant was issued for her arrest. Her bond was set at $5,000.
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