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UPDATE: Suspect jailed in early-morning Fort Worth stabbing

Update: The man accused of stabbing another man early Tuesday in downtown Fort Worth is in jail. Police say he is Anthony Dewayne Shephard, 41. Read more here.

From earlier:

A 46-year-old man was in the hospital Tuesday after he was stabbed repeatedly during an early-morning robbery in downtown Fort Worth, police said.

Police were called around 2:15 a.m. to the 600 block of Houston Street where the incident occurred, said Capt. Kevin Rodricks, police spokesman.

The victim reportedly had just left a bar and stopped to ask a question of two men standing outside, Rodricks said.

He intended to pay each man a dollar for the information, but one man tried to get all of the money and stabbed the victim four times, Rodricks said.

Police learned during the investigation that the suspect was a "panhandler pretty widely known in the downtown area," Rodricks said.

"We conducted a massive ground search," he added.

An arrest reportedly was made in the case, but details were unavailable late Tuesday night.

-- Bill Miller

Two arrested in restaurant robbery also suspected in other Fort Worth heists

Two masked men ran from the back of a restaurant early Thursday in southwest Fort Worth, gripping cash from the business and a gun, but police were there to intercept them.

The two men match the descriptions of robberies in more than a dozen similar robberies, police said in a news release.

Officers, at about 7 a.m., responded to a commercial hold up alarm at the Braum's Restaurant in the 7200 block of South Hulen Street.

"Upon arrival, officers observed two suspects fleeing from the rear of the restaurant," according to a news release from Fort Worth police.

There was a foot chase, but suspects Shaquille Hunte (above) and Kamron McGruder (left), both 19 of Fort Worth, were arrested.

Both men face charges of aggravated robbery, according to police reports.

"Detectives are investigating 14 similar robberies and additional charges are pending in those offenses," police said in the news release.

-- Bill Miller
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'Takeover' robbers, including one with 'Uzi,' suspected of recent hits in Fort Worth, Benbrook

Police are searching for a group of three, possibly four, men responsible for three recent "takeover-style" robberies on the east side of Fort Worth and Benbrook, police said.

Some of the men were armed with handguns and a weapon that appears to be an Uzi submachine gun, according to a news release from Fort Worth police.

The first two robberies were reported Dec. 23 at the Zoom Food Mart, 5651 Meadowbrook Drive in Fort Worth, and Joe’s Food Mart, 8101 Bangor Drive in Benbrook, a few blocks east of Western Hills High School.

Two of the suspects with guns entered the store while a third was the lookout, police said.

"These suspects," police said, "are armed and extremely dangerous; do not approach."

For example, during the Zoom Food Mart robbery, the men burst into the store and hit a clerk in the head; then they ran with cash from the register.

Police believe the same group struck again on Meadowbrook Drive, this time around 11:15 p.m. Saturday.

This target was the New Quickway convenience store, 4140 Meadowbrook. The robbers were seen leaving in a black four-door car, possibly a Mazda 626 from the late 1990s.

Investigators said the robbers are black males, 16-20 years old.

Anyone with information can call 911; Crime Stoppers at 817-469-8477; or Det. E. Raynford at 817-392-4469.

Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward up to $1,000.

-- Bill Miller

Blotter: Shooting suspect jailed; pastor arrested

Man arrested in Fort Worth homeowner's shooting

A 21-year-old Fort Worth man has been arrested in the shooting of a homeowner who had interrupted a burglary at his south Fort Worth home Tuesday morning.

Clevon Montego Emerson III was in jail Wednesday, facing a charge of aggravated robbery. He is accused of shooting Ruben Rangel, 55, after Rangel arrived at his home in the 5800 block of Jennie Drive to find Emerson inside and gathering items to steal, police have said.

Pastor of Fort Worth church arrested on sexual assault charge

A Fort Worth pastor has been arrested and faces a charge of sexual assault in a 2000 case in which he is accused of performing sexual acts on a then-18-year-old girl, according to police.

Crowley police identified the suspect as Darrell Wayne Blair, 43, of Waxahacie, pastor of New Breed Christian Church in Fort Worth. His accuser, now an adult, told Crowley police that she had kept quiet about the alleged assault until now because the pastor owned a gun and he told her that no one would believe her, a police report stated.

And now here are some overnight briefs reported by the Fort Worth Police Department.

     At 2:19 a.m. Sept. 11, officers responded to a robbery of a person in the 4800 block of East Lancaster Avenue. The victim said he was at a food store when a man approached him, demanded money and then punched the victim. The man grabbed the victim’s money and fled.

      At 2:27 p.m. Sept. 11, officers responded to a robbery call in the 6200 block of Miranda Drive. Two people said they were working in a yard when two men approached them. One man showed a handgun and grabbed a weed eater and leaf blower. The two men then fled.

       At 2:31 p.m. Sept. 11, officers responded to a dog bite call in the 1500 block of Grand Avenue. A 72-year-old man said he was riding his bike in the area when a white pit bull and a brown dog began chasing him. The dogs bit the victim several times before running off. The man went to the hospital. The owners of the dogs were not located.

At 6:46 p.m. Sept. 11, officers responded to a robbery call at a Liquor Store in the 6400 E Rosedale Street. A man said he was working behind the counter when another man entered the location, brandished a han gun and demanded money. The man then fled the location. Officers arrived in the area and located the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

 -- Compiled by Bill Miller from the works of Deanna Boyd, Domingo Ramirez Jr. and Fort Worth Police