Dallas Morning News. The current owner of a Schlotzky’s restaurant in Rockwall that was the target of an immigration crackdown under previous ownership said Friday that all current employees of the business are in the country legally. Viral Patel bought the sandwich shop from Ann Cox, a former special agent with the FBI in Dallas, [...]

Dallas Morning News. A former Dallas FBI agent is expected to plead guilty next week to federal charges that for 11 years she used illegal immigrants to staff a Schlotzsky’s restaurant she owns in Rockwall. Ann Cox was fired by the FBI after the U.S. attorney’s office filed a misdemeanor charge on July 28 accusing [...]

By J.J. Smith. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged a Rockwall father and son and their company with fraudulent solicitation in connection with trading of commodity futures contracts and leveraged foreign currency. According to a news release from the CFTC, its complaint alleges that, since at least June, 2008, Robert Mihailovich Sr., [...]

By J.J. Smith. The dead body of a young Royse City woman who had been missing for two weeks was found Tuesday in the front yard of a house near the shores of Lake Tawakoni. Heather Leann Pope, 29, was identified as the victim of a homicide Thursday. She had grown up and lived most [...]

By J.J. Smith. The Mesquite man who attempted to kidnap a female first grade student from Pullen Elementary School March 4th was sentenced to the maximum of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine yesterday by 382nd District Court Judge Brett Hall in Rockwall. Desi Smalley, 36, a Mesquite resident, had first pled guilty [...]

By J.J. Smith. An massage business located on the eastern edge of Lake Ray Hubbard in Rowlett in Rockwall County is listed on an erotic Asian massage parlor website which advertises that many of the businesses listed sell a variety of sex services. Lisa Massage, located at 9806 Highway 66, in a small strip shopping [...]

By J.J. Smith. Today TheRockwallNews.com completes a two-part series reporting on the 30 convicted sex offenders who are registered as living in Rockwall County. According to the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office website, 16 live in Royse City, 9 in Rockwall, one in Heath, two in Fate, one in Terrell and one is listed without a [...]

By J.J. Smith. Today TheRockwallNews.com will begin a two-part series reporting on the 30 convicted sex offenders who are registered as living in Rockwall County. According to the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office website, 16 live in Royse City, 10 in Rockwall, two in Fate, one in Terrell and one is listed without a current address. [...]

By J.J. Smith. A convicted sex offender who’s been wanted by the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Department for failure to register as a sex offender since 2003 is on the new “10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders” list just released by the Texas Department of Public Safety. David Ross Baxley, 67, whose last known residence was in [...]

Funeral services for Rowlett juvenile judge Belinda Loveland and her husband, Richard, will both be this Saturday at Lake Pointe Church, located at 701 I- 30, in Rockwall. The service for Richard Loveland will start at 10 a.m. at the Lake Pointe Church chapel in Rockwall. Services for Belinda Loveland will follow at 12:30 p.m. [...]