Police arrest 1 of 2 suspects in violent purse snatching in northwest Dallas

Dallas police have arrested one of two suspects wanted in a violent purse snatching caught on tape last month.
Javier Duenas, 19, was taken into custody Tuesday in Grand Prairie on a charge of aggravated robbery.
A Crime Stoppers tip led police to Duenas, and he was arrested without incident during a traffic stop after officers observed him leaving a home.
He is being held in the Dallas County Jail on $250,000 bail. He’s also suspected of being in the country illegally.
The second suspect, identified as 20-year-old Thelma Delao, is still at large.
The purse snatching occurred March 29 in a northwest Dallas parking lot. Investigators believe Duenas and Delao accosted Adriana Ibarra, 25, at knifepoint before dragging her across a northwest Dallas parking lot by her gym bag and purse on March 29.
Authorities released security footage seeking help from the public, and the suspects were quickly identified. A second release of the video resulted in the arrest of Duenas.
Delao is described as a Latino female, 5 feet 1 inch tall and 170 pounds. Police say she is believed to be staying with friends in the area.

 

Former Chicago cop admits role in robberies

former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal felony charges stemming from one of the worst misconduct scandals in the department's history.

Keith Herrera, 33, admitted taking part in three robberies in which he and other officers with the elite Special Operations Section stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from suspected drug dealers and other citizens after making illegal traffic stops or searches of their homes.

Herrera, who remains free on bond until his scheduled sentencing on July 14, faces up to 13 years in prison, but prosecutors said in a plea agreement that if Herrera continues to cooperate, they will recommend a reduced prison sentence.

Herrera pleaded guilty to civil rights and tax-related charges and admitted he pocketed about $40,000 from the robberies in 2005. He admitted he never reported the money as income on his federal tax return for that year.

Herrera later secretly wore a wire, recording then-Officer Jerome Finnegan, identified by authorities as the scheme's ringleader, allegedly plotting the murder of a Special Operations Section officer whom he suspected of cooperating with authorities.