HAPPENING NOW: Suspect arrested after police chase, crash in north Abilene

HAPPENING NOW: Suspect arrested after police chase, crash in north Abilene

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A suspect was arrested after a police chase and crash in north Abilene Wednesday evening. Police say the incident began as an assault earlier in the day, where a suspect, whose identity has not been publicly identified, took a vehicle and disappeared. Officers located this vehicle in north Abilene around 7:00 p.m., and that instigated a pursuit, which ended in a crash in the backyard of a home near the intersection o…

Abilene Man Arrested After Crime Spree, Police Chase, and Home Invasion – Texas Herald News – Texas News, covers news and events in Houston, Austin, West Texas

ABILENE, TX – James Dalton Hale, 32, was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, after a series of burglaries, an armed threat, a police pursuit, and a final home invasion in Abilene. The day’s events began with patrol officers responding to multiple burglary calls. In one incident, Hale allegedly had a weapon and fled from a scene. When a witness pursued him, Hale reportedly turned and pointed a handgun at the witness, issuing threats. He then ent…