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🌱 What Harker Heights police handled this week on Indian Trail Drive

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Harker Heights police handled this week on Indian Trail Drive
  • How a Harker Heights stabbing led to a second felony indictment

Also on today's calendar: Robotime Crafting Club - Copperas Cove and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Cooler with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police reports: Arrests in Heights, Cove; incidents reported in Lampasas (kdhnews.com) — Recent police activity in Harker Heights included an arrest on outstanding warrants and reports of forgery, credit card abuse, and reckless driving on Indian Trail Drive. The report also lists multiple arrests, accidents, and welfare checks in nearby Copperas Cove and Lampasas, giving residents a snapshot of regional public safety issues.
   

• Bell County grand jury indicts Killeen man twice in one year on armed assault charges (kdhnews.com) — Harker Heights police previously investigated a serious stabbing that led to one of two aggravated assault indictments now facing a 31-year-old Killeen man in Bell County. Prosecutors say the separate knife-related attacks happened in Killeen and Harker Heights in March 2025, and a jury trial in the Heights-related family assault case is set for May 18 in district court.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Killeen

  • Walmart to remodel stores in Killeen, Belton as part of statewide upgrades (kdhnews.com)
  • Family seeks answers in Killeen death of 20-year-old Argentine woman (kxxv.com)
  • Killeen to purchase fire training tower for KFD (kdhnews.com)

Fort Hood

  • UFL and Dallas Renegades to Host "Hats Off To Heroes" Game at Fort Hood on May 15 (theufl.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Harker Heights

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