A 2-year-old boy died Sunday evening when he was run over in the parking lot of an apartment complex, police said.

Adrian Sifuentes was struck while playing outside the Arlington Park Apartments in the 3100 block of East Park Row Drive. His mother could not reach him in time to prevent the accident, police said.

Adrian suffered a head injury and died about 7 p.m. at the scene.

Police don't expect to file charges against the driver.

From staff reports

A tow truck driver died early Monday after he was struck while trying to remove a vehicle from the shoulder of Interstate 35W in Burleson, a city spokeswoman said.

William David Stone, 26, was preparing to tow a car when another vehicle struck the car and then struck him about 10 p.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of I-35W, authorities said.

Mr. Stone was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after midnight.

The investigation was continuing. It was unclear whether criminal charges would be filed.

From staff reports

Four Dallas police officers have been selected to receive a national award honoring their heroism during a fatal shooting last year.

On March 23, 2007, the officers – Senior Cpls. Jeremy Borchardt, Todd Haecker, Jason Jarc and Patrick Starr – along with Senior Cpl. Mark Nix, approached an armed man after a high-speed chase. As they got closer, shots were fired from the man's car, and Officer Nix was hit.

Seeing a fellow officer down, the others left their cover. Senior Cpl. Jarc stepped into the line of fire to pull the injured officer to safety, while the other three officers provided cover for him.

"They each risked their own lives in order to divert the shooter's attention from Officer Nix," a department release said. "But in spite of their finest efforts, Officer Mark Nix tragically died."

The officers will receive Top Cops Awards on Monday during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The awards are sponsored by the National Association of Police Organizations.

Steve Thompson

County health officials will provide free tuberculosis testing to some middle school students who may have been exposed to the bacteria.

Dallas County said it was notified in late April of a student who was possibly infected.

The Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services said it will provide testing to a small group of Sam Tasby Middle School students today and Thursday. Texas requires such screening when there is suspicion of exposure.

"The chance of any person at Tasby Middle School being infected by tuberculosis is low," said Dr. Garry Woo, a county medical director for the tuberculosis elimination division. "This testing and our investigation is no reason for alarm among parents, teachers or students."

Parents with questions or concerns are asked to call the county health department at 214-819-2081.

Emily Tsao

A worker at a United Parcel Service warehouse in Dallas was arrested Friday after being accused of stealing packages containing jewelry, including a $19,000 diamond ring.

Jeffrey Lee Oliver, 28, had been suspected by UPS security of stealing jewelry in several thefts since January, Dallas police say. On Friday, police say, he took a small box containing about $300 in jewelry from a conveyor belt, removed the shipping label and threw it in the trash.

The diamond ring was reported stolen Thursday and later found in Mr. Oliver's car, police say.

He was taken to the Dallas County Jail on a theft charge.

Steve Thompson

A Dallas City Council committee will select three finalist names today for Industrial Boulevard. Residents will then have a chance to vote on those three online before the council makes its final decision June 25.

The Trinity River committee, which meets at 9:30 a.m. in Room 6ES at Dallas City Hall, will choose the finalists from the following names: Ascension Drive; Cesar Chavez Boulevard; Eddie Bernice Johnson Parkway; Post Industrial Boulevard; Riverfront Boulevard; Stanley Marcus Boulevard; Stevie Ray Vaughan Boulevard; Trinity Lakes Boulevard; Trinity View Parkway; and Waterfront Boulevard.

Bruce Tomaso

The final defendant in a 1997 murder was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday in a plea bargain agreement with the Denton County district attorney's office. Jeffrey John Stealey, who will be eligible for parole in five years, is the third man sentenced in the beating death of Santino Schraer, whose remains were found in a Lewisville field in 1999. Last month, a Denton County jury found Casey Lee Nelson, 30, guilty of the first-degree murder and sentenced him to 25 years. Marshall Mashburn, 31, is serving a life sentence for the crime. Mr. Stealey, 29, testified for the prosecution in both trials.

Wendy Hundley

A citizens' committee will kick off a citywide conversation called Let's Talk Fort Worth at 3 p.m. today at Pre-Council Chamber, City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St. The Let's Talk Fort Worth event is similar to citywide town halls conducted in 1963 and 1992.

The citizens' committee is chaired by longtime Fort Worth resident Dennis Shingleton, chief of staff for the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.

The mayor and City Council want to hear suggestions for the city's future from Fort Worth's 700,000 residents.

From staff reports

A Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two female inmates was sentenced Monday to 48 months in prison by a U.S. district court judge in Fort Worth. Vincent Inametti, 48, was working as a chaplain at the Federal Medical Center Carswell when he had sexual relations with two women serving time on drug charges. He pleaded guilty in November to two counts of sexual abuse of a ward. He was sentenced to 48 months for each count, to run concurrently, and pay a $3,000 fine.

Mr. Inametti, who was ordained in his native Nigeria in 1986, was a parish priest at Our Mother of Mercy Church in Fort Worth and served in mission churches near Ranger, Texas, before becoming a chaplain at Carswell in 2000.

Wendy Hundley

Speed limit on stretch

of 360 to get official OK

The Grapevine City Council is expected to officially approve the speed limit along a stretch of State Highway 360 this week, two years after it opened.

City officials learned recently that the speed limit recommended by the Texas Department of Transportation after an engineering study was never signed off by the council, though 60 mph signs were posted along the nearly two miles of road, which opened in February 2006.

A prosecutor in a recent traffic case brought the oversight to officials' attention. Grapevine police have written about two dozen tickets on the segment of road. Those tickets, as well as any written by state troopers where the speed limit had not been officially approved, could be challenged in court, officials said.

WFAA-TV

A Kaufman County man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an hourslong standoff with sheriff's deputies Sunday, officials said.

Patrol deputies answered a domestic disturbance call at the man's home in the 11600 block of CR221 about 11 a.m. They were met by the man's wife, who said he was threatening suicide and had several guns in the house.

Deputies began trying to talk to the man, who has not been identified, about 1:30 p.m. Four hours later, with negotiations "breaking down," a tactical team entered the home and cornered him in a closet, said Sgt. Bryan Francis, a sheriff's spokesman.

The man was found dead about 7 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the head.

Richard Abshire

The Mesquite City Council passed an ordinance Monday to combat thefts of copper and other metals from public and private property.

The ordinance requires sellers to produce identification with a digital photo and sign a statement saying they have the right to sell the material. Secondary metal recyclers can now buy metals only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. from sellers who arrive in vehicles and are not intoxicated.

The ordinance also prohibits cash sales and the purchase of manhole covers, guardrails, air-conditioning coils, street signs and "other items unlikely to be owned and marketed by a private individual."

Violation of the ordinance is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 for each offense.

Richard Abshire

The Southlake City Council will have a joint session with the Planning and Zoning Commission at 4 p.m. today to discuss gas-drilling regulations.

A proposed ordinance that received tentative council approval was set for a final reading at the council's regular session tonight. But there are still some unresolved issues that need further discussion, according to Mayor Andy Wambsganss. As a result, the second reading is expected to be tabled until May 20.

The joint session will not include a forum for public comment, but a hearing will be held before final approval of the ordinance, officials said.

Marice Richter