Police in Sachse, Wylie and Lavon are asking the public to be on the lookout for a 2000 white Jaguar S-Type, Texas license number X83-DVJ.

The car was stolen in a violent home invasion robbery shortly before 7 a.m. Monday in Sachse that left one man in a local hospital with injuries from a beating.

According to Lt. Martin Cassidy of the Sachse Police Department, investigators believe the same robbers – described as two black males wearing dark clothing and bandannas over their faces, armed with handguns – also committed similar offenses in Wylie and Lavon.

In the Wylie robbery, which happened about 6 a.m., two men kicked a door in at a private residence in the 500 block of Candlewood Court and held the occupants at gunpoint, demanding money.

One of the victims suffered minor facial injuries when a robber hit him with a handgun.

The robbers left the Candlewood Court home with some cash and jewelry.

Police believe they drove away in a silver 2005 Toyota Corolla with Texas license number V31-MSS, which was taken earlier in the morning from the Trails Place Apartments in Wylie.

Anyone with information can call Sgt. Chris Burns at 972-495-2271, ext. 214.

Richard Abshire

A driver heading the wrong way on U.S. Highway 175 in Kaufman County over the weekend crashed into a car carrying a family of six, killing herself and the other driver, authorities said.

Kemp police said a woman in a sport utility vehicle was headed west on the eastbound lanes near the city limits about 11 p.m. Sunday when she collided with the family's car.

Both of the vehicles were "massively mangled," said Kemp Police Chief Richard Clemmo.

The woman's SUV burst into flames. Crews removed her and took her to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. Her identity was not released.

The other car's driver, Vernon Hamilton, 41, of Tyler, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three children in his car were taken to a hospital. An adult and a teenager were taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. Their names and conditions were not released.

All six family members in the car were wearing seatbelts, police said.

Kemp is about 50 miles southeast of Dallas.

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