- pull_live_cases.py: merges https://stats.gart.io/api/attacks into the export. The feed lacks notes/reports/original_date/has_processed_date, so existing records keep their fields; changed values are taken from live (record 188: victim, violence_torture, weapons, summary) and new records are appended with those four fields null. Previous export kept as attacks-export-Gart-website-2026-09-09-before.json; raw feed saved as attacks-live-api-2026-09-09.json. Export now has 389 records. - 25 new dossiers built; 93 linked URL slots fetched (77 fetched, 8 blocked, 4 thin, 4 video/social); 76 blocks auto-trimmed. Wayback retry for the 12 failed slots hit archive.org rate limits (429) and is left for a later run. - Sheet row 252 (the Phuket robbery listed in cases-missing-from-database.json) approved as the source for new case 476, which is that event. - Stale dossier for renamed case 188 removed. - Detention flag check on the new cases: 479 proposed 0->1 (forced entry plus assault), 468 null->0 proposed, 483 and 486 confirmed 0; review file and corrections JSON updated. Worklist and README carry the procedure. verify_all.py PASSES (2776 checks, 389 case files). Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GZZENdTLzNGsbNy4DyF1yt
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CASE 479 | Family | December 3, 2024 | USA
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DATABASE RECORD
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id 479
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date December 3, 2024
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original_date (null)
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year 2024
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month 12
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quarter 2024-Q4
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victim Family
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location North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, Texas
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country USA
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scenario Authority Misuse
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description Three men posing as DoorDash delivery drivers gained entry to a family home in North Richland Hills, Texas. They physically assaulted the male homeowner and demanded his cryptocurrency wallet. His wife hid with their children and called 911. Arriving police sirens disrupted the robbery, and the three fled.
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kidnappings 0
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violence_torture 1
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drugs_alcohol 0
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weapons 0
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theft 0
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life_taken 0
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money_wanted (null)
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coin_type (null)
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reports (null)
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notes (null)
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has_processed_date 0
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created_at 2026-09-09 00:35:04
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(flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
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their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
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same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)
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AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
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**Victims:** A family. The male homeowner was the direct target; his wife and children were in the house at the time. No names are disclosed for the victims.
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**Attackers:** Three men. One, Abdias Espinoza, 19, has been named and convicted. Two co-defendants are referenced in the reporting but not named.
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**Attack Method:** The three presented themselves as DoorDash delivery drivers to get the door opened, then forced their way in and demanded the homeowner's cryptocurrency wallet.
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**Violence Used:** The homeowner was physically assaulted during the invasion. The source does not describe weapons.
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**Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** The attackers demanded the victim's wallet. No amount is disclosed, and no completed transfer is reported. The attack was interrupted before they obtained anything.
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**Status:** The wife hid with the children and called 911. Approaching sirens disrupted the robbery, and the three fled. All were caught in a joint operation by North Richland Hills, Fort Worth and Watauga police with aerial support. Espinoza pleaded guilty and received 45 years.
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LINKED SOURCES
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[url] https://hoodline.com/2025/12/tarrant-county-burglar-sentenced-to-45-years-after-guilty-plea-in-violent-cryptocurrency-robbery/
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[url_2] https://www.fox4news.com/news/man-sentenced-45-years-cryptocurrency-home-invasion
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[url_3] https://www.facebook.com/tarrantcountyda/posts/pfbid0FFXzHZyF6E6kGDmYsumaxKfD8SyBMnUZhfZQ9ZJA698tFx2avaGtN9wcMCsHokpcl
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OTHER LINKED SOURCES
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[NOT AN ARTICLE] url_3 None — video or social post; recorded as a source reference, not transcribed
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https://www.facebook.com/tarrantcountyda/posts/pfbid0FFXzHZyF6E6kGDmYsumaxKfD8SyBMnUZhfZQ9ZJA698tFx2avaGtN9wcMCsHokpcl
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FETCHED ARTICLE 1 [AUTO-TRIMMED — UNREVIEWED]
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!! Furniture was cut by a script keyed on this case's record, not by a person.
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!! It may still carry passages about OTHER cases from a round-up article.
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!! The full page extract is kept in staging/ if a cut needs revisiting.
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Source hoodline.com
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URL https://hoodline.com/2025/12/tarrant-county-burglar-sentenced-to-45-years-after-guilty-plea-in-violent-cryptocurrency-robbery/
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Field url
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Retrieved 2026-09-09T16:13:34+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200)
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Language unknown
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Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 7-11 of 27
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Length 2,268 chars
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Integrity sha256 31e0587ff5e352fdfa3a45789be46d72154b5119f6ed79fc19573db7ecc23326
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Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 7-11 plus headline [0]; dropped 6 leading and 15 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 28.
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Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied
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from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)
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Tarrant County Burglar Sentenced to 45 Years After Guilty Plea in
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A Tarrant County criminal case has reached a conclusion as 19-year-old Abdias Espinoza pled guilty to burglary with the intent to commit aggravated robbery and aggravated robbery, receiving a 45-year prison sentence. The plea was acknowledged by the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office yesterday, a day marked by a sense of justice for the community.
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Detailing the incident of December 3, 2024, the Tarrant County DA outlined that Espinoza, along with two co-defendants, carried out a premeditated home invasion in North Richland Hills. Portraying themselves as delivery drivers, the defendants ambushed a homeowner, employing violence and threats to extract access to the man's cryptocurrency wallet. Pretending to deliver for DoorDash, the group's violent ruse left the victim physically assaulted by the thieves, his life and his family's well-being hanging in the balance.
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The victim's wife, hiding with her children, managed to call 911. When police arrived, prompted by the urgent call for help, sirens disrupted the robbery plot, sending the defendants into flight. Coordination between the North Richland Hills Police Department, assisted by the Fort Worth and Watauga Police Departments, enabled the swift apprehension of all three suspects, an operation aided by Air One's aerial support. The collaborative effort of multiple law enforcement agencies underscored their commitment to ensuring public safety and bringing culprits to justice.
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"Thank you to the North Richland Hills Police Department and Detective Brock for your work on this case and for keeping our community safe," a sentiment reflected by the DA's Office while extending gratitude to the assisting police departments. The aftermath of the crime scene reflected a community shaken but supported by the vigilant efforts of local authorities, piecing together the semblance of safety once more. Victims, in this case, were reassured by the swift response of law enforcement, though the scars of the trauma ran deep.
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The case was led by prosecutors Madeline Jones and Sierra Woodard, with Investigator Patrick Knotts gathering crucial evidence and Victim Coordinator Cece Jones offering support to the impacted family.
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FETCHED ARTICLE 2 [AUTO-TRIMMED — UNREVIEWED]
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!! Furniture was cut by a script keyed on this case's record, not by a person.
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!! It may still carry passages about OTHER cases from a round-up article.
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!! The full page extract is kept in staging/ if a cut needs revisiting.
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Source fox4news.com
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URL https://www.fox4news.com/news/man-sentenced-45-years-cryptocurrency-home-invasion
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Field url_2
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Retrieved 2026-09-09T16:13:35+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200)
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Language unknown
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Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 1-15 of 17
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Length 2,090 chars
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Integrity sha256 b28f1fb1918bb49dd0772bc02d2c95fd2f85869cf5db99dd4a1ea1bd51fb1ef3
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Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 1-15 plus headline [0]; dropped 0 leading and 1 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 28.
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Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied
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from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)
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Man sentenced to 45 years in cryptocurrency home invasion | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
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19-year-old Abdias Espinoza was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a violent 2024 home invasion and aggravated robbery.
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Three suspects posed as delivery drivers to ambush a victim, pistol-whipping him and threatening his family to gain access to his crypto wallet.
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Two other suspects are facing identical charges; one is currently awaiting trial while the status of the third, a juvenile, remains private.
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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - A 19-year-old man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a North Richland Hills home invasion and aggravated robbery involving cryptocurrency.
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According to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, 19-year-old Abdias Espinoza of Dallas pleaded guilty to both burglary of a habitation with the intent to commit aggravated robbery and aggravated robbery.
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He was then sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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Espinoza was one of three people arrested in December 2024 after breaking into a North Richland Hills home.
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Prosecutors said the trio executed a premeditated armed home invasion in the 5300 block of Tiffin Drive.
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They pretended to be delivering food to the home and then ambushed the victim, pistol-whipping him, threatening to kill his family, and demanding money from his cryptocurrency wallet.
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The victim’s wife called 911 while hiding with her children. They were not hurt.
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The suspects ran from the house when they heard police sirens. But they didn’t get very far. North Richland Hills police officers located them with help from a K9 and the Fort Worth Police Department’s helicopter.
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The two other suspects who were arrested included 18-year-old Rodney Hill of Dallas and a 17-year-old juvenile. They are facing the same charges as Espinoza.
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Tarrant County court records show Hill is still awaiting trial with a court hearing scheduled for later this month.
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The victim was treated for his injuries.
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The Source: The information in this story is from the North Richland Hills Police Department and the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office.
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 479
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