Chief of Police Doug Shoemaker speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Denton Police Department's new South Substation in April. Shoemaker’s last day as chief in Denton is March 2.

Denton police arrested a 56-year-old man with a gun Monday who is accused of following a family from a neighborhood park to their home, according to a police report.

Driving along Hartlee Field Road toward Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center and the city’s mountain bike park evokes the words of northeast Denton resident Anne Beckmann. Beckmann spent 23 years ...