Dallas Police Department

Citizens Police Review Board Meeting in North Dallas Contentious, Policed by Police

By Candy Evans / January 16, 2019 /

We know the City of Dallas is aiming to strengthen its Citizens Police Review Board, the entity which examines alleged inappropriate police behavior within the Dallas Police Department against citizens. In fact, I am fairly certain this is a done deal and will happen within the next two to three months. Dallas City Council likes…

Porch Pirate To Be Charged With Theft, DA Says

By Bethany Erickson / January 24, 2018 /

Your boxes of dog poop are a little safer today — the Dallas County District Attorney’s office said the alleged Lakewood (and parts surrounding Lakewood) Porch Pirate has turned herself in to authorities and will be charged with theft. A statement released by the DA today said that Kelli Renee Russell, 33, will be charged with…

We Are All #DallasStrong

By Joanna England / July 8, 2016 /

Today, the team of CandysDirt.com is trying to see the beauty in our city through teary eyes. Last night’s peaceful protest in downtown Dallas turned into an ugly, horrific scene, with gunmen taking their perverted sense of justice into their own hands and attacking the very Dallas Police Officers that were lining the streets, protecting…

Crime Report: Two Wheels Are Better Than None, And an Alligator Coat That Grew Legs

By Zachary Dickens / August 6, 2014 /

There was a lot of pedal pushing and finger pointing in Highland Park last week after several expensive bicycles eased on down the road. Between noon on July 27 and noon on Aug. 3, four mountain bikes with a combined value of $21,500 were stolen from an attached garage in the 3600 block of Potomac…

Lock Your Doors, Preston Hollow! DPD is Searching For Man After 6 Hour Standoff

By Joanna England / May 14, 2014 /

Seriously, some boomerang kids are probably better off with roommates instead of trying to move back in with their parents. Sure, not paying rent and having your mom fold your laundry sounds good at first, but some might chafe under the house rules. In this case, that’s an understatement.