Dallas Police
As National Night Out approaches on Oct. 1, neighborhoods across North Texas are planning festive outdoor events in the name of awareness — but there’s a lot of discomfort when discussions turn to public safety in the ninth-largest city in America. Less than a month ago, Dallas Police Officer Darron Burks, a former schoolteacher, was…
You’ve heard of bringing a knife to a gunfight, but Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia brought weed to a City Council meeting last week. The chief’s visual aid was to illustrate that 2 to 4 ounces of marijuana is a significant amount and not necessarily intended solely for personal use. About 71% of Dallas’ drug-related…
The Dallas City Council amended its prostitution ordinance last week, claiming it gives officers a tool to arrest all those involved in the criminal act, but acknowledging it doesn’t address the bigger issues of slavery and human trafficking. District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua voted against it, saying the amendment perpetuates a “Not In My Backyard”…
Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate (RHA), the largest independent real estate brokerage in North Texas, has continued their charitable efforts this holiday season by partnering with the Dallas Police Department and donating over 500 toys to their holiday toy drive program known as Santa Cops. Santa Cops was founded in 1984 and was designed…
More than 80 neighborhoods across Dallas pay for off-duty police patrols in a bid to keep their respective crime rates down. As proposed changes to that system have been leaked and the rumor mill activated, 80 neighborhoods are now feeling some angst about the fate of the popular — and effective — program. ENP is short…
