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Dallas City Council votes to expand police review board’s oversight powers
DALLAS Dallas City Council votes to expand police review board’s oversight powers Dallas City Council members on Wednesday voted unanimously to expand the power of its board that hears complaints about police misconduct. The vote occurred after months of town … Continue reading
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 2019
dpdbeat.com Did you know telecommunicators service well over a million calls a year!This is one of the main reasons that in April we recognize National Public Safety telecommunicators Week. During this week, public safety telecommunicators from across the country are … Continue reading
Dallas City Council Votes to Relax Police Hiring Standards to Bring On More Officers
By Ken Kalthoff Get the latest from NBC DFW anywhere, anytime Published Feb 13, 2019 at 8:06 PM Couple The Dallas City Council approved a plan Wednesday to relax Dallas police hiring standards to expand the pool of possible officer … Continue reading
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Cold Case Squad – On The Case
dpdbeat.com The Dallas Police Department re-established a Cold Case Squad in late 2016 to address the numerous requests to further investigate some of the well over two (2) thousand unsolved homicides in the city. Since the inception of this squad, … Continue reading
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VICE AND NARCOTICS OPERATION
VICE AND NARCOTICS OPERATION From DPD Beat Today, February 20, 2019, the Dallas Police Department in partnership with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners throughout the region, executed multiple search warrants at businesses in the 11000 block of Emerald Street. … Continue reading
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Officer Involved Shooting – Jackson Creek Drive
Feb 6 2019 Updated on February 7, 2019 at 4:50 p.m. Update on the Media Release posted on February 6, 2019 The suspect was identified as Austin Reed, W/M 26 years of age. He is currently at a local hospital … Continue reading
The partnership that led to this arrest.
The partnership that led to this arrest. Thanks to the prompt DNA results provided by the SWIFS (Dallas County Crime Lab), DPD Public Information Office, community awareness, and rapid police response this case has led to arrest of a person … Continue reading
A Monkey Wrench in “Chop Shop” Plans
On January 28, 2019, at about 6:15 p.m., Dallas police officers Rojas, #10928 and Romero, #11289, were patrolling the streets of Dallas when they were alerted to a stolen vehicle notification via the Lo-Jack system near the 3900 block of … Continue reading
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Feds’ illegal game room bust brings relief to northeast Dallas crime hot spot
dallasnews.com Until law enforcement busted up the illegal gambling joint at Abrams Road and Interstate 635 last month, nearby business owners say they didn’t know what was going on inside the tacky storefront, its windows shrouded from top to bottom … Continue reading
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Dallas CWEB 
How the feds shut down a deadly Northwest Dallas motel where drugs were sold and women were trafficked
dallasnews.com Amos Mun’s long gray hair was pulled into a ponytail. The 64-year-old’s handcuffs were attached to a belly chain wrapped around his government-issued orange jumpsuit. At 2:02 Wednesday afternoon, Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez summoned Mun to the lectern … Continue reading →