…reports by the Metroplex Civic & Business Association. Downtown Fort Worth is patrolled by a dedicated police unit and private security guards. While Fort Worth’s police department has a shortage…
15 Arrests Made in Sting Targeting Online Child Predators
…Texas Department of Public Safety, Dallas Police Department, and Plano Police Department. The Collin County District Attorney’s Office, the Department of Family and Protective Services, and Operation Underground Railroad (OUR)…
Opinion: The Abuse Of Dallas Firefighters Has To Stop
…contact DPD before you can be examined; you won’t see a Dallas Police Department representative in person. All of this is because we do not have enough Police in Dallas,…
By Mike Stapell | Apr 18, 2024
FISA Re-Up: Any Entity That Provides Any Service Can Be Forced To Help Govt. Spy
…in there. Some of it is classified. And none of it is remotely ‘Stasi-like’. Sell your nonsense elsewhere.” “Stasi” is a reference to the secret police agency of East Germany…
911 Services Temporarily Dropped in Four States
…had been resolved in the impacted cities, according to NBC News. In Texas, the City of Del Rio Police Department attributed the issue to a major cellular carrier without specifying…
I-635 Closed After Woman Hit by Van, Killed
A woman was struck and killed by a van on I-635 early Thursday morning, leading to a multiple-lane closure during rush hour traffic. Dallas police say the crash occurred around…
Suspected Shooter Threatens to Jump Off Building
A suspected shooter stood on the roof of an apartment complex for several hours in northeast Dallas on Wednesday, threatening to jump off. Residents called the police to 4800 Alcott…
VIDEO: Grieving Dad Turns to TikTok To Find Son's Killer
…4. Ramirez-Lopez was still in police custody instead of a $500,000 bond as of the publication date. Fort Worth police have been laboring under a significant staffing shortage, with approximately…
'It’s a Crisis': Local SRO Says Schools Overrun by Fentanyl
…55%. The increase in drug offenses has coincided with an ongoing police shortage at the Dallas Police Department. A City report previously advised that the Dallas Police Department has around…
VIDEO: Texas Man Live-Streams Fatal Shootout With Deputies
…has been made since, Mankarious explained that Houston — and other Texas cities, including Dallas — were woefully short on police officers. “Texas cities are growing rapidly, whereas city budgets…
Assaults Nearly Double in Southern Dallas; DPD Details Five
…to 100 in March 2023. City crime data categorized 105 of these assaults as family violence offenses. The Dallas Police Department provided DX with additional information about some of the…
Local Child Dead After Dog Attack
…is a tragedy,” Duncanville Interim Police Chief Matthew Stogner said, per KTVT. Police are currently investigating what may have provoked the dogs to attack the child. “All animal owners need…
City Dips Into Service Budgets To Fund Unlawful Migrant Program
…10%. The Denver Police Department funding will be reduced by about $8.4 million, which is about 1.9% of the department’s current budget, as reported by Fox News. Additionally, the Denver…
Community Concerned About Campus Safety in Dallas ISD
…the result of what police believe to have been a private dispute, he allegedly shot another student in the left upper thigh, resulting in a non-life-threatening injury. Rhodes-Ewing was arrested…
Lawsuit Against Cowboys' Prescott Moves Counties
…the woman for $100 million not to report the incident to the police. Prescott filed his civil countersuit and a criminal report in March. The woman says she met him…
Is Crime Down in Dallas? Yes and No
…per data from the City’s crime analytics dashboard. DX launched its own deep-dive into crime figures to grasp better the findings given during a Dallas Police Department presentation evaluating its…
Police Impersonator Pulls Over Undercover Deputies
…amid an ongoing police shortage that has the Dallas Police Department short some 1,000 officers or so. Arnold was charged with impersonating a police officer and being a felon in…
Mayor Johnson Sounds Off on Broadnax Severance Deal
…of police data in 2021 and a ransomware attack last year that led to the personal data leak of more than 30,000 people online. A permitting backlog and residents’ displeasure…
Latest Study Reinforces Vast DFW Downtown Crime Disparity
…center, as well as 17 times more assaults and five times more thefts. While the Dallas Police Department has been laboring under a significant staffing shortage, a specialized police unit…
Chief Garcia: Lull in Violent Crime 'Not a Touchdown Dance'
Despite the recent dip in murders this year, crime remains a growing problem in Dallas. The crime data showcased by the Dallas Police Department at the Public Safety Committee meeting…