Dallas residents continue to vent about stolen property and the lack of assistance from the Dallas Police Department.
Residents have once again taken to the Ring Neighborhood application to voice complaints about ongoing crime, with many other neighbors pointing to the apathetic nature of the DPD.
One resident in the Lower Greenville area warned neighbors about a thief who stole taillights from their truck.
“Stolen property! Taillights from my truck were stolen last night in my driveway!” wrote the resident.
Multiple residents commented that this type of crime has become common in the area, with one stating that they had spotted multiple trucks without taillights.
“Noticed two F150 trucks missing tail lights in the 5500 block of Longview today,” stated that resident.
“This has also happened to me twice (on vanderbilt) in the last year,” wrote another commenter.
Despite the consistent issues with crime, another group of residents noted that the DPD has not been effective in managing the ongoing problems.
“Dallas PD doesn’t care. They won’t come out and just want an on line report filed. Nothing will ever happen,” wrote one neighbor.
“I second this-happened twice, cops never came out, had it all on video too. We just had to start backing the truck up against the garage door,” claimed another resident.
Another individual posted to state that they had evidence of the crime and DNA from the alleged thief, though DPD did not assist in looking for the person responsible: “The same thing happened to me and the police did not come out nor fingerprinted my car. I had blood inside my car too. We are on our own.”
These issues arise as the DPD continues to deal with a shortage of police officers, with the department having significantly fewer officers than the roughly 4,000 needed to manage crime.
City voters decided to take action in November 2024 by passing Proposition U, which requires the city to meet a minimum requirement for both sworn-in officers and compensation, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
However, the city has failed to meet many of these requirements, despite claims that it is working to adhere to the standards set forth by voters.