Dallas residents are once again highlighting the increase in attempted vehicle thefts, while also noting a lack of assistance from the Dallas Police Department.
A Dallas resident posted on the Ring Neighbors application to detail their experience of a car burglary in the Lower Greenville area of the city, posting a photo of a man seemingly attempting to gain access to the vehicle late at night.
“Car burglary in area, clear photo of suspect, at 5:50-6am this morning. Had a wagon as well. Any information or photos you can provide would be greatly appreciated,” wrote the caption.
This resident said that they are in possession of the wagon that was with the man and have filed a police report about the incident.
“We have the wagon and are filing a police report, he ditched it with some stolen things by our cars but kept some stuff.”
Multiple other residents posted in support of the original poster.
One person noted that someone else on the app posted to say a man was “eyeing” a vehicle in another part of the city, encouraging the poster to take a look at that post to see if there is any correlation.
Another poster encouraged them to go look in the area for the person who allegedly committed the crime, claiming that the DPD would not help them find the culprit.
“Go look at all the homeless people living behind the old CVS at Ross and Greenville. I bet you find that guy over there. The police don’t want to do anything about them.”
Similar issues have seemingly become rampant throughout the Dallas area, with many residents speaking out on this application over the last few months.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, residents voiced similar complaints about an increase in vehicle burglaries in June, prompting many to express their dissatisfaction with the lack of assistance being provided by the police.
Rather than protect the city from increasing crime by following Proposition U, the city has opted to only slightly increase police hiring while keeping police compensation ranked outside the top 10 in the area.
This proposition, passed by voters in 2024, stipulates that the city maintain at least 4,000 sworn officers at any given time while also providing DPD officers with a combined salary and non-pension benefits that rank at least fifth in the area.
Dallas recently announced a new budget designed to adhere to these policies. Yet, the changes still fail to meet the minimum requirements outlined in the proposition, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.