Dallas residents are once again warning neighbors of potential safety concerns following the release of a video of a man who attempted to enter a person’s residence through the front door.
A Dallas resident posted on the Ring Neighborhood application to warn neighbors about potential intruders in the State Thomas area of the city, including a video in which a man can be seen attempting to open the front door to their house.
In the video, the man can be seen attempting to type in a passcode to the front door multiple times before walking around the front porch. However, it remains unclear how long he remained on the porch, as the video cuts off before he leaves.
Multiple residents commented on this post to ask more questions about the incident, with the majority inquiring whether the police had been involved to help prevent such incidents.
“Just saw this guy throwing rocks on state st 30 min ago. Did you call the police?” commented one resident under the post.
“Call 911 and write to your council person on Dallas City Council,” wrote another neighbor.
Another comment stated that they “just saw him doing this on State & Clark,” adding that they also “Saw the police pull over and stop him.”
Although there is no confirmation whether this was the same man, the original poster left an additional comment to confirm that the police did speak with the man.
“Police came and saw him trying to get in more doors – they say they talked to him and scared him away,” stated the comment.
This police assistance comes despite many residents in the area being unable to receive help from the Dallas Police Department, with various complaints about the lack of assistance being posted on the Ring Neighborhood application, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
Recently, Dallas voters passed Proposition U in an attempt to improve police assistance in the city. This proposition requires the Dallas Police Department to meet a minimum threshold for both the total number of sworn-in officers and compensation.
Although the Dallas City Council has attempted to meet the regulations set forth by Proposition U, the most important aspects of this bill are still not correctly accounted for in the new budget, with the City Council failing to adequately address both the minimum number of officers and the compensation requirements, as reported by DX.