This installment of “Dallas Most Wanted” is for the ladies.
The Dallas Express is spotlighting female suspects charged with various offenses and wanted in Dallas County for insufficient bond or probation violations.
North Texas Crime Stoppers is offering rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of any of the following female perps submitted through their tipline by phone or online.
Here is a rundown of some of the most wanted women in Dallas County.
Brenna Reed is a 28-year-old with an extensive criminal record of aggravated robberies and forgeries of financial instruments dating back to 2014. She is wanted for allegedly violating parole for an aggravated robbery back in 2022. The notice was posted on May 24.
Destiny Hansford is 25 years old and accused of trafficking a child with the intent of forced labor. Wanted by the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office as of June 14 for allegedly violating parole, Hansford appears to have been arrested in 2019 for compelling the prostitution of a minor, but Assistant DA Rachel Burris dismissed the case in October 2020 after the defendant allegedly pleaded guilty in a “companion case.”
Elena Petrini was added to the most wanted list on June 21. The 37-year-old is said to have violated probation after being charged with burglary of a residence and possession of a controlled substance.
According to Dallas County court records, Petrini has been arrested on several misdemeanor charges for possession — the first dating back to 2009 — and three felony charges for possession and burglary.
Simone Reed, 42, has been on the wanted list since May 16 for multiple parole violations. She was charged with assaulting a pregnant woman and the theft of property worth over $2,500.
Dallas County court records show that Reed was booked for felony theft charges multiple times between 2012 and 2023. She also faced several eviction proceedings between 2004 and 2006 and again in 2022 for allegedly failing to pay rent. Over the years, she has also had dozens of traffic misdemeanors dismissed.
Adrianna Zenon is 22 years old and has been wanted by the Dallas County Sheriff since April due to an insufficient bond.
She is accused of having stolen between $2,500 and $30,000 of property from Walmart in 2020, according to court records. This offense was enhanced to a state felony because it was committed during a declaration of a state of disaster in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Windy Willis was indicted for allegedly being in possession of methamphetamine in late 2023. She appears to have other possession charges, plus an arrest for the unauthorized use of a vehicle.
The 49-year-old was added to the most wanted list for insufficient bond in April.
Brianna Barrak is on the most wanted list due to allegedly violating her probation several times after being charged with forgery and possession of a controlled substance in 2019.
Court records show that she was repeatedly put back on probation despite having violated the terms on multiple occasions.
Courtney Salyers was added to the most wanted list after her bond proved insufficient in late May. The 39-year-old had been booked for possession of a controlled substance.
She has a history of several traffic violations, an eviction for unpaid rent, and dangerous drug possession.
In the city of Dallas, efforts to curb violent crime have seen some success, as covered in The Dallas Express. For instance, as of July 17, there have been 114 murders, which is down from the year prior, according to the City’s crime analytics dashboard. However, at the same time, drug violations and larceny are trending upwards, not to mention the spikes in other crime categories seen in certain areas of Dallas.
Some community leaders have pointed to significant staffing and budget issues within the Dallas Police Department as driving such issues.
Even though a City report recommends that a jurisdiction the size of Dallas have a force of 4,000 officers, DPD fields only 3,000 sworn-in personnel. City leaders approved DPD a budget of $645 million this fiscal year, which is far less than the sums spent in other high-crime cities.