Dallas police have been notifying the operators of sexually oriented businesses that they will be enforcing restricted operating hours. As stated in the notice from Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia,…
Australian Therapy Dog Joins Dallas Police
…look at suicides nationally, it’s actually one of the leading causes of death in law enforcement,” DPD Chief Eddie Garcia said when speaking to The Dallas Express earlier this year….
VIDEO: Bodycam Shows Officer Shot While Serving Murder Warrant
Police Chief Eddie Garcia on Monday released new details on last week’s shootout in far northeast Dallas involving officers serving an arrest warrant for capital murder. Speaking to the press…
Robbers Hit Local Walmart Parking Lot
…effectively tackle the issue. As Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia indicated in a recent interview, only a dozen officers are working on auto theft. While DPD currently has only 3,200…
Dallas Officer Shot While Serving Capital Murder Warrant
…great spirits,” Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia posted on X later that same day. Gov. Greg Abbott also released a statement addressing the shooting of the Dallas police officer. “This…
New Dallas Police Training Facility in Works
…and we’re really hoping to get this across the goal line. Obviously, it’s a lot of work. It’s a heavy lift,” said Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia. “But there’s a…
Monty Bennett Talks Crime on The Dallas Express Podcast
…of the country’s urban centers. While commending Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and Police Chief Eddie Garcia for their efforts, Bennett noted that overall crime has hardly ticked down in recent…
Police Seek Local Landlord After Tenant Found Fatally Shot
…the Dallas Police Department’s crime analytics dashboard. This represents an increase of 11.5% year over year. Due to what Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia referred to as a nationwide problem…
Trial Begins for Suspect in Fatal Dallas Hospital Shooting
…not considered a criminal offense. After the announcement of the passage of the bill, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia expressed his frustration over the use of ankle monitors and his…
DFW Airport Addresses Car Theft Surge
…interview with CBS News Texas, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia weighed in on the scourge of auto theft hitting Dallas, which has logged a year-over-year increase in motor vehicle thefts…
Mom Recovers Daughter's Ashes From Stolen Car
…Not helping matters is that DPD is critically short-staffed, with Chief Eddie Garcia recently noting that he has only a dozen officers assigned to auto theft, which is currently the…
Woman Charged in Murder of Local Sonic Worker by 12-Year-Old
A woman has been arrested on a manslaughter charge in connection to a worker being gunned down at a Sonic Drive-In in Keene in May. Ashley Marmolejo Gomez, 20, was…
VIDEO: DFW Crew Potentially Linked to Statewide ATM Thefts
…40% year-to-date, with Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia citing staffing difficulties as making this notoriously difficult-to-solve crime even more challenging to tackle. A previous analysis by the City of Dallas…
Robbery, Auto Theft, Drug Crime Jump in Heart of Dallas
…jumping from 1,166 incidents to 1,706. In a previous interview with CBS News Texas, DPD Chief Eddie Garcia acknowledged the effects of the department’s staffing shortage and how it has…
Dallas Hit-and-Runs Hospitalize Two Children in Under Two Weeks
…on the road to die, as previously covered in The Dallas Express. At the same time, the DPD is critically short-staffed, with Chief Eddie Garcia recently explaining that he has…
Mayor Says Dems Don't Take Violent Crime Seriously
…be treating the violent crime problem like something that is within our control.” Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia recently discussed his approach to violent crime and community policing in the…
Downtown Crime Ticks Up Amid Homelessness, Vagrancy Crisis
…Chief Eddie Garcia, for instance, suggested car thefts have been on the rise because of the department’s staffing shortage. “Staffing has always been an issue, there’s no question about it,”…
Chief Garcia Talks Dallas Police Shortage on DX Podcast
Police Chief Eddie Garcia spoke with The Dallas Express Podcast about the Dallas Police Department’s ongoing staffing shortage in a wide-ranging interview that covered DPD’s community policing initiatives, its efforts…
Dallas Citizens Feel Unsafe, Want More Cops
…categories of offenses. For example, DPD Chief Eddie Garcia suggested that car thefts have been skyrocketing due to a lack of officers. “Staffing has always been an issue, there’s no…
Chief Garcia Blames Auto Theft Epidemic on Staff Shortage
Police Chief Eddie Garcia publicly addressed the staggering rise in motor vehicle thefts this year in Dallas, as well as the department’s slow response times and low clearance rate. So…