Better yet, it's for a good cause. Some Dallas cops are holding a fundraiser for the Special Olympics at a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts store. And yes, they know you'll find that downright amusing. That's why they've done it four years...
If you're cruising Dallas' McKinney Avenue, between Pearl Expressway and Blackburn Street, smile. You may be on camera. The Uptown Dallas Public Improvement District on Wednesday is announcing the installation of a security-camera system along the popular dining and retail...
Thisis an absolutely amazing and ridiculous feud going on between the DPD and Butler Solutions, the maker of the software that provides police reports for cops and curious onlookers. James Butler contends the city owes him money for work he's...
University of North Texas economist Bernard L. Weinstein offers a simple -- and probably highly unpopular -- suggestion for balancing the budget: cut city salaries and raise property taxes. The city, as you know, is trying to wipe out a...
I really can't say that I'm shocked that a young impostor pretending to be part of an FBI task force, and a military man to boot, could wiggle his way behind the thin blue line that separates real cops from...
All of us who breathlessly followed the disgraceful episode of (now former) Dallas police officer Robert Powell need to read this story for a little perspective and refreshment. Nice to see this particular 5-0 on the front page....
Hopelessly embattled Dallas cop Robert Powell has seen the light. He quits. He's off the force. It was the right move, and probably the only one left, considering his notoriety and the near certainty that the department would have found...
The officer in the eye of the storm caused by the videotaped detainment and berating of NFL football player Ryan Moats & family has resigned. A council member called me before word got out to say that city officials were...
CBS-11 News TV landed coveted comment last night with now-infamous Dallas Police Officer Robert Powell. Conducted by reporter J.D. Miles, it was a gentle beanbag-toss of an interview, but it offered some illuminating moments. Powell, widely derided for the dash-cam...
I had a voice mail waiting this morning from a caller named David, who had a complaint. He had a similar experience to Ryan Moats', he said: He was pulled over and detained by an officious cop when he was...
Steve, I couldn't agree more with what you said. This cop, Robert Powell, ought to be ashamed of himself -- not for trying to do his job, but for ignoring Ryan Moats' desperate plea for sympathy, for failing to quickly...
Eric Aasen's story about the DPD's decision to drop the traditional "10-codes" for radio transmission in favor of plain English is generating a furious comments-section debate. If you weed out the trolls, the heart of the argument is whether plainly...
Someone or sometwo/somethree broke into a Bishop Arts District store, 10 Footwear, and stole hundreds of pairs of Nike tennis shoes and T-shirts, alongwith 70 belts and, oh yes, the cash register. So if you see someone setting up shop...
Does this have an oddly familiar ring to it? Terrell Bolton, former Dallas police chief, vowed vindication in the courts Monday after he was fired from his job as police chief in DeKalb County, Ga. If somebody in DeKalb County,...
Never say you've seen it all in the cop business - the head cheeses over at DPD homicide say this is a new one. A 32-year-old robbery suspect greeted police Tuesday morning by freely admitting he was good for a...
Yes, there needs to be protection for rank-and-file officers from capricious or politically motivated firings. But this is nuts: FIred officers who are demonstrable bad cops - thugs, cheats, thieves - reinstated to their jobs by third-party arbitrators. Certainly there...
Over the past year, as I've chronicled the murder of an old friend, I've gotten many calls and emails from readers who've had a friend or relative killed. These heartfelt exchanges serve as a good reminder to us all that...
Since I like to play armchair sleuth from time to time, let me raise a question and, therefore, pose an off-the-cuff theory about two shootings that took place on a residential street in Oak Cliff: What are the odds that...
The Texas AG says it: Dallas cops and prosecutors need to quit passing the buck on the Fair Park towing incident last weekend, when dozens of State Fairgoers' cars were impounded from a lot where they had been flagged in...
DPD Assistant Chief Floyd Simpson vows he'll do a better job managing the department's patrol car fleet than a previously responsible civilian department at City Hall. It's an easy promise to keep, because he could hardly do much worse. Recent...
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