Re: "Crime counts to change -- Procedural move, review planned after car break-ins underreported," Friday news story. It is no secret that cops have regarded the theft from unlocked vehicles and/or homes as gifts made to the thieves for years....
Re: "Final meltdown -- Senate's abrupt adjournment sets up possible special session -- Vote refused on keeping alive transportation, insurance departments," Tuesday news story. The story reports, "Senate Democrats blamed Republicans for trying to force a special session and avoiding...
Re: "Murder and the media -- Crimes are worth reporting, no matter what the victim's race, says Bob Herbert," Wednesday Viewpoints. Herbert questions why the media "overlook the humanity of so many others because of their ethnic background or economic...
I'm really only posting a link to this story because I wanted to use that lame subject line. But I really have to wonder: did that cop have nothing better to do than to ruin these people's lives? Mind you,...
The Dallas City Council heard arguments yesterday on a proposal that generally calls for children (16 and younger) to be off city streets between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on school days or face potential police detention and a fine...
Re: "7-year-old along for ride in robbery, chase -- Man, woman in custody after holdup in Wal-Mart lot," Tuesday Metro. I often take my 7-year-old to work too ... Eric Jakimier, Dallas...
Dallas South looks at Dallas Police numbers and reports that the three highest crime spots in the city are all north of I-30. Shawn Williams, the publisher of Dallas South, goes on to put that into context with economic development...
Re: "Crime falls 10% in Dallas -- Murders down even more; Kunkle wants repeat in '09," Tuesday news story. What a refreshing way to start the New Year -- with front page headlines touting a big reduction in crime. Our...
Thank goodness for letter writers. This time, I speak of those two letter writers who took on our Community Opinions column about crime near the Santa Fe Trail in Dallas. Reader Annie Melton had the most personal approach: She wrote...
Editors at the New York Sun must be kicking themselves today. They were all around it yesterday, apparently, as they tracked down details of the Emperors Club VIP prostitution ring story: Prosecutors specializing in government corruption cases are leading the...
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