Yearly Archives: 2017

Dallas Chief Plans Command Staff Cuts to Bolster Patrols

Dallas Chief Plans Command Staff Cuts to Bolster Patrols

DALLAS (AP) – The Dallas police chief says she plans to demote a significant number of assistant and deputy chiefs and detectives and use those personnel to expand the number of officers working the streets. Chief U. Renee Hall said Monday that she’ll cut the command staff from nine assistant chiefs to two or three…MORE

How Serious is Trump on DACA?

How Serious is Trump on DACA?

(CNN) — The Trump administration dropped a potential bomb into negotiations on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy on Sunday night — but key players on the Hill still aren’t sure yet whether the fuse is actually lit. Reaction to the administration’s priorities list of tough border security and immigration enforcement…MORE

Amber Alert for Missing Richardson Toddler Discontinued

Amber Alert for Missing Richardson Toddler Discontinued

RICHARDSON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Amber Alert for a missing Richardson toddler has been discontinued but police say they’re still searching for three-year-old Sherin Mathews. She vanished after her father put her outside around three a.m. on Saturday as punishment for not finishing her milk. Wesley Mathews, Sherin’s father, was arrested on child endangerment charges and…MORE

DART Stations in Downtown Dallas See an Uptick in Crime

DART Stations in Downtown Dallas See an Uptick in Crime

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Recent statistics show that DART rail stations in downtown Dallas have a higher crime rate than other stations, and it continues to rise. The sale use of synthetic drugs is a big problem at the West End Station. Between January and August of this year more than 150 K-2 arrests were made…MORE