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DART Welcomes Charles Cato as New Chief of Police

DART Welcomes Charles Cato as New Chief of Police

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Following an extensive national search, Charles Cato was announced as the new chief of police at Dallas Area Rapid Transit, on Thursday. A public safety executive with almost 33 years of law enforcement and leadership experience, DART said Cato will direct and oversee the DART Police Department including sworn officers, emergency preparedness,…MORE

Governor Abbott’s Public Safety Office Accepting Applications for ALERTT, Bullet-Resistant Shield Program

Governor Abbott’s Public Safety Office Accepting Applications for ALERTT, Bullet-Resistant Shield Program

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Governor Greg Abbott’s Public Safety Office is accepting applications from law enforcement agencies for Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) and the Bullet-Resistant Shield Grant Program for the fiscal year 2023. In the wake of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, state leaders transferred $105.5 million to…MORE

Trump CFO’s Plea Deal Could Make Him a Prosecution Witness

Trump CFO’s Plea Deal Could Make Him a Prosecution Witness

NEW YORK (AP) — The chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company, Allen Weisselberg, entered a guilty plea today [Thursday] to tax violations in a deal that requires him to testify about illicit business practices at the Trump Organization. Weisselberg is charged with accepting more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the former president’s company over…MORE

Federal Hearing on Unsealing Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit

Federal Hearing on Unsealing Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Attorneys for the nation’s largest media companies will try to persuade a federal magistrate judge to make public the affidavit supporting the warrant that allowed FBI agents to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. Media attorneys will argue Thursday in West Palm Beach that the affidavit should be…MORE

Airbnb Launches Anti-Party Technology Amid Ongoing Crack Down

Airbnb Launches Anti-Party Technology Amid Ongoing Crack Down

NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Airbnb is rolling out new technology in the United States and Canada aimed at lowering the risk for high-risk reservations and unauthorized parties for its hosts. Ben Breit is with the property rental company and said the software looks for specific factors to weed out certain renters. “Someone who…MORE