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Thieves took more than 50 guns from an Arlington gun store

WBAP/KLIF – They’re still counting, but Arlington Police now say more than 50 guns were stolen early Thursday morning when thieves smashed through the front window of a gun store. Security videos show the thieves breaking in, then ransacking the store on Avenue H East. They were inside only about three minutes before making their…MORE

City Considers Privatizing Fair Park

City Considers Privatizing Fair Park

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) –  The City of Dallas is thinking about privatizing Fair Park. Walt Humann has been chosen by Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to operate the Park if the proposal is approved. Humann says the first step is getting Dallas voters to approve a $25 million package to improve Fair Park buildings. “If we work…MORE

Increased Crime Forces Changes at Dallas Police Dept

Increased Crime Forces Changes at Dallas Police Dept

DALLAS – Dallas police chief David Brown told the Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee that homicides are up 86% this year and violent crimes are up 22%.  In an effort to reduce the crime rate, Chief Brown is moving 600 officers who currently work in the day, to overnight shifts when most crimes occur. …MORE

Weekend fire damages Dallas office building

WBAP –  Dallas firefighters called a second alarm as a precaution Saturday while fighting a fire in the Atrium on Elmbrook office building, in northwest Dallas. The fire was confined to a single suite of second floor offices, but there was much smoke damage done throughout the structure. Because the fire started on a Saturday…MORE

Accidental fire destroys Dallas apartment

WBAP – A young woman who left food cooking in her apartment kitchen Saturday afternoon when she went upstairs to change her baby’s diaper accidentally started a fire that did extensive damage to her building in the Davenport Apartments complex near the Dallas North Tollway and Belt Line. The blaze started on the first floor,…MORE