Norman Smith

Blogs
March 4, 2013
Turns Out, Dallas Police Lieutenant Hoped to Turn Lucille Baller Alter Ego into Reality Show
On Friday afternoon, Lieutenant Regina Smith walked away from the Lucille Baller fiasco with a five-day suspension for bringing discredit to the Dallas Police Department. It seems a fair enough sentence for conduct that, while demonstrating hilariously bad judgment, did no real damage to anyone sav ... More >>
Blogs
November 28, 2012
The Ballad of Lucille Baller: The Bizarre Second Life of a Dallas Police Officer Turned Rapper
The Morning News' Tanya Eiserer and WFAA's Rebecca Lopez teamed up last night for what has to be one of the more bizarre stories to emerge from the Dallas Police Department in recent years. Their reports revealed that Regina Smith, a DPD lieutenant in charge of burglary and theft detectives in the ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2011
Cops Descend on Apartment Complex as Trial Continues in Case of Cop Killer. But Why?
Not sure what's going on in the trial of Charles Payne, 29, accused of murdering of Dallas Police Senior Corporal Norm Smith during a botched attempt to serve a warrant at Payne's east Oak Cliff in January 2009, but it looks like somebody on the prosecution side is worried. Alex Stolarski, o ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2010
At DPD HQ Today, A Stop Along the 2,000-Mile Journey Across Texas to Honor Fallen Officers
Photos by Spike JohnsonAt DPD HQ today, a memorial for Senior Corporal Norm Smith included the presentation of a wreath to his wife, Lt. Regina Smith.Not half an hour after David Brown was sworn in as Dallas's newest police chief at 3 p.m. sharp today, a caravan of police officers on bicycles rol ... More >>
Blogs
January 6, 2010
Tonight, Widow of Slain Dallas PD Corporal Norman Smith to Revisit Scene of Crime
Oakwood Place Apartments, where Senior Corporal Norman Smith was killed one year ago tonightApparently on the TV news tonight we will see a story I can only describe as the Dallas's First Truly Awkward Moment of 2010. Dallas Police Lieutenant Regina Smith will lead a cortege of a dozen uniformed ... More >>
Blogs
December 18, 2009
Top 10 Schutze Columns of '09
I know what you're thinking: The year is almost over, and I need more Schutze! More Schutze you say? Me too, which is why I took a look back at his columns from '09 and picked my 10 faves for your reconsideration and, well, appreciation. For those who don't remember the drill from last yea ... More >>
News
February 26, 2009
Low-Rent Landlord Alex Stolarski is City Hall's Fall Guy
Blogs
January 6, 2009
Tonight, Dallas Police Mourn the Loss of "A Great, Great, Great" Officer
A short while ago, Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle concluded a press conference, carried in its entirety on KDFW-Channel 4, concerning the death of Senior Corporal Norman Smith, pictured at right. Smith was an 18-year veteran of the department -- his anniversary would have been tomorrow -- who was ... More >>