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  • News

    December 1, 2011

    In the Boy Scouts' Police-in-Training Program, a History of Abuse

    Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually assaulted by the cops they hoped to emulate.

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Dallas ISD's New Chief of Police Is a Very Familiar Name: Craig Miller of the DPD

    Craig Miller, now of the DISD PD​Craig Miller's one of the most visible members of the Dallas Police Department -- has been for years, as Miller served as commander of the Dallas PD's Homicide Unit, its narcotics unit and then as its deputy chief over Crimes Against Persons. Whenever there's a hom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    The First in What'll Probably Become a Series About Fight Over Crime Near Farmers Market

    Tanya Ragan sent this billboard, which has popped up near Dallas Farmers Market and was paid for by an unspecified number of landowners.​Back in May there was a story in The News about attempts to ID so-called "chronic offenders" downtown who are "having a hard time complying with the laws in Dall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    On Father's Day, DPD Chief David Brown Loses Son in Circumstances That Remain Unclear

    Patrick MichelsDallas Police Chief David Brown​It's unusual for Dallas City Hall to send word of a briefing involving the Dallas Police Department, but last night, a little after 10, Frank Librio notified the media of a briefing scheduled for 11:15 p.m. concerning "the incident in Lancaster." By n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    NY Times Takes on DPD's "Noxious Practice" of Ticketing Non-English Speaking Drivers

    ​This morning, The New York Times' editorial page insists the tale of Ernestina Mondragon, the first of 39 drivers ticketed by Dallas police for not speaking English to speak up, is merely a symptom of a larger issue: "how local police departments should deal with recent immigrants." (And, no, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Fort Worth PD and TABC Take a Time Out While Both Investigate Rainbow Lounge Raid

    Earlier today, the Fort Worth Police Department sent out the following press release in response to Saturday night's raid on the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth. In short, the FWPD's temporarily breaking up with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission till both agencies figure out how the raid on the n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Not Two Days After Begging for His Job Back, Robert Powell Resigns from the DPD

    Courtesy KTVT-Channel 11Not even two days after he begged for his job, Robert Powell is now a former Dallas police officer.On Tuesday, Dallas police officer Robert Powell went on KTVT-Channel 11 to apologize to Ryan and Tamisha Moats for detaining them in a Plano hospital parking lot for 13 excrutia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Dallas City Council to Consider Proposal For Dealing With High-Crime Apartments

    Tomorrow, the Dallas City Council will vote on an ordinance that targets "apartment complexes with excessive crime rates," as the council considers revising Chapter 27 of the Dallas City Code, which deals with code compliance in multi-tenant units. It's an extensive overhaul that was first presented ... More >>

  • News

    October 23, 2008

    Keys to the Jail

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Law Enforcement Labor Reps Lambast Sheriff Valdez for Playing Politics

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    DPD Wants You

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • News

    August 30, 2007

    Excelsior!

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2007

    SMU Top Cop Going to Afghanistan. Not For Spring Break, Either.

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • News

    February 22, 2007

    Membership Has Privileges

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2007

    Lost in Transition

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2007

    "Please Hold For Mrs. Kunkle."

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2007

    DeKalb County CEO Defends Choice of Bolton. Also Blames Dallas City Council.

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2006

    Bolton's Back and Better Than Ever

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2006

    He Didn't Shoot the Sheriff

    There's only one thing tougher than running for Dallas County sheriff—getting people to care

  • News

    March 9, 2006

    Busted

    It's not just us; two state legislative committees find a culture of corruption at City Hall.

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    PID on You

    Preston Hollow fight showed rich palefaces at their worst

  • News

    June 30, 2005

    Blame the Other Guys

    A former DPD assistant chief over narcotics says she was made a patsy by the city

  • News

    June 16, 2005

    Stuff It

    Dallas City Hall thumbs nose, gives Bronx cheer to Legislature

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    Rent a Cop

    Or else

  • News

    December 30, 2004

    Monkey Business

    Buzz picks a few nits with the year that was

  • News

    May 20, 2004

    Please, Not a Nut

    Oh, it's so scary when they name a new chief

  • News

    March 4, 2004

    The Wrong Guy

    In a bungled hunt for a killer, police wreck the life of an innocent

  • News

    January 1, 2004

    Sob Story

    Buzz sheds a tear for 2003

  • News

    December 11, 2003

    Fake Justice

    What you get when a fake panel investigates fake drugs

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    Crack Alley

    A Dallas neighborhood fights crime using placards and protests

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Letters

    A Dallas neighborhood fights crime using placards and protests

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    Ted's Excellent Adventure

    City manager fires chief, finds self in hell

  • News

    July 31, 2003

    No. 1 With a Bullet

    Welcome to America's crime capital

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    The DA Speaks

    Bill Hill opens up--a bit--about the fake-drug scandal and Dallas police problems

  • News

    March 13, 2003

    Ticket to Ride

    It's good news for bad people as low morale saps Dallas cops' will to work

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    Dirty or Duped?

    Who's to blame for the fake-drug scandal rocking Dallas police? Virtually everyone.

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    See No News, Print No News

    The Dallas Morning News sends a crack team to make sure a big story doesn't get covered

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    Dr. Cop

    John Mullen is a modern-day action hero straight out of television, a full-time emergency room physician who fights crime and solves murders on the side

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    The Untouchable

    Complaints of racism, dirty politics, and other fishy business simply roll off Denton County's Teflon sheriff, Weldon Lucas

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    Contempt of Cop

    You have the right to remain silent...later

  • News

    July 27, 2000

    Crying wolf

    Dallas' supposed paramedic shortage isn't all it's cracked up to be

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Fallen Angel

    True-crime author Barbara Davis fought hard to redeem Darlie Routier's reputation. Now she's caught in her own bizarre web of death, drugs, and family hatreds.

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    Hot and bothered

    The city's ordinance governing topless clubs is a joke. But Bachman Lake-area residents are determined to get rid of the clubs by any means necessary.

  • News

    May 27, 1999

    Big-time payback

    After ignoring a 1979 ordinance guaranteeing pay parity among firefighters and police officers, Dallas may owe as much as $150 million

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Bad boys

    Legislators try to rein in bounty hunters

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    Toy boy

    Tarrant County Sheriff David Williams lusts for helicopters, Chevy Tahoes, and machine guns, but in the hands of used car parts baron Ed Max, Williams is the ultimate cop toy

  • News

    April 9, 1998

    Dallas Confidential

    The Texas Troubadour's Fatal Rendezvous and other amazing stories from the police department's cold case squad

  • News

    November 16, 1995

    The Chief, the Scotsman, the Swindler, and the Killer

    David Pasztor unravels a tangeled tale of death and international intrigue

  • News

    May 25, 1995

    Archer County Justice

    When a sheriff had sex with a criminal suspect, he called it an indiscretion. She called it rape. and a dallas federal judge called it a $2 million outrage

  • News

    November 10, 1994

    Buzz

    STEAM ed

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