DART Tells Big Whoppers and Little Whoppers. They’re All Whoppers.

The news lately on DART, our regional mass transit agency, is that the city’s elected officials are having major credibility problems with the things DART staff tells them about rail construction projects worth billions of dollars. When I hear about those problems at the big-deal end, a part of me…

Soon to be Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown’s Victory Lap

Dallas Police Chief David Brown’s first public statement since announcing his retirement last week was a tour of his time on top of one of the biggest police departments in the United States. He listed all the hits, and most of the misses: July 7, Dixon Circle, community policing, officer…

Ezekiel Elliott Will Not Be Charged With Domestic Battery

The Columbus, Ohio, city attorney’s office will not prosecute Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott for domestic battery. Tiffany Thompson, Elliott’s ex-girlfriend, had accused the former Ohio State star of injuring her on at least five previous occasions. Early on the morning of July 22, Thompson called Columbus police. Elliott,…

Texas Reacts to Dallas Police Chief David Brown’s Retirement

For almost everyone outside Dallas City Hall, David Brown’s Thursday announcement that he would be stepping down as Dallas police chief next month came as a complete shock. For Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and City Manager A.C. Gonzalez, however, the announcement came as no surprise. Brown, they said Thursday, had…

Feds Arrest Two Women, Ages 63 and 67, In Dallas Brothel Raid

The online reviews for Dallas’ Doll House Massage Parlor are heavy on acronyms. Once you decode things, you end up finding stuff out you probably could’ve gone without knowing. The Doll House, according to those reviews and the U.S. Department of Justice, was offering out more than just rubdowns.  Late…

The Year So Far in Dallas Crime

One of the most fascinating things about the Dallas Police Department’s blog, DPDBeat.com, are the action-packed photos and videos the department posts to try to solve unsolved crimes. So far, DPD Beat has featured hammer-wielding thieves busting up an ATM, a massive counterfeit bust and employees fighting back when their…

Dallas Police Make Arrest for Infant Child Pornography

The Dallas Police Department’s Child Exploitation Squad and Internet Crimes Against Children Unit arrested Javier Echeverria, 22, for the possession and distribution of child pornography, a third degree felony, on Sunday. Echeverria was arrested following a tip submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about the sexual abuse of an…

5 Details From the Army’s Investigation of Micah Johnson

A new batch of documents posted to the Army’s public records portal reveals the details behind the investigation that got Micah Johnson sent home from service in Afghanistan in 2014, two years before the shooting downtown. Here are 5 details of note from the more than 130 pages of released…

Video: Badly Disguised Robber Shoots Pharmacist in Neck

Wednesday morning, a woman came into an Arlington pharmacy, demanded narcotics and then shot the pharmacist when he turned her down. At least that’s what Arlington Police said at first. By Wednesday afternoon, the story had changed about what happened at Remco Pharmacy on Division Street. As is apparent from…

Police and Fire Unions Wave the Bloody Shirt for Better Pay

Barely one month after the murders of five police officers in the streets of Dallas, the police and fire unions are using those deaths in a ham-fisted attempt to intimidate the City Council on pay issues. Mayor Mike Rawlings blasted the groups at a council briefing Wednesday: “That’s not the…

Deadly Flower Mound Love Triangle Leaves Wreckage in Its Wake

Kenny Martin stood next to his wife’s driver side window, pointing a Colt .45-caliber revolver at her as she waited in her Jeep at a stoplight at the intersection of Central Avenue and Southlake Boulevard. Linda Martin was speaking on the phone as he aimed. A small balding man, the 52-year-old Martin often…

Dallas Police Make First Ever Felony Dog Attack Arrest

In a big first step for the city of Dallas’ nascent battle against the thousands of loose dogs believed to be roaming the city, the Dallas Police Department made its first ever felony arrest of a dog owner for an attack by their dog. Alicia Hernandez, 64, is in Dallas County…

NFL Blocks Cowboys From Honoring Dallas Cops With Helmet Decal

The NFL will not bend its rules, not even to let the Cowboys support the beleaguered Dallas Police Department. Since the beginning of training camp, the Cowboys have sported a sticker on the back of their helmets signaling solidarity with the department after the ambush and slaying of 5 officers…