Crime & Police

The team has been working to make the city safer in some of the most crime-heavy areas in Dallas, but their contract expired in April.

The proposal will likely be rejected, but more people are thinking about a meaningful moment in Dallas history and where a Santos Rodriguez Road should go.

Members of the Community Police Oversight Board are “adversarial,” according to the president of the Dallas Police Association. One says she’s just for civil rights.

Murder is still up in Dallas but other violent crime has gone down. The city’s police chief says more officers are needed to keep moving in the right direction.

State Rep. Stephanie Klick, a Republican from Fort Worth, wants more regulation of hemp-derived products to ensure they’re safe and staying out of the hands of children.

Gun buyback programs can get guns off the streets, but there’s little evidence to suggest they work to reduce gun violence.

Hackers behind another cyber attack in Dallas say they’ll release private data if they aren’t paid soon. It’s just the latest Dallas area IT nightmare.

The latest shop to be raided for allegedly selling THC and marijuana products is in Killeen. The shop claims all of its products are legal hemp.

Three people were injured during a shooting at the state fair in Dallas on Saturday. A suspect is behind bars, but gun control advocates say there’s more work to be done.

The State Fair of Texas will reopen on Sunday at 2 p.m. following a shooting Saturday night that injured 3 people.

The signs were erected in Dallas ahead of the 60th anniversary of Kennedy’s slaying, but some aren’t so sure about the slogan’s effectiveness.

The ranking places Dallas at the back of the pack in this year’s list of safest cities. We fell behind other Texas metros like Austin, Houston and El Paso.

A Chime customer claims that he lost more than $6,500 when his phone and wallet were stolen in Dallas. He hopes his story serves as a cautionary tale for those who use the fintech company’s app.

If confidence in the pension fund dwindles, the city could see a repeat of what happened in 2016 and 2017: a mass exodus of police and firefighters.

A new report, “Hate in the Lone Star State,” details significant spikes in antisemitism in North Texas. Extremism experts are sounding the alarm.

“With somebody like him and his offenses, there may be an increased chance that something like this could happen,” Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot said.

This is the third DPD officer shot in the line of duty this year. He’ll be back on the beat, but not before he and the department have taken some key steps.

The police department is seeing some success with its crime reduction plan, but that doesn’t mean things are rosy, especially when compared to other cities.

The latest batch of frauds aimed at Dallas Water Utilities users mirrors earlier rounds carried out in July and September 2022.

The North Texas cities hope that the new technology will give first responders the best information to serve residents and save lives.

After Happy Hippies was raided this week by police, the store owner says he did nothing wrong.

Cruise Robo Taxis will begin operating in downtown Dallas soon. Does the city have a plan for how police will deal with them yet?