A couple of news and notes before I head out to butter my unleavened bread …A Friend of Unfair Park takes note of New York State Sen. Eric Adams’s latest initiative: “Stop the Sag.” Which only puts New York about three years behind Dallas and, more to the point, council…
If you don’t recall the name Chynna Stone, maybe you remember what happened to her on April 18, 2008: At 3:30 that Friday afternoon, the SMU sophomore was sitting on the couch in her apartment living room on McFarlin Avenue when a very drunk and very stoned 24-year-old Brian Michael…
This morning’s New York Times heralds the debut of the F.B.I.’s Web site featuring the most-wanted bank robbers in New York and New Jersey. Of course, that’s old news ’round these here parts: The bureau launched its first Bandit Tracker site in Dallas back in ’07, and officials say it…
Per the Channel 11 account of the incident described in the video above: “According to the Duncanville Police department, Officer Luis Ceron tries to avoid hitting the vehicle, but his car hits the rear of the motorist’s car and the police squad car jumps the curb and ends up in…
John Lewis and Kevin Dean were among the first two to plead guilty, both to one count of extortion, in the Dallas City Hall federal corruption case — Lewis in March of last year; Dean, in June. When Lewis pleaded guilty, his attorney, Clint Broden, told Unfair Park his client…
Whilst researching something entirely unrelated this morning, I came across a lawsuit filed in Dallas federal court this week: Lacy v. Dallas Police Department. The complaint is entirely self-explanatory, save for the part about how DPD is now in possession of a time machine…
There’s magic in these hits hot off the charts, all charged with original star power — pure power! New, from K-Tel and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, this hit parade of local tax preparers, investment advisers and other no-filing nogoodniks currently serving five to Top 10! The original hits of ’09…
KVUE and KXAN down in Austin ran pieces last night about how the city of Austin really wants to keep Austin PD’s top cop, Art Acevedo, one of the six finalists for the Dallas Police chief’s job. City officials have offered to bump his salary to close to $200,000, which…
Back in November, Unfair Park’s across-the-street neighbor Heritage Auction Galleries auctioned off a pile of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including a signed guitar, some autographed album covers and his fedora. Heritage says it got the stuff from a Los Angeles man named Benson Hopp, to whom Heritage says it advanced more…
Courtesy Courthouse News today comes this lawsuit filed two weeks ago in Dallas County District Court: Bernard Veasley claims he wanted to be a Dallas police officer. Claims he was this close to suiting up in blue. That is, until his recruiting officer — who is not named in the…
That’s Art Acevedo, by the way, among the six finalists named by City Manager Mary Suhm today to replace outgoing Dallas police chief David Kunkle, who’s so outta here next month. Acevedo’s probably the best-known among the candidates: Not only does he hail from the capital city, where he’s only…
Back in June ’06, we recounted the tale of local Mr. Olpympia Phil Busch, who sued Pat Robertson in Dallas federal court over a weight-loss shake sold via The 700 Club. Long story, but Busch, who also sued Jon Stewart in ’06, was mad because he claimed Robertson was using…
The Dallas Police Department sends word: It’s looking for the men who broke into the Redeemed Christian Church at 2636 Walnut Hill Lane two weeks ago and stole what looks like a truckload of electronics — flat-screen TVs, keyboards, speakers, you name it. According to the DPD, the “church has…
Mighty good thing the city’s opening up muni courts on Saturdays — because, right, it’s that most wonderful time of the year. No, not spring. Warrant Roundup on Saturday! Giddy. Up. So, don’t say you weren’t warned. From the release:The Dallas City Marshal’s Office will conduct a warrant round-up of…
Friend of Unfair Park PeterK sends the following item from The Smoking Gun, along with the note: “Southwest just can’t catch a break. As if you need another reason not to use one of those ratty airplane blankets, take a look at what the FBI says one guy was up…
Courthouse News brings us this lawsuit out of Fort Worth, in which 51 North Texans — including a dozen Dallas County residents — are claiming a man named Lee Goodman Ponzi-schemed them out of $2.5 million. It’s a long, sordid story involving myriad alleged broken promises and dashed dreams, but…
It would appear from this tweet dispatched by the Dallas Police Department that the department has not, in fact, forgotten about those cheerleaders who had their bags stolen from the Dallas Convention Center on February 20. As a matter of fact, according to the DPD’s bulletin, they now have a…
And speaking of the U.S. Attorney’s Office …Jim and Sam were otherwise occupied this morning and couldn’t make it back to the Earle Cabell for the second round of sentencing in the City Hall federal corruption case. But following Friday’s marathon that saw Don Hill getting 18 years and wife…
This is really a D Magazine story, but since the U.S. Attorney’s Office just sent word, well, what the hell: Nicky Sheets — aka John Nicholas Sheets, aka Mr. Eleanor Mowery Sheets — pleaded guilty today to one count of tax evasion in U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle’s courtroom…
A couple of weeks back, Nicole Porter at Texas Prison Bid’ness took note of the state’s impending budget shortfall and concluded that, more than likely, it’ll result in the closing of some private prisons and jails. Sure, but which ones? Well, writes our old pal Scott Henson today over at…
I know this is skipping way ahead first thing on a Monday, but I see here that next Wednesday, the Dallas City Council will vote to settle that federal lawsuit Dallas Police Department crime-scene detective Roosevelt Holiday brought against the city and DPD at the end of ’09. For those…
U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn sentenced former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill to 18 years in federal prison, calling his conduct “outrageous and unacceptable.” His wife, Sheila, who Lynn said was “right in the thick of it,” was given nine years. Earlier this evening, Lynn sentenced ex-City Plan Commissioner D’Angelo…
