Damion Harrell is a Dallas Cred representative who, along with others, visits several locations throughout Oak Cliff on a regular basis. Visibility and.
KERA News A Dallas police officer parks across the street from the Dallas police headquarters, near a neighborhood on Belleview St. in Dallas.
Dallas Police Chief Eddie García unveiled a plan Wednesday aimed at reducing violent crime in the city through three key strategies: identifying high-crime areas, increasing police visibility and partnering with community organizations.
In the past three years, the City of Dallas has seen a recent uptick in violent crime 2020 was the deadliest year in more than 15 years. Homicides are up 30% this year compared to the same time last year. Overall this year, police officials say crime is up 19%.
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Incumbent Casey Thomas is competing against Irby Foster.
Dallas City Council Member Casey Thomas is facing a challenge from small-business owner Irby Foster in the contest to represent southwestern Dallas. Our nod in this race goes to Thomas, who has put in the work to earn a third term.
Thomas, 48, a former teacher, uses his influence as a council member to help his constituents. Aware of the need for a seniors center in District 3, Thomas worked with other city leaders and city staff on a partnership with the WellMed Charitable Foundation that resulted in a 22,000-square-foot health and wellness center on Camp Wisdom Road.
Updated on March 10, 2021 at 10:36 pm
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Programs recommended by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s Task Force on Safe Communities are coming to fruition.
Johnson created the task force in August 2019 and tasked them with figuring out what can be done about the city s skyrocketing violent crime rate. The group of 16 then spent months touring high-crime areas, discussing ideas, learning about programs in other cities before submitting a report to the mayor s office.
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On Wednesday, the Mayor joined Chief Eddie Garcia and Task Force members Rene Martinez and Derrick Battie to discusses improvements made in South Dallas near Opportunity Park. 76 new street lights were installed in the area during December of last year and January of this year. Mayor Johnson says it’s part of a strategic plan to reduce violent crime based on data presented by the Task Force.