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DPD introducing new liaison officer
Jun 3, 2021 |
Officer Megan Thomas, the new DPD LGBTQ liaison officer
The Dallas Police Department Office of Community Affairs today announced that Officer Megan Thomas will be the department’s new LGBTQ+ Liaison officer. She replaces Officer Chelsea Geist, who is returning to patrol.
DPD is holding a Meet & Greet event on Wednesday, June 9, from 6-7 p.m. at the Oak Lawn Branch of the Dallas Public Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Road. No registration is necessary to attend, and light refreshments will be provided. For more information call 214-671-4045.
Watch for an interview profiling Officer Thomas in Dallas Voice soon.
What happened to Tiffany?
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
Dallas police continue to investigate the murder of Jermaine Thomas, 38, also known as Tiffany, who was found shot to death on Saturday morning, April 24, at a car wash at 7171 American Way near Red Bird Mall. Although they were “presenting as female” at the time of the murder, and photos provided to police show the victim presenting as female, Dallas Police LGBT Liaison Officer Chelsea Geist said family members told police the victim didn’t identify as transgender.
According to police reports, when a police patrol sergeant was flagged down by a passerby of an unresponsive person lying on the ground at the car wash. The officer found the victim on the ground, unresponsive, with a gunshot wound.
Dallas Police investigating murder on American Way
Apr 24, 2021 |
Dallas Police are investigating the murder of an individual found shot to death at a car wash at 7171 American Way about 1:45 a.m. today (Saturday, April 24).
Although some sources have told Dallas Voice the victim was a transgender woman and was “presenting as female” at the time of their murder, DPD’s LGBTQ Liaison Officer Chelsea Geist explained that family members told police the victim was not transgender. The victim is identified as 38-year-old Jermaine Thomas.
According to police reports, when a police patrol sergeant was notified by a passerby of an unresponsive person lying on the ground at the car wash, the she sergeant responded to the location and found the victim unresponsive and with a gunshot wound. Dallas Fire and Rescue responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the area at around midnight.