The reprimands of nearly two dozen former vice officers in 2020 followed a 3-year investigation into suspected mishandling of department money used in gambling operations and evidence in those cases not being delivered to the property room.
No officers were terminated and no criminal violations were found. The vice officers were transferred to other duties in the police department. I think it was an embarrassment. It was a complete embarrassment, Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata told NBC 5 last year. They held the officers responsible. This was a departmental problem. This was a policy problem. This was a procedure problem. This was a training problem. But yet, the officers were the ones that paid the piper today.
Relief and calm remains in Downtown Dallas after Derek Chauvin guilty verdict
Relief and calm remains in Downtown Dallas after Derek Chauvin guilty verdict
Dallas Police Department officials said they were prepared for potential unrest in wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict. However, it was ultimately not needed.
DALLAS - Dallas Police Department officials said they were prepared for potential unrest in wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict. However, it was ultimately not needed.
Over the summer, bad actors vandalized and looted businesses while demonstrators protested George Floyd s death.
The Dallas Police Department barricaded its perimeter outside its headquarters.
Some downtown businesses, like the flagship store of Dallas-based Neiman Marcus, boarded up its windows.
Every police officer in Texas supports the right of our citizens to arm themselves for sport, hunting and protection, Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata said. But as with any Constitutional right there comes great responsibility. For the safety of Texas residents, we want to make sure everyone who carries a firearm is well trained, follow basic gun safety measures and understand the importance of responsible gun usage.
The Texas GOP will also hold a press conference regarding constitutional carry on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in at at the Texas Gun Experience, located at 1901 South Main Street in Grapevine.
According to the Texas GOP, chairman Allen West will express his support for the current constitutional carry legislation in Austin.
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Two officers have been shot and wounded in a Texas home responding to a call at the house hours before two other people were found dead inside.
Officers with the Dallas Police Department responded to the home shortly after 11am after a 911 call reported a shooting had occurred, according to KXAS-TV.
Cops said a man had threatened to hurt his wife and officers were met with gunfire which struck two of them when they approached the home.
Video footage from around the time of the incident shows firefighters carrying a limping officer to an ambulance.
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Dallas police enter a home to investigate a crime scene where earlier in the day two other officers were shot responding to an emergency call