Dallas police officers and federal agents raided an adult video store in Northwest Dallas as part of "coordinated enforcement activity" across North Texas, DPD said Friday.
Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the IRS and the U.S. Department of Justice were on the scene of the Paris Adult Bookstore at 11136 Harry Hines Boulevard. At least one agent with a North Texas Trafficking Task Force patch could be seen outside the store.
Law enforcement could be seen walking into the store with bank boxes Friday afternoon.
The focus of the investigation was not immediately clear.
Sharmila Makeda told KERA she was working across the street when she saw armed officers enter the store around 10 a.m. A man was taken out in cuffs shortly after, she said.
"I've heard about Harry Hines, so I have my opinions about what it could be, but I've never seen anything like this at all in my whole life," Makeda said.
DPD's Vice Unit, Human Trafficking Unit and Northwest Prostitution Task Force sought and obtained a temporary restraining order against a business in the 10600 block of Harry Hines for promoting prostitution and selling drugs just the night before, the agency said.
DPD declined to comment on the Paris Adult Bookstore raid, citing an ongoing investigation.
Dylan Duke is KERA's Breaking News Reporter. Got a tip? Email Dylan Duke at dduke@kera.org.
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