Dallas Police Department

The Dallas Police Department responded to a call Wednesday morning involving a man allegedly kicking the door of a residence and holding a knife to his neck.

A KERA News analysis of disciplinary records for nearly 200 North Texas police officers found that while the state requires the same police driving training from all licensed peace officers and police departments have similar vehicle pursuit policies, discipline for violating those policies differ greatly from department to department.

QuikTrip donated training structures valued at around a million dollars along with a cash donation to the Dallas Police Gifts and Donation Fund.

New baseline hiring standards for the Dallas Police Department for officer trainees were approved by the Dallas City Council on Wednesday.

Dallas voters approved $50M for a training academy in its May 2024 bond, but the estimated project cost will cost millions more.

Members of the Community Police Oversight Board suggested obtaining private counsel to help advise the board, alleging they were setup from not being able to ask certain questions. Comeaux has come under scrutiny in recent days for his statements on immigration enforcement.

A student opened fire at Wilmer Hutchins High School in Dallas last year. He was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday.

The Dallas Community Police Oversight Board previously sent a letter to the Dallas Police Chief, but board members are now asking for a more detailed explanation.

The Dallas Police Department said the ruling does not stop officers from other methods of investigating and enforcing prostitution and trafficking crimes in the city.

Four years after Dallas implemented its crime plan, violent crime continues a downward trend but response times for patrols are still taking longer than the goal.

The family of a late DPD officer and an injured officer in 2019 sued an off-duty officer, the security company that employed him and Home Depot. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday to dismiss the suit.

An alternate election judge filed a police report days after she claimed Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price assaulted her, according to reports.