Dallas Police Department

The Dallas Police Department and the City of Dallas commemorated officers lost in the line of duty, with a special remembrance of the fifth anniversary of the July 7, 2016 shootings.

The Dallas Police Department is joining with Safe Place and Dallas Hope Charities to encourage hate crime victims to report hate crimes. They encourage businesses to partner with them as they focus on the LGBTQ community.

More than 800 Dallas police officers have completed a new training that aims to teach them how to best intervene if they see potential misconduct by another officer.

Dallas city leaders are hosting a series of town hall meetings this week where they invited residents to weigh in on next year's city budget. There will be another opportunity for Dallasites to share their views on the budget at Wednesday's city council meeting.

Dallas Police Chief Eddie García presented his plan to reduce violent crime to the city council on Wednesday.

The program is designed to be a long-term investment in reducing violent crime. It centers around community members serving their neighborhoods by building trusted relationships and defusing tensions.

The new policy comes after a recent report found Black and Latino residents in Dallas are more likely to be arrested for low-level offenses.

Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead said there was no probable cause and ordered the release of Bryan Riser on Wednesday.

The city of Dallas has renamed a stretch of South Lamar Street in honor of Botham Jean, a Black man killed by a white off-duty Dallas police officer in 2018.

Dallas’ Office of Community Police Oversight unveiled a new study looking at arrest data for misdemeanor crimes. The report shows racial disparities in low-level arrests and indicates that inequalities are damaging interactions between police and civilians.

Dallas saw a dramatic rise in violent crime last year, and city leaders say an initiative that's illuminating dark zones in the city could help.

Bryan Riser, a 13-year veteran of the force, has been fired from the department after being arrested.