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1 month ago | 
garlandjournal.com | Zacharia E. Washington |Smiley N. Pool |Kelli Smith |Kevin Krause
Outside group of judges picked the winners who were announced at newspaper’s annual awards event. By Zacharia WashingtonBreaking News ReporterThe Dallas Morning News on Wednesday honored 20 individual employees, including reporters, editors and visual journalists, at its annual awards ceremony for their exceptional work in 2024.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
thederrick.com | Aaron Torres |Kelli Smith
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating whether the Dallas Police Department is refusing to assist enforcing federal immigration laws. Paxton announced the investigation Thursday, less than a month after prominent conservatives, including Lt. Gov.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
union-bulletin.com | Aaron Torres |Kelli Smith
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating whether the Dallas Police Department is refusing to assist enforcing federal immigration laws. Paxton announced the investigation Thursday, less than a month after prominent conservatives, including Lt. Gov.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
gazettextra.com | Aaron Torres |Kelli Smith
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating whether the Dallas Police Department is refusing to assist enforcing federal immigration laws. Paxton announced the investigation Thursday, less than a month after prominent conservatives, including Lt. Gov.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
officer.com | Kelli Smith |Devyani Chhetri
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is putting a $5 million pledge to Dallas on hold after he said he was not told about significant changes to the city’s plans for a new academy for police recruits. The Dallas Morning News revealed Friday the basic police academy will likely no longer be at the University of North Texas at Dallas, a major departure from plans promoted by local officials since 2021.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
officer.com | Kelli Smith |Jamie Landers
JoAnn Castillo was watching TV and winding down for bed about 10 p.m. Dec. 12 when she got a text: “Shooting at 5847 Stretch Drive. One deceased male at scene and one witness, the reporting person.”Murders in Dallas tend to happen after midnight, the homicide detective said, so she had hoped to get a few hours of sleep. This one came early. Castillo arrived at the west Oak Cliff apartment complex shortly before 11 p.m., and met first with the patrol officers who responded.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
officer.com | Kelli Smith
A Dallas police officer was killed Tuesday in a “major accident” in Hunt County, Dallas police officials confirmed to The Dallas Morning News. Officer Gabriel Bixby, 29, was off duty and traveling on a Harley Davidson motorcycle when the crash occurred about 5:20 p.m. on State Highway 276, about a mile and a half from Union Valley and close to Royse City, a small city about 30 miles east of Dallas, law enforcement officials said.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Kelli Smith |Zacharia E. Washington |Lia Assimakopoulos
DALLAS - Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic's home was burglarized late Friday and jewelry valued at about $30,000 was stolen, according to an internal police report obtained by The Dallas Morning News. Dallas police received a report that an unknown person broke the master bathroom window of Doncic's Dallas home and took the jewelry between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., according to the internal report. Two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the offense confirmed the theft.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
timeswv.com | Kelli Smith
DALLAS(TNS) — Owen Larsen specializes in sounds. He’s learned the daily mix, like a sigh when an officer is tired or a thump to indicate a bumped object. He differentiates screams in the worst situations, gauging severity based on tone. In the world of police dispatch, he knows the subtlest sound can mean the difference between a routine call and a crisis. So his ears perked, he said, when he heard a gurgle the night of Aug. 29. “That wasn’t right,” Larsen recalled.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
thederrick.com | Kelli Smith
