DPD Chief's Crime Plan Met With Resistance
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Shifting schedules to combat violent crime, Dallas police chief David Brown's new plan to curb a rising murder rate is being met with opposition.
The Black Police Officer's Association called for Chief Brown to resign on Monday.
Brown wants to change the schedules of hundreds of officers, mostly moving them to evening shifts. He also wants to create different teams to target drug and domestic violence warrants.
"That's a very good idea and I hope it gets people to feel safer," said Angie Olguin, a Dallas resident.
Olguin lives at the Lake Highlands apartment complex that was the scene for the latest murder in Dallas. She likes the idea of seeing more officers on patrol at night. But not everyone feels that way.
The police union presidents who represent Dallas officers are concerned about how the shift in schedules will impact officer's lives and families.
"We want to see change, a change in direction of our police policies," said George Aranda, the president of the National Latino Law Enforcement Organization. "We want to make sure the citizens are safe. Our police officers are taken care of. Our police officers are supported by the command staff."
Whatever is decided, residents like Olguin feel a solution needs to happen fast.
"We all need to work together to make all of this happen and to be positive. I know it's going to inconvenience some," said Olguin. "But in the long run, it's going to help a lot of people too."
The police union presidents who represent Dallas officers are scheduled to meet on Tuesday and said they hope the Dallas mayor will be able to attend the talks at some point.
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