Dallas Spends $725K Defending Former Officer Who Shot Unarmed Man
The City of Dallas is set to pay a record $725,000 to a private law firm to defend a former Dallas police officer who pleaded guilty to shooting an unarmed man in 2013.
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The City of Dallas is set to pay a record $725,000 to a private law firm to defend a former Dallas police officer who pleaded guilty to shooting an unarmed man in 2013.
A felony child abuse charge has been filed against Dallas Police Sergeant Jamie McDonald.
The police officer who shot and killed her neighbor, Amber Guyger was summoned to Dallas Police Department headquarters Monday and fired.
The family of Botham Jean is calling for the termination of the officer who killed him and is speaking out about what they call the "character assassination" of the 26-year-old.
Today friends and family gathered for the funeral of Botham Shem Jean, the man shot and killed a week ago in his apartment by an off-duty Dallas police officer.
"I am still in denial. I cannot believe that my boy is not here," said Bertram Jean, Botham's father.
The Dallas City Council will hear from activists today calling for more citizen oversight of police following the shooting death of a 26-year-old man in his own apartment.
Dallas police swiftly admitted that a white officer who shot a black man in his own apartment last week had made a mistake.
The case against a Dallas police officer who shot and killed a neighbor, in his own apartment, will be presented to a grand jury.
"Faith Johnson, your Dallas County District Attorney, has taken on this case and believe me we will make certain that justice is done in this case."
It appears that after working a full shift, the officer went home to her apartment complex, the Southside Flats in the 1200 block of South Lamar, but went inside the wrong unit.
The murder conviction of a former Balch Springs officer has the potential to impact justice in Dallas County according to some community leaders.
It began with the investigation of a possible stolen vehicle and ended with a "hood surfing" suspect, a Dallas police officer injured and two people in custody.
Less than 24 hours after CBS11 aired a story on the matter, detectives arrested Fred Foster, 38, at his Dallas home.
A former Dallas police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to a significantly reduced crime for the 2013 shooting of an unarmed man.
A photo of a Dallas police officer comforting a 3-month-old boy at a car crash scene is making the rounds on social media Tuesday.
A former Dallas police officer has pled guilty to a reduced charge for the December 2013 on-duty shooting of an unarmed teenager.
"All I know is I'm so grateful [the officer] was there because we would've taken the impact, and my 14-month-old is safe because the officer took the impact. A lot of serendipity there," said Nate Brinkley.
"All of it is gone. Everything is gone. It's heart-breaking. I built this home in 2005. I moved in on Christmas Eve. I've been here since then," said Gerardo Guardiola.
City of Dallas archivist John Slate does not want anyone to forget Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit.
A Dallas police officer has surrendered to authorities after being indicted on a count of aggravated assault by a public servant in the shooting death of a woman.
This time last year, Willie Curtis King, Jr. had no home. He was a card-carrying member of the angry, hard-to-help homeless, existing on the kindness of those at the MLK Community Center.
An officer with the Dallas Police Department was injured after his squad car was hit from behind in an early morning crash along Interstate 635/LBJ Freeway.
The Dallas County District Attorney's office confirms it will not file charges against the men.
A Dallas police officer says he's humbled by the outpouring of support after his home was almost completely destroyed by storms and tornadoes this past weekend.
