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  1. 4 hours ago, thestud said:


    They’re still “searching for a motive”, but none of the outlets have made mention that the building this Einstein shot up is where everyone from the North Texas area comes for MEPS.

    Not the same building. MEPS is at 207 S. Houston St. 

  2. 3 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    I have seen some print interviews that are somewhat less than confidence-inspiring.  But I can't point to anything particularly objective that indicates incompetence (certainly doesn't mean she's not or that I am fully informed).

    What does Constant think?

    Any Chief that slid into that spot in the current climate was going to struggle. While Brown left somewhat a celebrity and favored due to his 7/7 handlings(and rightfully so, he handled it all beautifully)- he left most of the department in disarray. 

    Dwindled numbers that aren’t just effecting bodies on the street, but also in places you can’t see. Most investigative bureaus are short-staffed by half. Crime scene tech staffing can be an absolute joke. Other specialties like K9, traffic units-which specialize in working the extremely complex crashes(fatalities etc.), and mounted are decimated in numbers. 

    Any rise in crime is going to fall on her shoulders but a lot of the issues started a decade ago with decisions made under Brown’s tenure. 

    Although, I’m not excusing her either. She is 0/3 on her grandiose ideas so far. She’s made some policy changes that were targeted to increase moral(beards etc.) but at the end of the day thats hot air. And so far she is full of hot air.  

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  3. 53 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

    Chicago about twice the population of Dallas and had 550 murders in 2018.   Dallas on pace for 228.  Other cities have higher per capita murder rates...over 20 of them, in fact.  But it's fun to sensationalize shit. 

    https://bismarcktribune.com/news/national/the-cities-with-the-highest-murder-rates-in-the-us/collection_5a789407-4d43-5403-ad56-7c47880bda8e.html#7 (note Chicago rates dropped the year after this where Chi only finished 25th)

    Population info from:  https://www.bestplaces.net/compare-cities/chicago_il/dallas_tx/people

    Anyways, pray for me. 

    Yeah, I’m not intending to sensationalize the murder numbers. They will even out. It is what it is. But Dallas’ larger issue of available officers to address the call load is not sensationalized. It’s 11:55 P.M., and right now we have 53 calls for service holding in my division; oldest from 3:17 P.M. Thats the problem. 

  4. 1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Even if it isn't game playing with Creuzot, odds are pretty good that it's some ComSTAT bs related to various cop issues like pay, pension, hiring. 

    These oats were sowed years ago. This isn’t some flash reaction to any one issue. 

  5. 1 hour ago, mdmost said:

    This DPS stuff is more about the 40 murders last month and the highly visible murders this month like the car wash shootout and the teen who died in the crossfire at the epicenter of violence in Pleasant Grove, a shitty convenience store that needs to be shut down. Constant can maybe speak to this but DPD homicide only has I think 12 detectives. 

    There is a huge spike in car burglaries but that was happening before Cruzot’s new policy went into effect. This city needs more cops. We’re facing a shortage of 1000 officers. 

    13 homicide detectives but that was beefed up by 4 or so. Although, I’m not sure how much of that is PR lip service. 

    There is absolutely a shortage. I work 11pm-7am. It is not shocking or uncommon to log into the computer in the car and see calls holding from the early AM hours. Those aren’t your higher priority calls, but most days staying afloat is all we’re after. 

     

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