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IRS agent search a southern Dallas medical clinic on May 1, 2012. (Credit: CBSDFW.com)

IRS Raids Medical Clinic In Southern Dallas

Early this morning, Dallas police and agents whose shirts identified them as criminal investigations agents of the Internal Revenue Service carted box after box of documents from a shuttered south Dallas medical facility.

2012/05/01

Rafeal Mendoza, a Dallas police officer who arrested on April 29, 2012. (Credit: Dallas Police)

Dallas Police Chief Defends Department After Officer Arrested

Dallas Police Chief David Brown is defending his department after having to place an officer on administrative leave following accusations that he drove drunk and shot at another vehicle while having marijuana on him.

2012/04/30

Photo of a Dallas Police Department squad car. (credit: Dallas Police Department)

DPD’s Controversial Patrol Program Gets Good Ratings

Police officers participating in a controversial program at the Dallas Police Department are giving the experience good ratings.

2012/03/28

Dallas Police Chief Live-Tweets Community Event

Last month, Dallas Police Chief David Brown used the first-ever Chief on the Beat event as a podium to announce the eighth-straight year of a decline in crime within the city. On Saturday, he held the second such event. And he live-tweeted it.

2012/02/18

Ambush Trend Alarming For Dallas Police

After Dallas officers were ambushed in two separate shootings in one day, police officials are noting the alarm among their ranks –– and they have FBI statistics to back them up.

2012/02/14

Dallas Officers On Edge Following Multiple Shootings In One Day

Police work has always been dangerous, but recent incidents involving officers has alarmed those who wear the badge.

2012/02/14

Police And Residents Alike Tout DPD’s Crime Reduction Program

The Dallas Police Department’s Mandatory Crime Reduction Program targets specific high-crime areas –– and police and residents alike are praising its effects.

2012/01/23

Dallas Police Chief Touts 8th Straight Year Of Decline In Crime

Crime inside the city of Dallas has dropped for the eighth consecutive year, completing a nearly 40 percent decline since 2003, according to a memorandum that will be presented Monday to city leaders.

2012/01/08

Dallas Police officer who shoved a protester has been placed on restrictive duty.

Officer Suspended For Role In Occupy Dallas Scuffle

A Dallas police officer caught on camera pushing an Occupy Dallas protestor during an early November rally has been suspended.

2011/12/15

The City of Dallas seal on displays outside a wall at Dallas City Hall. (credit: Matt Goodman/KTVT/KTXA)

Organized Theft Has City Of Dallas Taking Notice

Local retailers are fighting battles against organized theft. Police and prosecutors say sophisticated rings of thieves are stealing merchandise and food to sell at cut-rate prices online or at flea markets.

2011/12/07

Hundreds of protesters march on the Dallas Federal Reserve for the "Occupy Dallas" protest Thursday morning. Photo credit: J.Burkett for CBSDFW.com

DPD Officer Who Shoved Protester Now On Restrictive Duty, Investigation Ordered

Police Chief David Brown has placed an officer on restrictive duty after internal investigators found a YouTube video showing the off-duty officer shoving an Occupy Dallas protester off a planter while working a security shift.

2011/11/11

DPD Community Policing Plan Not Getting Communal Support

A new plan for the Dallas Police Department puts more officers on the streets. But now, some officers are saying the plan puts them at a greater risk, and could cause crime victims to wait longer for justice.

2011/09/01