What Is Going On With Residential Police Protection In Dallas ?

Citizens of Dallas--- it is time to face, once more, the very sad facts of crime in our city.   Some Dallas residential streets are NOT receiving regular routine Dallas Police Patrols (if any at all). 

Review of the city owned, operated AVTS (Automatic Vehicle Tracking System) plots of patrol activity vs. time of day should display that NO DPD POLICE VEHICLES are routinely checking some streets or alleys within Dallas.  Furthermore, not all residents have alarm systems of ANY sort (panic/burglary/fire).  In conclusion, some residents have NO trained/certified law enforcement personnel keeping an experienced eye on them or their property, and they have no automatic alarm systems in place.

Such conditions provide an open season for prowlers, rapists, motor vehicle burglars, arsonists, etc.  Yet, taxes for law enforcement functions continue to grow for fewer police protection services.  This subject becomes more aggravating when a homeowner has a burglar alarm, and the city TOP law enforcement leaders advocate DEFINITELY not answering such alarm devices until "SOMEONE ELSE" checks out the property first. 

Citizens --- other than a certified Texas Peace Officer, no one else is going to accomplish "thorough checks" as they should be performed (checking for unlocked windows and doors, fence locks, etc.),  nor will anyone have arrest or detainment authority should they find a perpetrator on a premise (unless a serious felony happens to be in progress which they happen to view).  The CURRENT PATROL SYSTEM and the PROPOSED VERIFIED RESPONSE SYSTEM are outrageous. 

Of course, such cumulative inactions DO continue to lead  Dallas to national disgrace in the crime statistic tabulations (burglary being among the highest per capita in the United States). 

Town Hall Meetings are currently being planned to discuss several of the issues described above.  If citizens have concerns relative to the plans for our city law enforcement actions or lack of actions, be sure to ATTEND the community meetings, stand up and strongly speak your concerns.  Since some verbal comments in such meetings sometimes go "ignored", follow up with a letter to your Council Representative and Mayor.  These are very serious matters and deserve to be addressed strongly by citizens of Dallas communities. 

Rad Field
Council Dist. 11