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Inside Dallas PD recruiting: Physical fitness tests candidates before qualifying for academy
While Dallas Police is budgeted to hire 250 officers this year, the total could increase to 400 with larger academy classes. NBC Universal, Inc. Before a Dallas Police recruit ever walks ...
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‘The City Knows This is a Crisis’: Public Safety Committee Bumps Up Police Hiring Goal
Staffing within the Dallas Police Department seems to be top of mind for the Dallas City Council. In Monday’s Public Safety ...
City of Dallas launches nationwide search for new police chief
The Dallas Police Department has been led by Interim Chief Michael Igo since October, when García, the city’s first Hispanic ...
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Becoming the Blue: Dallas Police recruits learn traffic stop techniques as the academy winds down
The end is in sight for a class of Dallas police recruits who only have six weeks left in the grueling 10-month academy. CBS News Texas reporter Dawn White continues to follow three recruits as ...
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Panel recommends increasing Dallas PD hiring goal by 75 officers this year
“I’ll believe it when I see it,” LeVeck said. The most recent police academy, Class 404, started in January with 54 recruits. Dallas City Manager Kim Tolbert last week proposed a mid-year ...
Arlington charter school police expand child sexual abuse investigation after 3 arrests
Police commended two students in the seventh grade for speaking up when they saw “something that’s not right.” ...