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City leaders look for solutions to Dallas pension crisis, public transportation part of discussion

Dallas city leaders are actively seeking solutions to address the ongoing pension crisis, with one potential option causing concern among public transportation officials and drawing criticism from a county commissioner. Approximately 220,000 individuals rely on DART transportation services daily, highlighting the significance of any discussions regarding funding reductions. DART spokesperson Jeamy Molina emphasized the critical role public transit plays in …

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Plano Police arrest suspect for vandalism of police vehicles

Plano Police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with damaging five police vehicles parked at the substation on K Avenue. The suspect allegedly smashed the rear and side windows of clearly marked Plano Police squads with a blunt force object, according to police. The damage was estimated at more than $5,000. Police used surveillance footage, and a partial license …

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Dallas police officers fatally shot a man after he fired a gun at them Sunday evening in South Dallas, police said. Donathy Wayne Doddy, 61, died at a hospital, Dallas police said Monday. Doddy’s family could not immediately be reached for comment. He was out on bond for a felony aggravated assault charge. FEATURED ON DALLAS NEWSTracker dslogo Officers fatally shoot man out on bond after police say he fired at them in South Dallas Donathy Wayne Doddy, 61, died at a hospital, Dallas police said Monday. Officers responded about 6:15 p.m. to the 3400 block of Metropolitan Avenue, near Fair Park, to a call about an argument that involved a person with a gun, police said. When responding officers approached Doddy, he pulled a gun from his pants, “charged” at them and shot “at least once,” police said. Officers returned fire and struck Doddy. Police did not specify how many times Doddy was shot or release the names of the officers. Police said they will release body camera footage of the shooting later this week. One other person was injured in the gunfire and was listed as stable at a hospital, police said. Police did not specify whether the person was shot by officers. Related:Woman accused of opening fire in Dallas Love Field indicted on aggravated assault charge Capital One’s Accelerator Program helps entrepreneurs reach their potential SPONSORED CONTENT Capital One’s Accelerator Program helps entrepreneurs reach their potential BY Capital One No officers were injured. Dallas police plan to release officers’ bodycam footage of the shooting Wednesday, the department said. Doddy was out on bond for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge from Aug. 18, according to court records. In that case, Doddy told officers he pointed a pistol at a man, then shot at him when the man got a gun, police allege in an arrest-warrant affidavit. Responding officers didn’t find a firearm on him when they confronted him later, the affidavit says. ADVERTISING He also had a pending misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct through the display of a firearm Aug. 11, which was brought after he pointed a rifle in the air during an argument with people, police wrote in an arrest-warrant affidavit. His attorney, Hank Judin, said Monday that the August cases hadn’t yet gone before a grand jury, so he’d only had limited contact with Doddy. Judin said he’d tried to impress upon Doddy to give him a call after he bonded out of jail, but he “never heard back.” Doddy has no criminal convictions in Dallas County, according to Dallas County court records. Related:Dallas hospital shooting suspect did time for cutting off ankle monitor but was released Tonya McClary, director of Dallas’ Office of Community Police Oversight, said in a written statement her office is actively following the investigation and “anxiously awaiting the results of the ballistics regarding the bystander that was shot.” She said her office works with the city and police on risk assessments, which includes “bystander endangerment” issues during shootings that involve officers. “OCPO looks forward to having those conversations with DPD and other city officials,” McClary said. The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office is also investigating, which is customary for shootings that involve officers. Sherry Edwards, who said she was friends with Doddy, described him as a loving father, grandfather and friend. He often went to church and was spiritual, she said, adding that he was passionate about cooking, dancing and having fun. He especially loved his family, she said. She said Doddy didn’t have any mental health issues. ”He was always willing to help others — he was there if you need him” Edwards said. “He would truly be missed in my heart, but ever there he will be.” The shooting was at least the eighth involving Dallas officers this year, and the third that was fatal. Dallas police fatally shot Darrell Hibbard, 64, in September during an exchange of gunfire in the Casa View area of Far East Dallas. Body camera footage shows Hibbard was ordered to put his gun down more than a dozen times before he and three officers shot at each other. And in July, an officer fatally shot 30-year-old Kyle Dail seconds after he raised and tossed away a handgun during a struggle at a Lake Highlands gas station.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz is promoting vaccine skepticism, accusing Pfizer and U.S. officials of rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine without testing whether it would curb transmission of the coronavirus. “They had zero scientific basis, zero data, backing it up,” Cruz said, referring to vaccine recommendations from federal officials and mandates on the military, federal workers and contractors. “It was …

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Frisco ISD close to finalizing new school attendance boundaries

Frisco Independent School District officials on Thursday will hear from demographers during a special board meeting to address rezoning. As of Oct. 26, the FISD administration received more than 140 calls, emails, and comments from parents and community members concerning boundary changes for the 2023-24 school year, according to a news release. “Thanks to feedback from parents and community members, the demographic team …

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Allen sets day for set for residents to recycle items

Allen residents can responsibly dispose of electronics, medications and shred documents from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 5, at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Pkwy. To participate in Allen Recycles Day, residents will need their utility bill to be displayed in their vehicle windshield area and must bring a driver’s license with an address that matches. Officers fatally shoot man out …

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‘We are Booker T.’ Historic Dallas high school celebrates 100th anniversary

Generations of Booker T. Washington High School graduates gathered on the lawn outside the school Sunday, exactly 100 years since its doors first opened on Flora Street. The Booker T. Jazz Combo played as friends and old classmates greeted each other with hugs and smiles, some sporting branded T-shirts or carrying Booker T. Bulldogs tote bags. Inside, people looked at old yearbooks …

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