Pop-Up News

Fun new Dallas pop-up lets you clear up old tickets and warrants scot-free

Handcuffs are totally optional, if that's your "thing."

There's a fun new pop-up coming to Dallas, this one from the city of Dallas: It's hosted by Dallas Municipal Court, and gives residents an opportunity to clear up outstanding warrants.

According to Daisy Fast, interim director of Court and Detention Services and possessor of maybe the coolest name ever, the pop-ups will let residents make outstanding warrant and citation/ticket resolution easy and convenient.

"The City of Dallas Municipal Court is looking forward to going out into the community and assisting individuals with their outstanding warrants and citations," Fast says in a statement. "We encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to resolve their citations without having to make a trip downtown."

The pop-up events take place in late February, plus another and in the following locations:

February 22-23, 10 am-1 pm

Nash Davis Recreation Center, 3710 North Hampton Rd.
Umphress Recreation Center, 7616 Umphress Rd.

February 29, 10 am-1 pm

Martin Weiss Recreation Center, 1111 Martindale Ave.
White Rock Hills Branch Library, 9150 Ferguson Rd.

March 1, 10 am-1 pm

Martin Weiss Recreation Center, 1111 Martindale Ave.
White Rock Hills Branch Library, 9150 Ferguson Rd.

City staff will provide on-site assistance and services to address the needs of the community.

Dallas Municipal Court wants to make it a comfortable environment where residents feel welcome and safe. Residents with outstanding citations will not be arrested at any of the pop-up locations or Dallas Municipal Court building.

In addition to these pop-ups, Dallas Municipal Court is also staying open late — until 7 pm — from Monday, February 24 through Wednesday, February 26.

For more information on resolving your ticket/citation, call Dallas Municipal Court at 214-670-3311.

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Fugitive News

Dallas Police Department arrests 99 fugitives in summer crime program

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The Dallas Police Department has a new round of arrests in Operation Justice Trail, a coordinated effort led by Police Chief Daniel Comeaux to apprehend individuals with violent felony warrants, with 99 fugitives arrested and taken into custody during June.

The program is a partnership between the Dallas Police Department and the United States Marshals Service which began on May 1, with a goal to identify and take into custody violent criminals. During the firest month of May, a nearly-identical haul of 98 violent felons were arrested, and the initiative will continue through the summer.

“Our goal is simple: to make Dallas the safest large city in America,” Chief Comeaux says in a statement. “We know that a small percentage of violent criminals are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime. By focusing our efforts on these individuals, we are sending a clear message—violence will not be tolerated in our city.”

These 99 fugitives, who collectively have 616 total arrests for crimes such as Assault on a Public Servant, Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Sexual Abuse of a Child, Reckless Driving, and Stalking, were taken into custody by the Dallas Police Department Fugitive Unit and U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force between June 1–30.

Of those 99 fugitives, 22 were women and 77 were men. Three had arrests for Illegal Entry into the U.S., and one had an arrest for Alien Inadmissibility - Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Officials told Fox 4 that officers used "a combination of the city’s camera system and old-fashioned good police work" to make the arrests.

North Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a guaranteed $1,000 reward for tips submitted to the crime stoppers tipline that lead to the arrest of any individual with an existing felony warrant for specific crimes, until August 31.

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