A city council that has been divided about their support of the city manager was unified Wednesday in their support of the Dallas police chief and his leadership style of the department. But the police department is not without its challenges.
The Dallas police chief told the city council that response times for priority one calls are slipping again.A city council that has been divided about their support of the city manager was unified Wednesday in their support of the Dallas police chief and his leadership style of the department. Dallas Police Chief David Garcia revealed response times for priority one calls have gone up by one minute. He says repeat offenders who are let out of jail again and again are part of the problem.
Garcia says staffing levels are part of the problem, and he has a plan to hire more officers as quickly as possible as well as entice current officers to stay. Garcia said he is working on strategies to entice them to stay.
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