Long story short: Back in December, D ran a story by former Observer-er Tom Korosec about the city’s efforts to shut down nine brothelsmassage parlors, among them the Cleopatra Day Spa, Moon Night, The Passion, 333 Bodyworks and 7th Heaven starring Stephen Collins. Around the same time, the massage parlors…
Speaking of Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins …This week, SMU hosted a Media and Human Rights Symposium that featured among its guests Watkins, a few profs and even a noted Oscar-winning filmmaker. Watkins delivered his presentation on Wednesday, and during his speech he spoke at great length about his…
We were there in October of last year, when the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI, the I.R.S., the U.S. Secret Service and Texas Air National Guard — and every other law-enforcing abbreviation — showed off the guns, drugs and money hauled in after they busted up the meth-trafficking members of…
Noticed on the KTVT last night that Coach, the maker of luxury handbags and not Craig T. Nelson, has sued Best of Dallas winner Sam Moon in Dallas federal court. You can see where this is headed: trademark infringement, copyright infringement and false advertising allegations, for starters. And though the…
So, yes, I did indeed head over to 1500 Marilla for today’s Public Safety Committee meeting, where the highlights had very little to do with crime-stat bookkeeping. Instead, I filed my notepad with excerpts from one of Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway regularly scheduled sermons, this one dealing with everything…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office just sent word: On Saturday afternoon, a 27-year-old Plano man named Erlyndon J. Lo, was arrested by FBI agents at his home on charges that he threatened to use deadly force to stop an abortion at the Southwestern Women’s Surgery Center on Greenville Avenue and Lovers…
Now I know why I heard all those sirens early Saturday morning, then found a puddle of smashed glass at the Marsh and Merrill intersection not far from the house: DWI arrest! And, according to an excitable Avi Adelman, not just any DWI arrest but one apparently involving the owner…
Pretty sure one of us will be at City Hall this afternoon as the council finally gets back from its three week leave of absence. Though about hitting up Landmark Commission for a slice of Bama Pie, but if nothing else it might be worth a visit to the Public…
Pete’s headed out to Dallas Police HQ for a 4:30 press conference, during which the department will announce that, sure enough, it’s charging Erykah Badu with something for that “Window Seat” striptease filmed in Dealey Plaza in mid-March.”Yes, we are going to charge her,” DPD spokesman Senior Corporal Kevin Janse…
Last night, the city of Dallas held a reception and dinner at the Trinity River Audubon Center where the six candidates to replace outgoing Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle underwent what City Manager Mary Suhm referred to as “speed dating.” Three of the would-be chiefs come from outside the DPD,…
A couple of news and notes before I head out to butter my unleavened bread …A Friend of Unfair Park takes note of New York State Sen. Eric Adams’s latest initiative: “Stop the Sag.” Which only puts New York about three years behind Dallas and, more to the point, council…
If you don’t recall the name Chynna Stone, maybe you remember what happened to her on April 18, 2008: At 3:30 that Friday afternoon, the SMU sophomore was sitting on the couch in her apartment living room on McFarlin Avenue when a very drunk and very stoned 24-year-old Brian Michael…
This morning’s New York Times heralds the debut of the F.B.I.’s Web site featuring the most-wanted bank robbers in New York and New Jersey. Of course, that’s old news ’round these here parts: The bureau launched its first Bandit Tracker site in Dallas back in ’07, and officials say it…
Per the Channel 11 account of the incident described in the video above: “According to the Duncanville Police department, Officer Luis Ceron tries to avoid hitting the vehicle, but his car hits the rear of the motorist’s car and the police squad car jumps the curb and ends up in…
John Lewis and Kevin Dean were among the first two to plead guilty, both to one count of extortion, in the Dallas City Hall federal corruption case — Lewis in March of last year; Dean, in June. When Lewis pleaded guilty, his attorney, Clint Broden, told Unfair Park his client…
Whilst researching something entirely unrelated this morning, I came across a lawsuit filed in Dallas federal court this week: Lacy v. Dallas Police Department. The complaint is entirely self-explanatory, save for the part about how DPD is now in possession of a time machine…
There’s magic in these hits hot off the charts, all charged with original star power — pure power! New, from K-Tel and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, this hit parade of local tax preparers, investment advisers and other no-filing nogoodniks currently serving five to Top 10! The original hits of ’09…
KVUE and KXAN down in Austin ran pieces last night about how the city of Austin really wants to keep Austin PD’s top cop, Art Acevedo, one of the six finalists for the Dallas Police chief’s job. City officials have offered to bump his salary to close to $200,000, which…
Back in November, Unfair Park’s across-the-street neighbor Heritage Auction Galleries auctioned off a pile of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including a signed guitar, some autographed album covers and his fedora. Heritage says it got the stuff from a Los Angeles man named Benson Hopp, to whom Heritage says it advanced more…
Courtesy Courthouse News today comes this lawsuit filed two weeks ago in Dallas County District Court: Bernard Veasley claims he wanted to be a Dallas police officer. Claims he was this close to suiting up in blue. That is, until his recruiting officer — who is not named in the…
That’s Art Acevedo, by the way, among the six finalists named by City Manager Mary Suhm today to replace outgoing Dallas police chief David Kunkle, who’s so outta here next month. Acevedo’s probably the best-known among the candidates: Not only does he hail from the capital city, where he’s only…
Back in June ’06, we recounted the tale of local Mr. Olpympia Phil Busch, who sued Pat Robertson in Dallas federal court over a weight-loss shake sold via The 700 Club. Long story, but Busch, who also sued Jon Stewart in ’06, was mad because he claimed Robertson was using…
